Construction Engineering - Ballot On Agreement

Unite and the GMB have agreed to put an offer to members in an attempt to resolve a long-running row over working conditions.

The dispute among engineering construction workers has already seen a series of unofficial walk-outs this year.
The action was in protest at claims that local workers were being denied the chance to apply for jobs, and that non-UK workers were being exploited.

Unite's assistant general secretary, Les Bayliss said: "Following months of intense negotiations, the union is now in a position to recommend an offer from the employers to thousands of workers in the construction industry.

"If the offer is accepted by the workers there is the opportunity for industrial peace in an industry which has been plagued by unrest, thanks to certain unscrupulous employers."