Unions representing professional staff at Ford Motor Company have settled
their dispute over pensions and pay.
Management put forward a revised pay offer for negotiation following a
one-hour strike on 21 February.
Union members voted to accept the agreement by three to one.
A TGWU spokesman said the new deal removes the threat of a merger of the
professional staff’s pension fund with the fund for hourly paid employees.
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In addition to the 11 per cent pay increase spread over three years, job
evaluations will be carried out to resolve long-standing grievances.
The company’s professional employees based in factories across the UK had
previously voted in favour of a series of one-day strikes. They included
engineers and IT and clerical workers.
