GMB Scotland members employed by logistics firm GXO have voted overwhelmingly to strike over a pay dispute, halting work at four supply chain facilities tied to BAE Systems' Royal Navy warship construction on the Clyde. the union announced a 97% vote in favour of industrial action on an 84% turnout, rejecting a three-year pay offer that would have delivered 3.5% in the first year and 3% in each of the following two. strikes are set to begin Monday at the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards and continue through Thursday and Friday at supply hubs in Linwood and Eurocentral, according to the GMB.

97% back strike: pay gap with BAE workers fuels walkout

GMB Scotland organiser Rory Steel said the offered wage increase failed to close what the union describes as a long-standing pay gap between GXO logistics workers and BAE Systems employees performing similar roles . 'How can colleagues, working beside each other in similar roles of similar value, be paid differently?' Steel asked in a statement reported by the source. He added that the 97% yes vote and high turnout showed members were 'not prepared to accept wages below their worth.'

HMS Glasgow faces second delay in two years as supply chain halts

The strike directly threatens the completion of HMS Glasgow, the first of eight planned Type 26 anti-submarine frigates for the Royal Navy. The warship has already faced earlier setbacks, and the walkout by GXO employees who supply tools, materials, and equipment risks pushing the delivery schedule further back. A BAE Systems spokesperson told the source that the company has made 'temporary arrangements to minimise any impact' but acknowledged the strike is a matter for GXO and its workforce.

Three-year offer rejected: the specific numberrs behind the dispute

GMB members rejected a pay plan that would have given 3.5% in year one and 3% in years two and three. Steel argued that the deal did not match the compensation secured by BAE employees, though exact salary figures were not disclosed in the source report. A GXO spokesperson said the company believes its proposal is 'fair and competitive' and remains committed to dialogue. The union, however, insists that management must first calculate and then close the pay gap between GXO and BAE workers.

Four sites, four days: picket schedule hits key logistics hubs

The industrial action follows a clear timetable: picket lines will appear at the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards on Monday and Tuesday, then move to the BAE Systems supply hub in Linwood, Renfrewshire, on Thursday, and to the Eurocentral facility in Lanarkshire on Friday. the staggered walkouts are designed to disrupt production at multiple points in the supply chain, as reported by the source. GMB Scotland said the action will continue until the union receives a revised offer that addrsses what it calls a systemic underpayment of logistics staff.