Water workers to vote on pay strike
Thousands of workers at a leading water company are to be balloted for strikes in a row over pay.Around 5,000 members of the GMB union at Severn Trent will vote on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action after rejecting a 2% pay offer.
National officer Gary Smith said: "This 2% offer is the lowest in the industry and is well below inflation. It is not acceptable to GMB members.
"Severn Trent Water has just announced the payment of a special dividend of £150 million to shareholders over and above the £100 million paid in the normal dividends.
"Severn Trent have also increased bills to customers by 5.2%, raising an additional £60 million which they have simply passed on to the shareholders."
Workers to be balloted include operatives, administration staff, supervisors and junior managers.
Workers to be balloted include operatives, administration staff, supervisors and junior managers.
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