A PACKAGING plant in Dumfries that supplies to major UK supermarkets has announced a series of strikes.
Trade union Unite said about 100 members would take part in five 12-hour stoppages in September at the Dupont Teijin Films (DTF) site in the Scottish Borders.
DTF Dumfries manufactures polyester based films that are used worldwide by designers, engineers, manufacturers and various other end-users.
The produced polyester films are used in a wide range of applications and sectors such as healthcare, alternative energy, durable media, electronics, packaging, electrical insulation and capacitors.
The union claims the company attempted to impose a wage rise of just over 3% and refuses to talk to them.
It said members “won’t stand” for a "massive, real terms pay cut" for workers.
The five stoppages will take place on 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28 September while an overtime ban which has been in place since July will continue.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite's Dupont membership are not prepared to tolerate a company which imposes a wage offer, and also refuses to talk with the workforce's trade union.
"A 3.3% offer represents a massive, real terms pay cut, and our members won't stand for it.
"Dupont workers who have been ignored by management will soon make their voices heard when they down tools."
The company has been approached for comment.
It has a global reach with its European manufacturing sites based in Dumfries and Luxembourg.
