Pirelli Workers Balloted Over Industrial Action

In the UK, two Unions are today balloting Pirelli workers at plants in Carlisle and Burton-on-Trent about possible industrial action, following the rejection of a 2.2 per cent pay offer. The largest Union is the Transport and General Workers, which has 900 members at Pirelli, while the second Union is Amicus, with 200 members. A T&G spokesman described the plants as “highly profitable for Pirelli”, adding: “The plants need support and investment, not a squeeze on pay.”