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Workers at two north Wales food plants have joined a 24-hour strike in protest at what a union says is a pay freeze.Workers at two north Wales food plants have joined a 24-hour strike in protest at what a union says is a pay freeze.
The Transport and General Workers' Union (T&G) says 1,000 staff are involved in the Grampian Foods dispute.The Transport and General Workers' Union (T&G) says 1,000 staff are involved in the Grampian Foods dispute.
Fresh and frozen food company Grampian would say only that production was "as usual" at Sandycroft, Flintshire and reduced at Llangefni, Anglesey.Fresh and frozen food company Grampian would say only that production was "as usual" at Sandycroft, Flintshire and reduced at Llangefni, Anglesey.
The union said workers voted in a postal ballot to support strike action to further their claim for more pay.The union said workers voted in a postal ballot to support strike action to further their claim for more pay.
The union said the company had given a 2.5% rise to workers at one of its Scottish plants, at Cambuslang, south Lanarkshire, but had denied workers at its Welsh factories the same offer.The union said the company had given a 2.5% rise to workers at one of its Scottish plants, at Cambuslang, south Lanarkshire, but had denied workers at its Welsh factories the same offer.
Chris Kaufman, of the T&G, said|: "The company says it is working on a plant-by-plant basis, so how they can then claim to have a company-wide pay freeze?" Chris Kaufman, of the T&G, said: "The company says it is working on a plant-by-plant basis, so how they can then claim to have a company-wide pay freeze?"
According to the union, workers voted in favour of strike action by a margin of four to one, but the company had stuck to "a pay pause" which meant no pay increase for workers in Wales this year.According to the union, workers voted in favour of strike action by a margin of four to one, but the company had stuck to "a pay pause" which meant no pay increase for workers in Wales this year.
Two hundred workers lost their jobs at the Llangefni poultry processing plant owned by Grampian last May.Two hundred workers lost their jobs at the Llangefni poultry processing plant owned by Grampian last May.
The T&G said it planned further "days of action if the company doesn't listen to us".The T&G said it planned further "days of action if the company doesn't listen to us".
According to its website, the Grampian Country Food Group was set up in 1980 with 50 workers at a chicken-processing business at Banff, Aberdeenshire.According to its website, the Grampian Country Food Group was set up in 1980 with 50 workers at a chicken-processing business at Banff, Aberdeenshire.
It now employs 20,000 people in the UK, the Netherlands, Portugal and Thailand, and describes itself as "the UK's leading privately owned agri-food business".It now employs 20,000 people in the UK, the Netherlands, Portugal and Thailand, and describes itself as "the UK's leading privately owned agri-food business".