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Manuel Cortes, general secretary of TSSA<\/a>, has warned of \u201clooming industrial action\u201d at Balfour Beatty where union members are being balloted in a dispute over pay<\/h2>\n

Union members at Balfour Beatty weren’t offered any pay rise for 2020 and only a rise of 2% from this April. This comes at a time when the company is paying out nearly \u00a32m in bonuses to senior managers and turning a profit close to \u00a350m.<\/p>\n

From today (6 May) TSSA members who are part of the Central Rail System Alliance \u2013 working on railway track renewals, maintenance and upgrades \u2013 will start receiving their ballots asking them what industrial action they are formally prepared to take, up to and including a strike.<\/p>\n

A recent referendum showed total agreement against Balfour\u2019s pay<\/a> offer and, again, members were 100% in favour of being balloted for industrial dispute action.<\/p>\n

\u2018Insulting and unacceptable\u2019 pay offer<\/h3>\n

Union boss Cortes, said: \u201cOur brilliant members have shown huge commitment and sacrifice, working through this terrible pandemic, to deliver positive results for Balfour Beatty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s time for the company to step up to the plate with an improved offer \u2013 and avoid this looming industrial action.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one wants a strike, but we won\u2019t stand by and see our members kicked in the teeth after what has been the hardest year, while company executives trouser huge bonuses. As things stand Balfour Beatty\u2019s pay offer is insulting and unacceptable. We are just not having it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fat cats at Balfour Beatty still have time to put this right and we are willing to sit down and discuss \u2013 but only if they make it clear they are prepared to improve the terms being offered, in line with our members\u2019 expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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