Strike action by contractors in the energy giant's supply chain could lead to delays, says GMB.
GMB Union has announced today that workers at British Gas supplier TVS Supply Chain Solutions have voted overwhelmingly for strike action.
More than 90 per cent of workers rejected the company’s pay offer and were willing to take industrial action, which comes after 10 months of talks and a three year pay-freeze for TVS staff.
The company provides parts and maintenance support across British Gas home heating products, including home boilers and metering.
Around 150 workers at the company’s Leicester and Coventry HQ are expected to take eight days of strike action between 18 – 21 and 25 -28 October 2024.
Ferdousara Uddin, GMB Organiser, said:
“These workers are essential to British Gas operations; keeping homes heated across the country.
“They’re being treated with disdain and offered bargain-basement pay offers.
“As we enter the frostiest months of the year, strike action will have a huge impact on TVS’s ability to meet its obligations.
“It’s time for company bosses to urgently reconsider if that is really what they want”.
