Workers at the Sellafield site have been balloted by their union for further industrial action.
Members of union Unite, who work for sub-contractors at the West Cumbrian nuclear complex, are demanding site-specific allowances, which they claim are paid at other nuclear sites.
The began industrial action in September last year. It concluded at the end of January. Workers did not strike from December 22 to January 2.
Today, the union has confirmed that around 1,700 of its members – who work for 31 firms – have been reballoted.
The ballot started on February 25 and will conclude on March 19.
Last month, a union spokesman said the dispute was continuing and it was continuing to request negotiations with employers ‘through normal channels’.
According to Acas, once a ballot is held, the union has six months to take action, then it must ballot union members again to determine what action to take.
Sellafield Ltd is not involved in the dispute.
Previously, a spokesman told Cumbria Crack: “The industrial action taking place at Sellafield is the result of a pay dispute between some Unite union members and their employers.
“As the people involved are not employed by Sellafield Ltd this is not a dispute that we can resolve.
“Our priority, as always, is to maintain the safety and security of the Sellafield site.
“We have provided guidance to our employees who may be impacted in travelling to the site during the action.
“We will also continue to support Cumbria police as they work to minimise the impact of the action on the local road network.”
Unite has previously said the companies involved in the dispute were Altrad Services; Amentum Clean Energy; Amentum Enterprise Asset Solutions; AVRS Systems; Balfour Beatty; Careys; DSD; Design Grid; Enigma; Erith; ES Steel Ltd; Flannery; Impwood; Kaefer; Keltbray; Kier; LEL Nuclear; Mammoet; Meldrum; Mitie FM Ltd; Mitie Ltd; Morgan Sindall; NG Bailey; NRL; Nuvia; PC Richardson; PPS Electrical; Rhodar; Shepley; Sir Robert McAlpine; VGC Group; William King; G&M Lawson Ltd; Athena; Stobbarts Ltd and FB Taylor (Cable Contractors) Ltd.
