WORKERS at BPI's Stockton factory will hold three one-day stoppages over the coming month, it was revealed last night. Unions had agreed to postpone industrial action following a meeting with management at BPI - also known as Visqueen - last Friday. But a statement from the company last night said that the strike would be going ahead. Workers voted in favour of stoppages and an overtime ban after rejecting a 2.5 per cent pay offer. Steve Moss, managing director of Visqueen, said: "Clearly, it is very disappointing that strikes have been called again. The company continues to make it clear that the improved offer put forward on November 26 remains the best available. "Any strike action is damaging to the business and its employees, particularly when combined with the most difficult trading environment our industry has experienced for over 30 years." Last month, the company said work could be transferred elsewhere if strike action went ahead
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