One-year pay deal effective from 1 July amounts to 4.4 per cent 

Unite can confirm strike action at the Tunnock's factory in Uddingston has been avoided after an enhanced pay offer was accepted by over 300 workers.

The one-year pay deal effective from 1 July amounts to 4.4 per cent taking the hourly rate to £13. Eligibility to the company sick pay will also take effect from day one of any sickness absence for a trial period.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite members moved the dial in getting an enhanced pay offer from Tunnock’s. It demonstrates that by fighting back and standing together workers can win. Hundreds of Tunnock’s workers will now get what they deserve.”

Tunnock’s workers had previously backed strike action by over 80 per cent.

The Tunnock’s plant founded in 1850 is best known for producing confections such as Teacakes and Caramel Wafers.

Unite industrial officer Debbie Hutchings said: "Our members at Tunnock’s were not prepared to accept a poor pay offer. If necessary, they were prepared to take strike action to win a decent deal, but we are pleased the company made the sensible move to get back round the negotiating table with a better offer to settle the dispute.”

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