Unite members narrowly accept papermaking agreement
26th January 2010
The industry-wide papermaking agreement between Unite and the
CPI (Confederation of Paper Industries) of a 1 per cent increase in
all earnings has been accepted by a 52 per cent majority of Unite
members.
Peter Ellis, Unite national officer, said: "The closeness of the
vote reflects a large degree of dissatisfaction with the level of
settlement. However, the fact that we had a majority in favour
indicates that our members recognise the below zero RPI for much of
last year and the delicate state of the paper manufacturing
industry. I am confident that all conforming companies will be
meeting the award in full and that we can look forward to a year of
job stability."
The Unite/CPI agreement covers 3,000 Unite members working in 18
different companies throughout the UK.
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