First strike action at GSK as 750 workers stage partial walkout

Pharma major GSK (LSE: GSK) has been caught up in a wave of industrial action hitting British companies, as the UK struggles with stubbornly high inflation and a rising cost of living.

750 workers at six different GSK locations, all members of the Unite union, will hold a series of strikes over the course of next month.

The action comes after union bosses rejected the company’s offer of a 6% pay increase and a one-time payment of £1,300 ($1,600), with national officer Tony Devlin saying GSK had “effectively stuck two fingers up to its workforce by walking away from the pay negotiations.”