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ENGINEERING workers in Scotland have voted unanimously to strike in protest against the closure of their factory, Unite confirmed today.
The union’s members at the Cummins works in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, voted by 100 per cent to withdraw their labour.
The dispute stems from a management announcement before Christmas that the factory would be closed, despite Holyrood offering financial aid to keep it open and the union offering help to diversify production.
Unite industrial officer Pat McIlvogue said: “This is about our members’ futures. They are refusing to give up without a fight.
“Cummins have stripped them of their jobs and their livelihoods.
“We are hoping that the action will bring Cummins management back to the table following their earlier refusal to engage with us on an alternative to closure.”
The union has said that it expected to be able to retain a “viable presence” in the factory and that it would not “give up the fight to save jobs.”
