Big six supplier EDF faces further industrial action following a five-day strike last week unless it returns to the negotiating table. Around 70 smart meter installers, members of trade union Unite, downed tools across Bexley Heath, Kent, and Canning Town last week in protest at altered working hours and the use of telematics which could affect nearly 500 staff. A Unite spokesman told Utility Week that unless the energy supplier returned to negotiations, they “might pull out other key areas of the business that will have a significant impact”.
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