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| Brittany Ferries strike ends | Brittany Ferries strike ends |
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| A strike by Brittany Ferries staff in France has been called off. | A strike by Brittany Ferries staff in France has been called off. |
| More than 1,200 crew members have been on strike over proposals to withdraw allowances and change working hours. | More than 1,200 crew members have been on strike over proposals to withdraw allowances and change working hours. |
| Tens of thousands of passengers have been affected by the strike which hit the firm's ferries from Portsmouth and Plymouth to France and Spain. | |
| Eight ferries have been laid up in French ports since the firm shut down its services on 21 September in response to the strike. | |
| Services will resume on Tuesday said the firm href="http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/routes/sailing-updates" >on its website and it "apologised sincerely" to those affected. | |
| A spokesman said a majority of crew members voted on Sunday to accept a deal which included "a number of concessions" by the firm which has been making losses for the last three years | |
| "The majority of our plan has been accepted," he said. | |
| "It puts us on a more stable footing for the future." |