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19/05/2021
Hovis Pay Talks End 'Without Success'
Discussions aimed at bringing an end to the Hovis bread strike have ended "without success" according to Unite the union.
Picket lines will remain in force at Hovis' Apollo Road site as bread shortages mount across retail outlets in NI.
Sean McKeever, Regional Officer for Unite said: "As a result of the Unite and the Baker’s union strike at Hovis in Belfast, all baking activities at the company’s Apollo Road site halted last Thursday. Given that this site produces at least one-third of all the bread consumed in Northern Ireland and the difficulties associated with importing bread from Great Britain post-Brexit, the workers' strike action is having a huge impact.
"Yesterday evening, management made contact with both unions to invite us to talks on ending the dispute.Unfortunately those talks, which occurred at a neutral venue this afternoon, have now ended without agreement. While management put forward an improved pay offer – it was one that totally failed to meet our members demand for pay parity, let alone recognised the evidence suggesting a rapid increase in inflation.
"Despite the failure of today’s talks, both unions invited Hovis management to continue to engage with ourselves through the offices of the Labour Relations Agency with an aim of resolving this dispute."
Picket lines will remain in force at Hovis' Apollo Road site as bread shortages mount across retail outlets in NI.
Sean McKeever, Regional Officer for Unite said: "As a result of the Unite and the Baker’s union strike at Hovis in Belfast, all baking activities at the company’s Apollo Road site halted last Thursday. Given that this site produces at least one-third of all the bread consumed in Northern Ireland and the difficulties associated with importing bread from Great Britain post-Brexit, the workers' strike action is having a huge impact.
"Yesterday evening, management made contact with both unions to invite us to talks on ending the dispute.Unfortunately those talks, which occurred at a neutral venue this afternoon, have now ended without agreement. While management put forward an improved pay offer – it was one that totally failed to meet our members demand for pay parity, let alone recognised the evidence suggesting a rapid increase in inflation.
"Despite the failure of today’s talks, both unions invited Hovis management to continue to engage with ourselves through the offices of the Labour Relations Agency with an aim of resolving this dispute."
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