Drax: Selby power station workers walk out in pay dispute

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Workers at the UK's biggest power station stage the first of nine scheduled strikes over pay.

Workers at the UK's largest power station - Drax in North Yorkshire - are staging the first in a series of nine strikes over pay.

The strike is the first of nine scheduled over the next three months, as workers hope to persuade management to improve their pay offer. Unite regional officer Shane Sweeting said: "The strike action at Drax will inevitably cause considerable strain on the national grid but this dispute is completely of the company's own making.

A Drax spokesperson said: "Drax Power Station is continuing to generate renewable electricity for millions of homes and businesses as normal.

 

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