Hovis on way back to shelves as pay deal agreed
Workers from the Hovis bakery in Belfast picketed over pay conditions. Picture by Mal McCann
24 May, 2021 16:49
Workers from the Hovis bakery have agreed to return to work after an increased pay offer. Picture by Mal McCann.
HOVIS workers have accepted an increased pay offer from management to end their 11-day strike action.
Their union Unite claimed it was a "decisive victory for workforce achieved through collective organisation and industrial militancy".
Workers at the Apollo Road factory in south Belfast walked out on Friday after a demand to be be paid the same as their counterparts in Great Britain was turned down.