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BT Group and Openreach workers announce further strike action

FILE PHOTO: British Telecom (BT)'s headquarters is seen in central London

LONDON (Reuters) - The Communication Workers Union said on Friday it had served notice on BT Group and Openreach that its members would take further strike action on Aug. 30 and 31 in a dispute over pay.

More than 40,000 of BT's staff walked out on July 29 and Aug. 1 in a dispute over pay, the first strike action in 35 years at the telecoms group.

(Reporting by Farouq Suleiman, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)