Thales (UNITE) Strike Calendar

Unite has confirmed that 300 workers employed by defence manufacturer Thales are being balloted for strike action in a pay dispute. Hundreds of Unite members based at the Thales’ sites in Govan, Glasgow and dozens in the company’s Reading headquarters are involved in the ballot after rejecting a pay offer below the current rate of inflation. Thales remains the sole supplier of periscopes and optronics masts to the Royal Navy. The company has record levels of orders with the Ministry of Defence recently announcing export deals for Thales worth £1.1 billion sustaining hundreds of jobs in Glasgow. The workers involved in the ballot include electronics, software and systems engineers along with manufacturing and mechanical technicians.