Industrial action set to continue for ropemakers

ROPEMAKERS at a historic Wallsend company are continuing strike action over an ongoing pay dispute.

- By OWEN YOUNGER

GMB Union has said that almost 100 members of staff at Bridon International in North Tyneside will stage fresh industrial action.

Workers will stage three 24-hour strikes on September 18 and 30, and October 1, with the dispute centring around a 2.5% pay offer, a figure which the union says represents a real-terms pay cut amid rising living costs. The initial vote to strike was approved by 90% of the GMB members working at the factory.