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Hovis workforce votes overwhelmingly to accept 13.5 percent pay increase

Unite members vote with 75 percent majority to end their dispute and accept two-year pay deal Workers of Unite the union working at Hovis have voted by a margin of three to one to accept a significantly improved pay increase … Continue reading

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Hovis strike action due at end of week suspended after management make improved offer in negotiations

Strike action planned by workers at Hovis’ Belfast plant which was scheduled to commence at 6am on Sunday March 5th has been suspended following a last minute improved pay offer being made by management in negotiations. Unite the union had warned … Continue reading

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Hovis workforce votes overwhelmingly for industrial action in pursuit of cost of living pay increase

Unite confirms all out strike action will commence at Belfast Bakery from 6am on Sunday 5th March Union warns strike is likely to impact bread supplies on shelves across Northern Ireland Workers of Unite the union have voted by a … Continue reading

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Strike at Moy Park Randalstown mill continues as employers refuse to pay the rate for the job.

Randalstown workers paid ‘chicken feed’ wages – some less than £5000 a year compared to workers at other Moy Park sites As Moy Park profits touch £90 million Unite exposes how poverty pay at Randalstown leaves workers borrowing to ‘make … Continue reading

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Moy Park shamed as Unite reveals Randalstown workers paid ‘scandalous’ £5k a year less

Production down by three-quarters as pickets stand strong Unite workers now on fourth day of strike action at Randalstown plant. Unite has determined that Moy Park is paying its workers there  £5,000 a year less than workers at other company … Continue reading

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