2 Sisters Food Group has confirmed its Smethwick poultry processing factory will close at the end of June, with 250 workers at risk of losing their jobs.
The Unite union has pledged to mitigate the impact of 2 Sisters’ 630 planned job cuts at its West Midlands chicken plant, by devising a plan to save as many jobs as possible.
There will be a temporary ceasefire in the pay dispute at Heinz's Kitt Green factory near Wigan this week as Unite union members at the site consider a revised pay offer.
The pay package on offer to staff at Heinz’s Kitt Green factory in Wigan "stands out as one of the best in the food and drink sector, the area and the country”, bosses have insisted as the Unite union prepares to unveil the results of a strike ballot...