A High Court ruling today has permitted Unite members at BAE factories in Lancashire to go ahead with industrial action as planned. This followed a last-gasp attempt by BAE to prevent lawful strike action on spurious grounds.
Commenting on the victory, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:
“This unsuccessful attempt by BAE to prevent a lawful strike will have severely damaged the goodwill it has with its workforce.
“BAE is a multi-billion pound company making record profits. It now needs to come back to the negotiating table with an acceptable offer for striking workers in its Air division, rather than wasting money on pointless legal threats.“Otherwise, our members will be taking strike action throughout November in their fight for fair pay.”