More than 1,000 Ford employees are set to strike for 24 hours on Wednesday, according to the Unite union – hours before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her crunch Autumn Budget.
Administrative workers in Dunton, Stratford, Dagenham, Daventry, and Halewood look set to walk out over a row over pay and contract changes.
Ford is understood to have offered several office workers a one-off payment for this year as opposed to giving them a permanent pay rise.
Performance-related pay will be imposed from 2025 for all staff, according to Sky News.
Unite said that despite absence being less than 2%, it is also seeking changes to sick pay policy and its own bargaining agreement.
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