Banks, hotels, ATMs and pubs face a cash shortage as more than 1,000 G4S workers vote to strike over a real terms pay cut.
GMB members deliver money to companies such as NatWest, Lloyds Santander, Tesco, Asda, Wetherspoons, McDonalds and Travelodge [See notes for full list]
Workers have voted to strike with a majority of 91 per cent, on a 59 per cent turnout.
They after being offered a deal as low as 1.4 per cent in some cases, while G4S’s directed competitor Loomis offered workers 4.6 per cent earlier this year.
Industrial action could take place as early as the Easter bank holiday, with business and ATMs potentially left without cash, while airports may run out of foreign currency.
Eamon O’Hearn, GMB National Officer, said:
“These workers do a difficult and dangerous job – yet the company is only offering them a real terms pay cut.
"It’s no wonder they are willing to strike.
“Now thanks to G$s penny pinching, the public faces an Easter break where businesses and banks run out of cash, potentially causing major disruption.”
