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Fujitsu UK staff vote for strike

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Fujitsu employs 12,500 people across the UK

Workers at Japanese electronics firm Fujitsu in the UK have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay, job losses and pension cuts.

Members of the Unite union are protesting about the firm's plans to cut 1,200 jobs, freeze pay and close a final salary pension plan.

"Our members are saying enough is enough," said Unite national officer Peter Skyte.

The company employs a total of 12,500 people in the UK.

Unite first warned of strike action in August.

The company has 26 information technology services offices in England, Wales and Scotland.

Those in England are in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bolton, Bracknell, Bristol, Crewe, Exeter, London, Lytham St Annes, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Slough, Solihull, Staines, Stevenage, Wakefield, Warrington, Warwick and Winnersh.

In Wales there are offices in Cardiff and Swansea and in Scotland in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness.

The company also has premises in Belfast and Londonderry, in Northern Ireland.


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