Workers were due to walk out from 6am on Sunday morning in a dispute over pay
Workers in the Unite Union at the Apollo Road bakery were due to walk out from 6am on Sunday morning in a dispute over pay.Read more:Energy Price Guarantee to 'provide support beyond March' in NI says UK Government
A Unite the Union spokesperson said: "Strike action planned by workers at Hovis’ Belfast plant which was scheduled to commence at 6am on Sunday March 5 th has been suspended following a last-minute improved pay offer being made by management in negotiations. "Unite the union had warned that the strike action was likely to have impacted bread supplies across Northern Ireland.
"Unite has confirmed that it has moved to suspend its planned action for seven days while it ballots its members on the improved offer. If they vote to reject the deal, continuous strike action is now scheduled to commence from the morning of Sunday March 12 th ."For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here.
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