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Corus workers to be balloted

THOUSANDS of workers at steel giant Corus are to be balloted on whether to accept an improved pay offer described as a “breakthrough” by union leaders, PA has reported.

Unite said the new deal was worth 3.2%, backdated to April 2010, with a one-off payment of £200.

National officer Terry Pye said: “After months of long and tough negotiations, this is a breakthrough and this new offer will be well deserved by our members. This new deal offered by Corus will also go some way to rebuilding trust with management.

“Whatever the outcome of the ballot with our members on the revised pay offer, we are pleased that the company has made a significant improvement to the pay offer, which we are recommending to our members.”

The ballot result will be known next month.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .