Airbus strike action postponed as Unite members to ballot on improved pay offer
Posted: 29 August 2025 | Gabriel Higgins | No comments yet
Unite members at Airbus Filton and Broughton sites will vote on a new pay and pension deal, with strikes postponed until results are known.
Strikes due to take place from 2 September at UK aerospace giant Airbus have been postponed following an improved pay and pension offer from the employer.
Unite members at the Filton and Broughton factories will now be balloted between Friday 12th September and Friday 19th September.
Unite national officer for aerospace Rhys McCarthy said:
“Following further negotiations with Airbus, Unite has secured an improved offer from the company. Our members will now be balloted over that offer. As a gesture of goodwill, all industrial action that was due to take place in September has been postponed.”
Should the offer be rejected by members, industrial action will resume on 23 and 24 September.
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