Trade Union

Strikes suspended at drinks giants, but disputes continue

13-Aug-2007 By Sarah Britton

Workers at Coca-Cola Enterprise’s (CCE’s) largest bottling and distribution centre based in Wakefield were due to start a second 48 hour strike...

Union criticises Burton’s Food’s consultation

30-Jul-2007 By Sarah Britton

Trade union Unite has accused Duke Street Capital (DSC) of leaving it too late to consult over the fate of its Burton's Foods biscuit plant in...

Pork Farms' £11M cold pie investment

23-Jul-2007 By Rod Addy

Pork Farms is closing its factory in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, and transferring production to an £11M unit for cold pie manufacture in Nottingham,...

Union ballots for strike at Park Cakes as third of jobs go

27-Feb-2007 By Elaine Watson

Same terms as Trafford Park closure sought

HSE to lose food inspector

27-Feb-2007

Workplace accidents could increase if the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) goes ahead with plans to scrap one of its two inspectors responsible for...

Over 500 Grampian workers to go on strike

30-Oct-2006 By Sarah Britton

The Transport and General Workers’ Union (T&G) expected over 500 workers from two Grampian Country Food Group chicken processing plants to go...

Workers confront Blair over increasing job losses in York

30-Oct-2006 By Elaine Watson

Workers seek high-level political backing to save food and drink jobs in the city

Coors continues trend with brewery job cuts

30-Oct-2006 By Elaine Watson

Brewer follows up job cuts in spring with same again at Burton

GMB's 9% at Moy Park

02-Oct-2006

About 600 GMB union members at Moy Park's chicken processing plant at Anwick, Lincolnshire have won a 9% pay rise after the firm was faced with a...

European unions rallied to stop Nestlé exporting jobs in York

02-Oct-2006 By Elaine Watson

Outraged staff reps call on labour organisers overseas for strategy of non-cooperation

Meat industry 'between rock and a hard place' over pensions dispute

03-Apr-2006 By Elaine Watson

Industrial action with the potential to wreak havoc on the UK meat industry has been deferred while bosses at the Unison trade union attempt to...

Dairy Crest strike stayed

29-Mar-2006

Dairy Crest has been in emergency talks with unions to avert strike action since it revealed a plan to close its final salary pension scheme to new...

Deal signals end to Gourmet dispute

04-Nov-2005

The airline caterer Gate Gourmet has sent compulsory dismissal letters to 144 of the 713 employees it attempted to get rid of this summer following a...

Coca-Cola in emergency talks to avoid industrial action

24-Oct-2005 By Sarah Britton

The big trade unions - GMB, Amicus and the T&G - are meeting with Coca-Cola today in the hope of averting strike action over a pay dispute at its...

Grampian staff threaten pensions walkout

11-May-2005

Grampian Country Food has entered a critical stage in talks to avert strike action. The threatened walkouts follow Grampian's decision to end final...