Thousands of Sellafield workers vote to strike against 1.5% pay offer

The ballot results will be known in early September Credit: PA

Thousands of workers at Sellafield will start voting today, Monday 14 August, on whether to strike against a "completely unacceptable" 1.5% pay offer.

Around 5,000 members of the GMB and Unite unions at the site will be balloted in the coming weeks.

GMB says they aren't surprise their members voted to reject the pay offer:

A Sellafield spokesperson says they feel the pay offer is fair:

The ballot results will be known in early September.