LONDON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a breakdown in negotiations today 2,000 members of Unite based at Sellafield will vote on whether to take strike action over pay.

The maintenance and operations staff represented by Unite have rejected a pay offer worth 2% on pay with an extra potential 2% efficiency bonus. Unite and Prospect will be preparing to co-ordinate the ballots between the two unions.

Unite Regional officer Alan Westnedge, said:

"This offer falls way below our members expectations. We have no other alternative other than to ballot for industrial action. This is a pay cut in real terms and our members are already struggling to keep up with rising household bills and energy costs."

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