GMB Union has announced that workers of one of Britain’s largest tea companies begun a ballot for strike action in a dispute over pay.
Almost 150 Tetley workers have declared to suffer years of real terms pay cuts and are struggling to make ends meet during the cost-of-living crisis.
As a result, a majority of 88 per cent of GMB Union members at Tata Consumer Products Limited, in Teesside, has recently turned down a pay deal from the company.
The general trade union in the UK will announce the results of the ballot on 3 August.
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Laura Maughan, GMB Organiser, said: “GMB members are struggling to support their families, unable to escape from domestic abuse in some cases and are having to resort to food banks.
“Their quality of life has been eroded over time, and it’s in Tata’s power to change this for the workers, their families and for the future of decent paid jobs in Teesside.
“All they’re asking for is fair pay for their skilled work.”
