Overview
- Unite says talks collapsed after late changes or withdrawals of offers, following a pause in earlier action for negotiations.
- More than 1,000 workers are striking at the Warton and Samlesbury sites, with about 200 design staff also taking part.
- A fresh ballot brought roughly 550 additional employees into the dispute, with overtime bans and refusals to travel or train colleagues now in force.
- The dispute focuses on a 3.6% 2025 award for professional services staff that the union calls a real-terms cut compared with a 4.5% deal and extra leave for shop-floor workers.
- BAE maintains its offer is fair, says other Unite bargaining groups accepted it, and reports production lines remain operational under contingency plans.