WORKERS threatened with job cuts at the Risley offices of an international electronics company are planning strike action for next week.

Employees at Japanese IT equipment and services company Fujitsu’s Daten Avenue office will hold a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, November 1 after the company announced plans to axe 1,800 jobs nationally – an estimated 18 per cent of its UK workforce.

Hundreds of workers of the company, which employs around 500 people in Warrington, are then expected to stage a two-day walkout starting on Monday, November 7.

Union members are also currently fighting for a new pay deal.

Unite regional officer Sharon Hutchinson said: “Fujitsu is a highly-profitable and successful company – it’s main UK subsidiary made £85.6m profit last year and continues to be highly-profitable.

“It is taking advantage of its loyal workforce by attacking their pay, pensions and jobs – they deserve to be treated better than this.

“The Fujitsu management needs to enter into a constructive dialogue on the issues that cause our members serious concern otherwise more industrial action is on the cars.

“We expect that the action already announced will hit customer service quite severely.”