Sorry, I'm with Beags on this. Would never have happened in the old days. Things have been civilianised way too far over the last 15 years.All this is just UNITE willy-waving. Pity we havent got a party in power that has any vertebrae to be able to stand up to them.
It did happen in the 'Old Days' industrial action of one kind or the other happened during 'the war'.
I don't know about the specifics of this case but generally I'm heartily sick of workers being treated like crap by management, So - if it is militarily & defence important - keep it with the military only & don't have civies involved - that'll cost a bob or two too.