Thousands of BT and Openreach workers are going on strike again today (Monday, August 1) in a pay dispute. Members of the Communication Workers Union, including call centre workers and engineers, will walk out for 24 hours following similar action on Friday.
The union intends to mount picket lines outside company offices across the country and are asking people to bring food which it will deliver to local food banks. The strike is against a £1,500 pay increase for all employees, which the CWU says means in real terms a cut because of the soaring rate of inflation.
CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: “Since BT Group workers have been forced to take historic strike action in defence of their standard of living. Just like in the pandemic, working-class people will step up to the plate when employers and politicians fail, and are ready to put need before greed.
