The issue caused the CYWU to threaten renewed strike action earlier this autumn (YPN, 1-7 September, p6).
Under the proposed settlement, workers will receive a 2.85 per cent pay rise backdated from November 2003 to February 2004 and a 3.3 per cent rise from March to the end of August this year.
The agreement is a compromise on the dispute between unions and employers over whether assimilation into the new pay and grading structure should be effective from September last year or from April next year.
The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) brought in mediators last month to resolve the dispute before opting for informal talks in favour of arbitration.
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