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06/08/2013
Dispute At Molson Coors Brewery Settled
Employees have settled their long-running dispute at the Molson Coors brewery in Burton-on-Trent, according to Unitethe union.
Unite said that its members had voted to accept a second revised package put forward by the management.
The deal includes:
• pay reduction of £862 from 1 January 2014 and £862 from 1 January 2015 for all workers previously facing cuts of up to £9,000-a-year in their pay
• generous severance/redundancy payments available for all workers facing a pay cut
• radical shift proposals - which could have been changed at 24 hours notice and workers called in while on holiday - are completely withdrawn
• pay protection not only fully retained, but temporarily improved until 2017.
This will mean workers earnings' now contractually guaranteed for the next five years, possibly longer.
Unite regional officer Rick Coyle said: "This workforce stunned Molson Coors by the strength, determination and scale of the solidarity they displayed.
"The 97 per cent vote in favour of strike action will never be forgotten. Unite is proud to have delivered an honourable outcome for members in a dire situation that originally saw some workers face losing their homes."
The dispute centred on pay and conditions, as well as proposed new shift patterns for the 455-strong workforce. In May, workers voted by a margin of 97 per cent in favour of strike action.
(CD)
Unite said that its members had voted to accept a second revised package put forward by the management.
The deal includes:
• pay reduction of £862 from 1 January 2014 and £862 from 1 January 2015 for all workers previously facing cuts of up to £9,000-a-year in their pay
• generous severance/redundancy payments available for all workers facing a pay cut
• radical shift proposals - which could have been changed at 24 hours notice and workers called in while on holiday - are completely withdrawn
• pay protection not only fully retained, but temporarily improved until 2017.
This will mean workers earnings' now contractually guaranteed for the next five years, possibly longer.
Unite regional officer Rick Coyle said: "This workforce stunned Molson Coors by the strength, determination and scale of the solidarity they displayed.
"The 97 per cent vote in favour of strike action will never be forgotten. Unite is proud to have delivered an honourable outcome for members in a dire situation that originally saw some workers face losing their homes."
The dispute centred on pay and conditions, as well as proposed new shift patterns for the 455-strong workforce. In May, workers voted by a margin of 97 per cent in favour of strike action.
(CD)
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