18 February 2023
RMT Press Office:
Engineering workers at Balfour Beatty will take three 36 hour strikes next month in a pay dispute.
Over 100 workers will take the action after rejecting the company's offer of 5.5pc increase in pay from April 2022.
RMT members overwhelmingly rejected this and will now take strike action in March with a series of 36-hour stoppages on the following days:
22.00hrs on Friday 3rd March and 09.59hrs on Sunday 5th March 2023
22.00hrs on Friday 10th March and 09.59hrs on Sunday 12th March 2023
22.00hrs on Friday 17th March and 09.59hrs on Sunday 19th March 2023
Balfour Beatty made over 8bn pounds in revenue in 2022 and was the third most profitable UK construction company.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: "These highly skilled workers have had enough of not been offered a decent wage rise.
"The cost-of-living crisis has affected all workers and our members are not prepared to pay the price while the company enjoy huge revenues.
"Balfour Beatty is a highly profitable company and they need to use some of their excess wealth to reward their workers properly."
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