British Gas workers have voted to strike over what they call macho management and bullying, the GMB union said Tuesday.
The strikes would affect gas service engineers, central heating boiling engineers and distribution depot workers, the union added.
No strike dates have been set among the 8,000 GMB members and the company, part of Centrica Plc, has been given a week to respond before the union decides on its next move.
"British Gas has turned from being a reasonable employer where people had job satisfaction into one with a culture of bullying, customer exploitation and profits at all costs," Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary, said on the union's website earlier this month. A strike would be further embarrassment for Labour, already facing jibes from the Conservatives over British Airways cabin crew and planned action by National Rail signal workers, just a few weeks ahead of a national election.
In addition, thousands of civil servants plan a one-day stoppage Wednesday, coinciding with the Budget.
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The strikes would affect gas service engineers, central heating boiling engineers and distribution depot workers, the union added.
No strike dates have been set among the 8,000 GMB members and the company, part of Centrica Plc, has been given a week to respond before the union decides on its next move.
"British Gas has turned from being a reasonable employer where people had job satisfaction into one with a culture of bullying, customer exploitation and profits at all costs," Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary, said on the union's website earlier this month. A strike would be further embarrassment for Labour, already facing jibes from the Conservatives over British Airways cabin crew and planned action by National Rail signal workers, just a few weeks ahead of a national election.
In addition, thousands of civil servants plan a one-day stoppage Wednesday, coinciding with the Budget.
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