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Engineering workers at a West Yorkshire factory launch strike over pay
The Denso Marston picket line near Baildon, where GMB members are out on strike over a derisory pay offer, September 19, 2023 [Neil Terry / neilterryphotography.co.uk]

ENGINEERING workers at a West Yorkshire factory launched strike action over pay today.

The skilled workers, employed by Japanese-owned Denso Marston at the Shipley factory, near Bradford, manufactures air conditioning systems for motor vehicles. 

More than 150 workers walked out for 24 hours on Tuesday and are set to strike again tomorrow.

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