Rosyth staff set to strike

Workers at Rosyth dockyard are set to strike over pay just days after their jobs were secured with confirmation of the £5.2 billion contract for two aircraft carriers.

A walk-out is expected next week after industrial workers at the yard received a 2.5 per cent rise compared with 4.9 per cent for white collar staff.

Meanwhile, it was claimed today the Government gave the go-ahead for the second carrier not only because of huge cancellation costs, but because the contract meant they would have had to pay workers even if there was nothing for them to do.