"DEVALUED" workers at a Ministry of Defence site in Flintshire are eyeing up further strikes as disagreements over pay continue. 

Unite Union members working for Defence Equipment & Support (Deca) at Sealand are currently on their 11th day of strike action over the 2022 pay award.

Workers have been on a number of 24-hour strikes since early October, and are currently on their 11th day of consecutive strike action.

Unite said workers at Deca have endured over a decade of "stagnant wages and extremely low pay increases". Pay restraint has seen wages fall "significantly" in real terms, the union said.

Deca, is wholly owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The workforce is highly skilled and provide a vital role in maintaining military, avionic and electronic equipment.

Unite officer, Jono Davies sais that workers, many of whom have been in roles at Deca for over 30 years are feeling "devalued" as there is no sign of resolving the strike issues. 

He added: "At the minute we're just getting a dead wall of silence, Deca are just constantly ignoring us. 

"We're on day 11 now and we've got loads more planned over the next few weeks. I don't know if they think we're we're just going to stop or that we'll go away, we won't. 

"Most of the workers are long serving staff members, some have been here over 30 years. At the minute they've had enough, they're feeling more and more devalued the long the strikes go on. 

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"Everyone wants to go back to work and we've done everything we can to try and come to a resolution, but Deca are showing no sign of wanting to talk."

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said that they remain open to talks on a constructive basis and that they have met with Unite for discussions. 

The spokesperson added: “Business continuity measures will ensure operations continue safely and securely.

“We firmly believe the 2023 pay offer is a generous and affordable way of improving members’ pay.”