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Brits Warned over Possible Bread Shortage as 60 Bakery Workers Strike From This Week
Unite said the 3% pay offer trails inflation and could leave shops across the South West and West Midlands short of Hovis products.
- On Thursday, September 24, around 60 Unite Union drivers at the Hovis Avonmouth depot in Bristol begin an indefinite strike over pay, threatening bread shortages across the South West and West Midlands.
- Drivers rejected a 3% pay rise, which Unite Union describes as a real-terms salary cut since the current RPI stands at 3.4%. The union claims the offer is "half-baked" and insufficient.
- Staff at the Hovis depot in Belfast receive additional benefits, including a commission of 2p per product and a 50% holiday premium rate for designated holidays. Bristol workers seek matching terms.
- Hovis, acquired by Associated British Foods for around £75 million, insists the 3% offer is "fair and responsible." A spokesperson expressed disappointment at the strike amid ongoing integration of Allied Bakeries.
- Pointing to the company's £1.73 billion in adjusted operating profits, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham argued management should stop prioritizing greed and extend Belfast-style benefits to all workers.
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bridgwatermercury.co.ukWarning of Somerset bread shortages as Hovis workers set to strike 'indefinitely'
Hovis delivery drivers based in Avonmouth are set to begin 'indefinite' strike action in a pay dispute, with warnings of Somerset bread…
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