Unite has called a strike among workers at the Wolverton Works site in Milton Keynes.

The trade union has announced that over 60 workers who primarily work at the site intend to strike in late July and early August, which Unite has said is in response to a dispute centred around how complaints and grievances are being handled by their employer Gemini Rail Services.

The strike called will run between 30th July and 3rd August, which is intended to affect work at a site that helps maintain rolling stock used on the UK national railway network.

In a statement announcing the strike, Unite said that the strike came from a dispute over back pay that has since escalated with issues in the interaction between the union and the company.

They said, “The workforce is currently involved in a longstanding grievance against their employer over owed back pay that has seen them potentially thousands of pounds out of pocket.

“Gemini is now refusing to allow workers to be represented by their Unite workplace rep as he is also attempting to raise his own grievance for loss of pay. This is a fundamental breach of the recognition agreement that Unite has with Gemini Rail Services, resulting in the workforce becoming further angered by management actions.”

In a statement shared by the union, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Gemini need to stop playing games and denying workers basic union rights. This absurd behaviour will only further damage industrial relations and does the company no favours.

“Unite will be fully supporting its members in all industrial action they take to make Gemini see sense.”

Gemini Rail Services have yet to publicly comment.