BT accused of 'gaslighting' members after announcement of millions in profit as Leeds staff join national strikes

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BT is accused of 'gaslighting' members

Engineers and call centre staff voted in favour of industrial action after BT offered a £1,500 per year pay rise. Picture: @CWUnews.“In every town and city, BT Group employees manned over 400 picket lines, showing their opposition to a management that doesn’t seem to care about them."

BT has said it had"tried and tested processes for large-scale colleague absences" to minimise disruption., hit out at the telecoms provider yesterday after they announced millions in profit on the eve of the strike.“Announcing hundreds of millions of pounds in profit on the eve of the first national strike since 1987 smacks of arrogance and complete contempt for frontline workers.”

"Today I visited the @cwunews picket line in Leeds to support BT workers in our city and across the country on strike for fair pay,” he said.

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