Workers at a West Cumbrian plant are set to carry out more strikes after rejecting a pay offer from their employers.
Staff at James Walker in Cockermouth – around 250 members of the Unite union – walked out in a dispute over pay.
Today, Unite said members have voted for more industrial action after rejecting what it said was a below inflation offer from the firm.
Unite said James Walker had offered three per cent and additional one-off holidays.
It was refused by the workers, who will now walk out for 18 days over November, December and January, halting production lines.
James Walker is a privately owned global industrial business, which supplies high-performance fluid sealing products to virtually every industry sector.
Workers at James Walker previously walked out for 24 hours last month and in mid-October.
Action planned from October 22 to October 24 was cancelled to allow members to vote on the latest offer from the company.
Unite said industrial action will now take place on November 12 and 13, November 19, November 20, November 26 & 237, December 2 to December 4, December 9 to December 11, December 16 to December 18 and January 2, January 5 and January 6.
