Construction sites are to shut down this Friday, 7th November, as crane drivers employed by HTC Plant Limited begin industrial action.

The 180 plus crane drivers have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay.

Three 24 hour stoppages have been called for successive Fridays. Due to how construction sites operate this is set to cause a huge amount of disruption.

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A large number of sites across London and the rest of England are set to be affected including: Crossrail, the London Bridge redevelopment, Nova Square Victoria, the Elephant and Castle redevelopment and the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermarston.

Major construction contractors set to be affected include: Kier, Lend Lease, Bam, Costain, Mace and Vinci.

(CD/IT)