AIRBUS staff at a wing-assembly plant in Broughton, Wales, is expected to vote on strike action after rejecting a pay offer, reports Bloomberg.
The planemaker is in discussions with the Unite union to try and avoid the matter.
The facility employs 4,000 staff, down from 6,000 in 2020.
The dispute comes as the company also faces the threat of walkouts in Germany over plans to hive off a parts unit.
After cutting back its workforce during the Covid crisis, Airbus is aiming to grow production of its single-aisle aircraft and plans to hire 6,000 new staff in the first part of this year.
The company declared it will add positions worldwide and across its business units, without providing a geographic breakdown of the planned hiring.
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The planemaker is in discussions with the Unite union to try and avoid the matter.
The facility employs 4,000 staff, down from 6,000 in 2020.
The dispute comes as the company also faces the threat of walkouts in Germany over plans to hive off a parts unit.
After cutting back its workforce during the Covid crisis, Airbus is aiming to grow production of its single-aisle aircraft and plans to hire 6,000 new staff in the first part of this year.
The company declared it will add positions worldwide and across its business units, without providing a geographic breakdown of the planned hiring.
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