Walkout threat at Royal Mint
13 April 2012
A STRIKE at the Royal Mint could cause Christmas chaos as shops and banks run short of change. The 800 workers based at Llantrisant, near Cardiff, who produce 1.6bn UK coins a year, have voted to walk out next month.
Derek Simpson, general secretary of the union Amicus, said: 'Our members make money but they are paid peanuts.'
After a pay freeze last year they claim they have been offered a 1% rise on salaries of £11,000 to £12,000 a year. There have also been 220 redundancies.
The Mint's London notemaking plant is not affected.
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