Barbour workers vote to accept new pay and conditions
Workers at the Barbour distribution centre in Gateshead have voted to accept new pay and conditions.
About 70 workers had been on a planned four week strike over proposed shift changes.
Barbour workers end strike
Workers at the Barbour distribution centre in Gateshead have ended their industrial action after seven days.
Staff were balloted earlier today and have accepted the deal proposed by the company.
The ballot was the culmination of eight months of negotiation in order to reach an agreement to introduce a two-shift system in the warehouse.
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