All Industrial action articles
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Comment & OpinionNFU: Labour can’t wish away farmers’ anger. We will keep fighting
Our industry feels betrayed. A year ago, Steve Reed said no changes would be made to Agriculture Property Relief if Labour won the general election, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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NewsMass walkouts at cognac maker Hennessy over China bottling plans
Hennessy is said to be exploring the possibility of shipping cognac to China where it could be bottled locally
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Comment & OpinionLabour likely to double down as farming protest gets political
Labour has failed to set out its plans for the farming sector, but the sheer number of protesters - and their extreme views - should raise alarm bells
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Analysis & Features‘We’ll have nothing left’: Emotional reactions from Westminster farmers’ protest
The Grocer spoke to protesters to understand what has so ignited the passions of food producers
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NewsBakkavor offers Spalding workers £350 bonus to end strike action
‘We believe the offer proposed is entirely fair,’ said Bakkavor CEO Mike Edwards
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NewsSoup disappearing from supermarket shelves amid Bakkavor strike
Thirty-six chilled soup SKUs were unavailable in Tesco at the time of writing
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NewsAnti-budget strike action by farmers ‘could lead to food shortages’
Farms worth over £1m will now be subject to 20% inheritance tax, prompting fears many will become unviable
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NewsMedia Bites 6 November: Asda, air fryers, farming strikes
Farmers are reportedly planning strike action in response to plans to introduce a 20% inheritance tax on farms
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NewsUnite to sue Oscar Mayer over alleged fire and rehire threats at Wrexham
The labour union is launching a multimillion-pound legal case against ready meal maker Oscar Mayer
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NewsUS port strike effects on European producers could last for weeks, warns Filippo Berio
There is a ‘huge backlog of containers to get through the ports and delivered’, suppliers warn
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Category ReportThe Welsh farmer uprising: Wales category report 2024
The Welsh government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme triggered widespread uproar from farmers. How can the unrest be quelled?
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NewsBakkavor Spalding workers to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
Over 700 workers at the Lincolnshire factory will commence strike action on 27 September
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NewsStrike action at Tetley could lead to autumn tea shortage, union warns
Staff were ’being intimidated by management not to go on strike’, GMB claimed
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NewsDiageo staff accept 10.3% pay rise offer
The deal will apply to some 3,000 employees working in Scotland
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Comment & OpinionPM’s business partnership pledge will be tough to pull off
This morning, Starmer became the first prime minister to address the TUC congress since Gordon Brown in 2009
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NewsWrexham Oscar Mayer workers strike following ‘fire and rehire’ threats
More than 550 of the factory’s workers have voted for a four-week strike
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NewsUnion claims Asda’s £30m for stores is ‘drop in the ocean’
The GMB told The Grocer they had calculated at least £50m in cuts had been carried out by January of this year
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NewsAsda denies union claims as Wisbech staff call second strike
The strike, from 3am until 10pm on Friday 2 August, will follow a previous walk out by staff in March
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NewsTesco workers’ case in spotlight as King’s Speech could ban ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
Labour has promised to introduce a new employment bill within 100 days of coming to power
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NewsMorrisons warehouse staff vote for strike action in pensions row
Staff at its Gadbrook and Wakefield warehouses, including stock controllers, cooks, canteen staff and administrators, voted overwhelmingly in favour of the walkout