A UNION has warned that work on warship manufacturing at BAE Systems could grind to halt next week due to strike action.
The GMB union said that unless conciliation talks with subcontractor firm Wincanton deliver an improved pay offer for 50 store operatives then a 24-hour strike will go ahead on Wednesday, October 19, which would severely disrupt work on frigates.
Union representatives will attend the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) on Monday in the hopes of ending a two-tier pay structure that exists among store operatives who distribute trades and safety equipment to workers at the Govan and Scotstoun yards.
