The GMB picket line at Crane BS&U in 2024More than a hundred workers at the US-owned business, part of $10bn NYSE-listed Crane Co, voted 84% in favour of strike action. When they last voted for strike action, the workers were out for five days of a planned nine days, before voting to accept a 7% pay rise.The GMB said that any strike would 'shut down' Crane BS&U's Hitchin headquarters. Andre Marques, GMB Regional Organiser, said, “Our members have consistently told us they feel undervalued by their employer ...