Workers at a Consett chemical manufacturing company that supplied hand sanitiser during the pandemic are set to strike in a row over pay.
Around 100 workers for firm Thomas Swan will walk out later this month after GMB Union members voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of strike action. The union says members have rejected a pay offer tabled by Thomas Swan of 5.1% capped at £1,000 and are calling for a higher increase in wages to help workers during the cost of living crisis.
Workers are preparing to strike for five separate days from November to January, starting on November 30, with an overtime ban also in place from November 29.
