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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. |
| Nearly 1,300 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, Poole 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. | 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 on its website and it "apologised sincerely" to those affected. | Services will resume on Tuesday said the firm 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. | |
| It was accepted at 03:00 BST by nearly 59% of members of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) union who voted on the deal. | |
| "The majority of our plan has been accepted," he said. | "The majority of our plan has been accepted," he said. |
| "It puts us on a more stable footing for the future." | "It puts us on a more stable footing for the future." |
| The dispute has so far affected 55,000 travellers and 4,500 trucks. | |
| The firm advised anyone already booked on the Tuesday sailings to check in as normal. | |
| The first sailing on Tuesday is the 15:30 BST service from Poole to Cherbourg. | |
| Anyone else is advised to book before arriving at the port because "sailings may be limited". | |
| The firm said its arrangements for passengers to take an alternative route during the strike between Calais and Dover would stay in place until Thursday. |