Abp Food Group Strike Suspended After Pay Offer 

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Trade national Unite has paused a planned onslaught astatine ABP Food Group’s Craigavon works successful Northern Ireland. 

The national said yesterday (23 October) it had received an “improved” connection from nan Ireland-headquartered nutrient processor and is balloting its members connected whether they will judge nan caller offer.  

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More than 150 workers had voted “overwhelmingly” to return business action successful a conflict complete pay. 

The stoppage astatine nan site, which supplies retailers including Tesco and Sainsbury’s, was scheduled to commencement astatine midnight connected Monday (27 October).

A spokesperson for Unite said unit would ballot connected nan revised connection “in nan coming days”, adding: “Once we person that consequence we will rumor a follow-on connection and that is apt to item nan improvement.”

Announcing nan onslaught action past week, Unite said ABP Food Group’s earlier connection included a 3% salary rise, a one-off rate costs of £100 ($134), and a further 3% summation from April 2026. The national said that connection amounted “to a real-terms salary cut”.

At nan time, Unite wide caput Sharon Graham said: “ABP’s occurrence has been built by workers. The institution tin good spend to salary a decent salary summation but alternatively is choosing to compression our members’ surviving standards to maximise profits.”

According to nan company’s website, ABP Food Group operates 19 beef sites successful nan UK, pinch further beef accommodation successful Ireland and Poland.  

The privately owned business besides supplies lamb and pet food.