CWU, the communications union, says the pay award negotiated with BT Group is the best employees can expect and "strongly recommends" it is approved at a ballot scheduled for mid-December.
In an email to members – seen by us – the union said it "strongly recommends that you vote to accept the proposal, as it is the maximum that can be achieved by negotiation leverage via the industrial action.
"The proposed agreement is the company's final position," it added in the missive to tens of thousands of BT engineers and call center operators among its membership. This follows eight days
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