MORE than 1,000 workers at Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise Services will go on strike today (FRI) after talks to resolve a dispute over pay and job losses broke down.
The one day stoppage involves HP staff at four sites, including those at Newcastle and Washington, working mainly on IT contracts for the Department for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Defence and General Motors.
The striking workers are members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).
Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, said tonight: "Strike action is not a step that our members take lightly.
"They have worked hard to help the company deliver fourth quarter revenues of 30.8 billion dollars yet have been slapped in the face with job losses and a pay freeze for two years running."
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