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| Workers at Faslane and Coulport stage walkout over pay | Workers at Faslane and Coulport stage walkout over pay |
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| About 700 workers at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases on the Clyde are due to stage a mass walkout later. | About 700 workers at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases on the Clyde are due to stage a mass walkout later. |
| Members of the Unite union began a work to rule and overtime ban at midnight in a dispute over pay. | Members of the Unite union began a work to rule and overtime ban at midnight in a dispute over pay. |
| Babcock Marine said that its offer of just over 2% was a fair one and staff had been offered above-inflation pay increases for the past three years. | |
| Unite suspended a planned stoppage last month but revived action after most of its members turned down the 2% offer. | Unite suspended a planned stoppage last month but revived action after most of its members turned down the 2% offer. |
| The Faslane base is home to the UK's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines. | The Faslane base is home to the UK's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines. |
| Unite said this is the first time workers at the base have gone on strike. | Unite said this is the first time workers at the base have gone on strike. |
| 'Had enough' | 'Had enough' |
| A two-hour walkout will be held from 10:00 at the Faslane and Coulport bases, followed by "staged stoppages" from Wednesday, as well as the work to rule and overtime ban. | A two-hour walkout will be held from 10:00 at the Faslane and Coulport bases, followed by "staged stoppages" from Wednesday, as well as the work to rule and overtime ban. |
| Unite national officer Ian Waddell said: "Quite simply workers on the Clyde have had enough - enough of below inflation pay deals, enough of one-off pay inducements and enough of an employer that wants to impose instead of negotiating. | Unite national officer Ian Waddell said: "Quite simply workers on the Clyde have had enough - enough of below inflation pay deals, enough of one-off pay inducements and enough of an employer that wants to impose instead of negotiating. |
| "We are now in the ridiculous situation where Babcock's top four directors are sharing a £7m bonus pot and making merry with 9% increases to their six-figure salaries yet the company refuses to negotiate a basic, one year deal that helps our members match the cost of living. | |
| "The disparity is beyond a joke now for workers on the Clyde who have fallen behind their industry's average pay rates following four years of real-terms pay cuts despite doing everything to help this private sector giant fulfil its business objectives." | "The disparity is beyond a joke now for workers on the Clyde who have fallen behind their industry's average pay rates following four years of real-terms pay cuts despite doing everything to help this private sector giant fulfil its business objectives." |
| Babcock has said it was "surprised" by Unite's decision. | Babcock has said it was "surprised" by Unite's decision. |
| A spokesman said: "We have engaged with our trades unions and carefully listened to their specific concerns. | A spokesman said: "We have engaged with our trades unions and carefully listened to their specific concerns. |
| "We have gone back to them with a new multi-year deal which significantly increases the consolidated pay element at their request and provides an opportunity for further reward. | "We have gone back to them with a new multi-year deal which significantly increases the consolidated pay element at their request and provides an opportunity for further reward. |
| "This means that over the last three years, including the 2013 pay deal on offer, our industrial workforce would have received total consolidated pay increases of 8% as well as one-off payments totalling £1,150, well above the UK national average pay increase during the same period. | "This means that over the last three years, including the 2013 pay deal on offer, our industrial workforce would have received total consolidated pay increases of 8% as well as one-off payments totalling £1,150, well above the UK national average pay increase during the same period. |
| "We believe this to be a fair and reasonable offer and are very disappointed by the decision to flatly refuse this offer and proceed with industrial action." | "We believe this to be a fair and reasonable offer and are very disappointed by the decision to flatly refuse this offer and proceed with industrial action." |