More than a hundred workers at the US-owned business, part of $10bn NYSE-listed Crane Co, voted 84% in favour of strike action. When they last voted for strike action, the workers were out for five days of a planned nine days, before voting to accept a 7% pay rise.
The GMB said that any strike would 'shut down' Crane BS&U's Hitchin headquarters. Andre Marques, GMB Regional Organiser, said, 鈥淥ur members have consistently told us they feel undervalued by their employer and that their experience is not respected. These are highly skilled workers who deliver enormous value for Crane BS&U and they deserve to be compensated fairly.
鈥淚t is shocking that they are having to take strike action yet again to get management to listen to their concerns. It鈥檚 time for Crane BS&U to pay our members what they are worth and put forward a fair offer to prevent a walk out.鈥�
TCI has approached Crane BS&U and its US parent for comment.
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