Around 200 workers at the Sellafield site are set to strike over pay.
Members of the GMB union employed by Mitie, which provides cleaning, security, landscaping, waste management, postal services, and laundry support at the West Cumbrian nuclear complex, have voted in favour of walking out.
They rejected a 3.5 per cent pay deal offered by the company.
The GMB said the offer would leave many workers earning little more that £13 an hour and last year, Mitie reported operating profits of £166 million, up 42 per cent from the previous year, £5.09 billion in revenue and CEO pay of £14.7 million – 575 times the average worker’s salary.
A two-week strike is now set to begin on 1 August affecting operations at Sellafield and associated sites.
Fran Robson, GMB regional organiser, added: “If Mitie refuses to return to the negotiation table with a meaningful offer, strike action will go ahead, risking significant disruption to this critical nuclear site.
“We call on Mitie to provide a pay rise that genuinely recognises the essential contribution of these workers.”
