Unite and Tunnock's reach pay deal
Unite will recommend the new pay offer from Tunnocks. A pay dispute at the Tunnock's bakery in Uddingston could be over after the Unite union accepted an improved offer.
The 360 workers at the plant had staged two one-day strikes after rejecting a previous offer of 2%.
The deadlock looks to have been broken after management and the union returned to the conciliation service, Acas.
Details of the new offer, which is not yet known, will be recommended to Unite members at a meeting on Monday and be followed by a workplace ballot.
Confirming the new offer on pay, Unite regional officer, Derek Ormston said: "The talks at Acas have been very constructive.
"I'm pleased that Tunnock's have finally tabled an offer which we can strongly recommend to our members."
Tunnock's managing director, Boyd Tunnock, said: "After having met with Acas today, we are pleased to have reached an agreement with Unite who are strongly recommending the offer."
CT Buses London
CT Plus tries to break strike today over a derisory pay offer to the lowest paid bus workers in London, has been offering money to workers to break the strike.
Steve Hart, Unite regional secretary, said: "This is provocative and irresponsible. CT Plus' profits come from the public purse. For months Unite has been told that workers in one of London's best performing, yet worst paying bus companies, will not get a penny more. Now, they seem to have found an extra £270 per worker as long as they cross the picket line. This is money that could go a long way towards settling the dispute."
"Our members will not be fooled by these '30 pieces of silver'. They want a properly negotiated and sensible settlement that will bring them towards rates of pay already paid to other London busworkers.”
Tyneside Safety Glass Workers Vote For More Strikes
Unite members at Tyneside Safety Glass in Gateshead have voted for a further two weeks of strike action.
The striking workers will commence another fortnight of strikes on Monday October 18, their union Unite said.
They began their strike on Monday September 20 after the company imposed a second year of pay freezes as well as changes to shift patterns that added 10 hours to the working week in some cases.
Unite regional officer Bill Green said: "Over the past two years our members have been intimidated and bullied.
"The employer has openly informed our shop stewards that it intends to break the union on site. Basic pay is not that far above the national minimum wage and a further year of pay freezes will see their pay fall closer to the minimum wage."
Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke said members have been magnificent in "standing up to a bullying management and defending our union."
European trade unions plan action at Coca-Cola Enterprises
European trade unions at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) are planning coordinated action on 27th October against the company's European wide restructuring, which is being pushed through without proper consultation.
On 5th October CCE trade unions met in Brussels to devise a strategy to force CCE to fully engage with its workforces over restructuring, which will include over 400 job cuts.
While CCE is paying lip service to consultation, the European trade unions do not believe that this consultation will be meaningful and fear that CCE will force through the measures with few, if any, concessions or changes to its original plans.
The joint trade unions are demanding as a minimum that there should be meaningful consultations, no forced redundancies and the company should find suitable alternative jobs for those who are displaced.
Coca-Cola workers at a bottling plant in Edmonton, north London took strike action on Wednesday 6 October in a dispute over pay.
The 110 Unite members at the plant voted by a massive eight to one majority to reject the company’s two per cent pay offer.
Unite national officer Jennie Formby said: "The company's refusal to enter into meaningful negotiations to end the strike at Edmonton sends a clear message that CCE wants to dictate rather than negotiate. European unions across CCE are planning coordinated action beginning with demonstrations at the end of October. The unions will not allow CCE to push through changes without the unions being fully involved and they expect a commitment to no forced redundancies."
Unite the Union assistant general secretary on Venezuelan elections
Unite the Union assistant general secretary, Jennie Bremner was invited to visit Venezuela as electoral observer along with Irish trade unionist, Adrian Kane.
Here are her observations on the September 26 legislative elections:
"Seeing the Venezuelan Elections first hand was an incredible experience. The Venezuelan people have a great understanding of the political process and more importantly, their role within that process. Voting is important to them as they fully appreciate the importance of their vote and the impact it will have on the direction of the country they live in.
Watching people queue for hours to vote was humbling such was the importance of the day.
There was intense media interest in the elections and the observers, and it was an honour to be interviewed in order to confirm my election experience which was one of open and transparent elections. People were encouraged to vote and assisted where it was necessary.
I believe here in the UK we have a lot to learn from the Venezuelan system of voting, electronic. The votes are also cast by paper should counts be necessary. A system with checks and balances with fingerprints being taken to confirm the voter. It was an example to us all. "
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