Strike at Billingham cancelled after pay offer
10th September 2024
Loading workers at the CF Fertilisers factory will no longer strike in September.
Workers’ union Unite says it has secured a 21% pay rise for loading workers employed by Hargreaves Industrial Services, at CF Fertilisers’ Billingham factory.
The majority of workers, who pack and load ammonium nitrate produced at the County Durham site, will see their pay increase from £11.55 to £14 an hour – a rise of 21.2%.
Higher paid roles will also receive substantial pay rises and all workers will see their shift allowance increase by 75%.
The new rates will be back paid from April 2024 and workers with five years’ continuous service will gain two days extra annual leave.
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The deal, struck during the first set of negotiations since Unite signed a recognition deal with Hargreaves in June 2023, was secured without the need for industrial action.
Strikes scheduled from 12th to 20th September have now been called off.
Unite regional officer Neil Howells said: “Congratulations to Unite’s workplace reps at Hargreaves who worked incredibly hard to secure this deal for their members’ at the plant.
“Unite is always there to support workers who want to organise for better wages and to improve working lives.”
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