date:Jul 10, 2012
A row over working conditions has escalated since the 2 Sisters Food Group bought the Carlisle ready meals maker in April 2011.
The poultry supplier, which is the empire of Ranjit Boparan, wants 800 permanent staff to accept reduced rates of pay for overtime and bank holiday working plus reduced rights to sick-pay and redundancy.
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), which represents the staff, said industrial action had not been ruled out but that staff were trying to