Two year deal of eight per cent at Denbighshire defence optics firm Qioptiq 
Staff at a high-tech North Wales defence manufacturer are celebrating after securing an eight per cent pay increase following the threat of industrial action.
Workers at Qioptiq had voted to take strike action earlier in June after rejecting the company's initial offer of just three per cent. Following their threat to strike a new deal was offered by the company and accepted by workers that will see them receive a 3.5 per cent increase in year one alongside a 1.5 per cent bonus in December and additional annual leave, followed by a 4.5 per cent increase in year two.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "This is a great win for our members at Qioptiq. It shows the power of the union and what happens when workers are willing to take strike action to further their goals against an employer who'd previously made a poor pay offer."
Further strikes planned by members of the Unite and GMB unions have now been cancelled.
Qioptiq, based in Saint Asaph, produces high-tech optics for the defence industry including avionics, night vision equipment and scopes.
Unite regional officer Jono Davies said: "Unite is the winning union in defence manufacturing and this is a good deal for our members. They were backed all the way in this dispute by Unite. This is a rallying cry to workers across the industry in Wales - Unite puts money in your pocket."