"Staff at Jacob’s Cream Crackers Aintree factory go on ‘permanent strike’
Workers at Pladis site near Liverpool have been in dispute over ‘real-terms pay cut’ since September
UK production of the snack favourites Jacob’s Cream Crackers and Twiglets is at risk after hundreds of workers went on strike at owner Pladis’s factory in Aintree, near Liverpool.
More than 750 of about 800 workers at the plant, who help make 4,000 tons of crackers every year, say they will strike until bosses agree to negotiate on pay.
The site, which has been operating for more than 100 years, was the first Jacob’s factory to be built in England and remains the primary facility for its products in the UK.
Workers say they were offered a pay rise of 4.25%, falling far short of their initial demand for a 10% pay rise – in line with inflation."
https://www.theguardian.com/business...rmanent-strike
Workers at Pladis site near Liverpool have been in dispute over ‘real-terms pay cut’ since September
UK production of the snack favourites Jacob’s Cream Crackers and Twiglets is at risk after hundreds of workers went on strike at owner Pladis’s factory in Aintree, near Liverpool.
More than 750 of about 800 workers at the plant, who help make 4,000 tons of crackers every year, say they will strike until bosses agree to negotiate on pay.
The site, which has been operating for more than 100 years, was the first Jacob’s factory to be built in England and remains the primary facility for its products in the UK.
Workers say they were offered a pay rise of 4.25%, falling far short of their initial demand for a 10% pay rise – in line with inflation."
https://www.theguardian.com/business...rmanent-strike
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