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| Fujitsu UK staff in strike action | Fujitsu UK staff in strike action |
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| Workers at Japanese electronics firm Fujitsu in the UK will stage the first of a series of one-day strikes later in a row over pay, jobs and pensions. | |
| Members of the Unite union are protesting about the firm's plans to cut 1,200 jobs, freeze pay and close a final salary pension plan. | Members of the Unite union are protesting about the firm's plans to cut 1,200 jobs, freeze pay and close a final salary pension plan. |
| The union urged the firm to return to the negotiating table with "a sensible offer acceptable to our members". | The union urged the firm to return to the negotiating table with "a sensible offer acceptable to our members". |
| Fujitsu employs a total of about 12,500 people in the UK. | Fujitsu employs a total of about 12,500 people in the UK. |
| Unite first warned of strikes in August and its members voted to take action last month. | Unite first warned of strikes in August and its members voted to take action last month. |
| "It seems that the company are hiding behind the recession to attack the pay and conditions of their workforce," said Unite national officer Peter Skyte. | "It seems that the company are hiding behind the recession to attack the pay and conditions of their workforce," said Unite national officer Peter Skyte. |
| "Our members would prefer not to strike, but feel strongly that Fujitsu is not listening to their genuine concerns and that enough is enough." | "Our members would prefer not to strike, but feel strongly that Fujitsu is not listening to their genuine concerns and that enough is enough." |
| The company has 26 information technology services offices in England, Wales and Scotland. | The company has 26 information technology services offices in England, Wales and Scotland. |
| Those in England are in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bolton, Bracknell, Bristol, Crewe, Exeter, London, Lytham St Annes, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Slough, Solihull, Staines, Stevenage, Wakefield, Warrington, Warwick and Winnersh. | Those in England are in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bolton, Bracknell, Bristol, Crewe, Exeter, London, Lytham St Annes, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Slough, Solihull, Staines, Stevenage, Wakefield, Warrington, Warwick and Winnersh. |
| In Wales there are offices in Cardiff and Swansea and in Scotland in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness. | In Wales there are offices in Cardiff and Swansea and in Scotland in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness. |
| In Northern Ireland, the company also has premises in Belfast and Londonderry. | In Northern Ireland, the company also has premises in Belfast and Londonderry. |