 The union claims staff had no option but to go on strike |
About 200 staff at countryside clothing firm J Barbour & Sons have voted in favour of a 24-hour strike over wages. Workers at their Galashiels and South Shields factories unanimously agreed to take action on Friday.
The T&G union had sought a 4% increase but had indicated it would accept 3%. The company has offered 2.8%.
Union organisers said further industrial action could not be ruled out but a Barbour spokeswoman said going on strike benefited nobody.
She said the firm remained committed to finding a solution but pointed out that the union had refused an offer of arbitration.
She added that any deal had to make economic sense for the 112-year-old company.
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