Unite members strike at canning factory

Staff at a canning factory in Cambridgeshire have gone on strike in a row over a proposed pay deal.

400 members of union Unite are staging a 24-hour walkout at Premier Foods in Wisbech.

They took similar action on 13 January and postponed a second strike to negotiate with the company, but Premier's revised offer was rejected.

Premier Foods said the action was "inconsistent" with the union's recommendation to accept its offer.
Jobs at risk

Unite convenor Mark Plumb said 370 union members, out of 490 employees, were taking part in the action at Wisbech.
Premier Foods said the action did not take in to account that many other workers at its other sites have not received any pay increase.

The plant, one of the major employers in the town, cans soup, pasta and pulses.