Co-op Funeralcare workers who manufacture coffins have voted for strike action amidst a pay dispute.Unite the union has confirmed that its members have voted for industrial action with an initial week of strike scheduled for later this month.Although the workers are employed at a site in Govan, it is the Co-op’s only coffin production base, with the firm operating parlours across Lanarkshire.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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