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Thousands of workers employed by DHL and based at Jaguar Land Rover factories across the North West and West Midlands are being balloted for strike action, it's been revealed.

Members of Unite who are employed by agency DHL as drivers and warehouse operatives on the JLR logistics contract could soon go on strike over a pay dispute.

The workers are based at JLR’s factories at Halewood, Ellesmere Port and Evans Road in the North West and Castle Bromwich, Solihull, Tyrefort, Midpoint and Hams Halls in the West Midlands.

According to Unite, the ballot is a result of pay negotiations having collapsed, with DHL "refusing to make a consolidated pay offer to the workforce", and offering a one-off lump sum payment.

Unite are seeking a pay increase of 3.8% pay rise, and say the workers are being balloted about issues including average holiday pay and concerns over subcontracting.

Unite said DHL has refused to enter into talks over a permanent pay offer.

Unite national officer Matt Draper said: “Workers at DHL have had enough and are fed up of being treated with complete disregard by the management.

“DHL’s failure to even enter into standard pay negotiations is the direct reason why members are being balloted and strikes are looming.

“If the workforce does take strike action this will inevitably result in serious disruptions at JLR’s factories in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ, but it needs to be understood this is entirely of DHL’s own making.

“There is still time to prevent strike action from occurring but DHL must first table a realistic pay offer and be prepared to enter into pay negotiations.”

It comes weeks after JLR announced it was .

The ballot of over 3,500 Unite members opened on Wednesday, and if staff vote in favour, the walkouts could start next month.

Both JLR and DHL were contacted for a comment by BusinessLive.