Workers at Airbus may walk out over pay

AIRBUS workers at Broughton in Flintshire and Filton near Bristol could walk out unless they receive an improved pay offer.

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Over three thousand aircraft fitters and engineers at the aerospace giant are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay.

The workers are members of Unite, who said this follows a series of "unacceptable pay offers".

They added that they hoped Airbus will return to the negotiating table and a mutually acceptable agreement can be reached.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Airbus has posted billions in profit and continues to report record aircraft orders.