Overview
- Unite, which announced the outcome Thursday, said roughly 300 DHL logistics staff at JLR’s Solihull site will begin an open-ended strike just after midnight on May 7.
- A further 300 HGV drivers on the JLR contract in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Solihull and Widnes have voted to strike, with dates still to be set.
- The union rejects DHL’s 3% pay rise for 2026, arguing it undercuts the 3.6% RPI inflation rate and citing the group’s €6.1bn operating profit for 2025.
- DHL Supply Chain says it regrets the vote and remains open to talks, and the HGV drivers have agreed to Acas-led negotiations.
- The workers move parts and finished vehicles for JLR in the West Midlands and North West, so a prolonged stoppage could block deliveries and slow factory output.