Proactive Investors - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) is facing a month-long bout of industrial action among its nuclear submarine division, in a dispute over pay.
“In a year when company profits have skyrocketed, all workers are asking for is a fair day’s pay,” GMB Union organiser Mick Coppin said.
Union members are set to abide to strict working limits under the month-long action, GMB said, with this starting on Monday.
Some 90% of members were said to have backed the action, which comes after Rolls-Royce failed to present an “acceptable” pay rise, GMB said.
“These are highly skilled workers at the cutting edge of British manufacturing,” Coppin added.
“It's time for company bosses to urgently get back around the table and fix this; our members deserve that.”
Rolls-Royce builds power units for the UK’s nuclear submarine fleet and has recently laid out plans to expand the size of the division to meet plans for cooperation between the UK, US and Australia on such vessels
“In agreement with the company, any industrial action will not jeopardise the UK’s continuous at sea nuclear deterrent, safety of submarines or operational submarines at sea,” GMB added.