{"id":58226,"date":"2026-06-08T06:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/58226\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:01:09","slug":"union-warns-worker-strikes-will-risk-further-delays-to-clyde-warships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/58226\/","title":{"rendered":"Union warns worker strikes will risk further delays to Clyde warships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff at BAE Systems shipyards on the upper Clyde have voted to take industrial action.\"The<\/p>\n

The under-construction City Class Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow at BAE Systems Scotstoun, in Glasgow(Image: Andy Buchanan\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

Strikes by shipyard workers will risk more delays to Clyde<\/a> -built warships, unions have warned.<\/p>\n

GMB Scotland said support staff supplying tools, materials and equipment for BAE Systems<\/a> shipyards on the upper Clyde will strike on Monday after rejecting a three-year pay offer.<\/p>\n

The union said that planned strikes by shipyard workers employed by GXO Logistics will risk disrupting the already-delayed construction of HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 anti-submarine frigates for the Royal Navy.<\/p>\n

The workers claimed the offer does not match the deal secured by BAE staff or close the salary gap between them.<\/p>\n

Rory Steel, GMB Scotland organiser, said: “The work of these shipyards is built on the experience, expertise and commitment of our members.<\/p>\n

“Logistics workers are fundamental to the successful operation of these yards and GXO management must understand their determination to ensure their role is properly recognised and fairly rewarded.”<\/p>\n

Workers will strike at shipyards in Govan and Scotstoun on Monday and Tuesday, at BAE Systems supply hubs at Linwood, Renfrewshire, on Thursday and Eurocentral, Lanarkshire, on Friday.<\/p>\n

GMB members rejected a three-year pay plan that would increase wages by 3.5% in the first year and 3% in each of the following two years.<\/p>\n

The results of an official ballot revealed 97% of the workers backed industrial action with a turnout of 84%.<\/p>\n

Mr Steel said the strikes were not “only about pay” but “fairness and respect.”<\/p>\n

He said: “Our members can’t accept being underpaid for the work they do. Management must ensure the long-standing pay gaps between GXO colleagues and BAE workers is first calculated and then closed.<\/p>\n

“How can colleagues, working beside each other in similar roles of similar value, be paid differently?<\/p>\n

“BAE Systems brought GXO in to cut costs but our members are not prepared to accept wages below their worth.<\/p>\n

“This is not only about pay but fairness and respect and needs to be addressed with urgency.”<\/p>\n

A BAE Systems spokesperson said: “This is a matter for GXO Logistics and its workforce.<\/p>\n

“We have made temporary arrangements to minimise any impact to our activities from the strike action.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Staff at BAE Systems shipyards on the upper Clyde have voted to take industrial action. The under-construction City…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[21224],"tags":[21234,8160,23134,28337],"class_list":["post-58226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bae","tag-bae","tag-bae-systems","tag-bae-systems-plc","tag-river-clyde"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116712969794027491","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}