Engineering construction workers reject 8.5% pay offer

Engineering construction workers operating under the Blue Book agreement have overwhelmingly rejected contractors’ final wage increase offer.
Contractors signed up to the National Agreement for Engineering Construction Industry set out the final two-year offer to the 7,000-strong workforce last month
This followed an extra 75p a hour cost of living increase agreed six months ago between unions and contractors.The employers’ latest two-year offer includes a 8.5% increase in both hourl