Around 40,000 BT and Openreach workers are striking for the first time in 35 years.
The BT Group workers have today (July 29) started a two-day national strike in response to ‘real-term pay cuts’ that union bosses say have left some employees struggling during the cost of living crisis and having to rely on food banks.
The 24-hour strike - which will continue on Monday - comes in the wake of the company’s latest quarterly results which found BT Group had made a £400m profit in the first quarter, on top of the £1.3bn achieved in the last financial year. CEO Philip Jansen was also awarded a 32pc pay rise.
