1st Feb 2021 10:58
(Alliance News) - Industrial action by Centrica PLC's British Gas engineers is to be stepped up after an announcement of more strikes in the long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Members of the GMB union are taking their 12th day of action on Monday, mounting socially distanced picket lines across the country.
A further four days of strikes will be held on February 5, 6, 7 and 8, the union announced.
National officer Justin Bowden said: "These four days of strikes will add to more than 170,000 homes in repair backlog and 200,000 service visits axed.
"Staff in the field engineers bargaining group will not accept the new contract. Twelve days of solid strike action shows this."
British Gas says it has contingency plans for dealing with the strikes, and insists the new contracts are aimed at saving jobs.
Both sides will appear before the Business Select Committee on Tuesday to discuss the dispute.
Centrica shares were 0.3% higher at 51.92 pence each in London on Monday morning.
source: PA
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