Workers at Glen Dimplex in Portadown vote to end industrial action following improved pay offer
Staff at the Glen Dimplex plant in Portadown have voted to end industrial action after an improved pay offer.
According to Unite, their members voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to accept and 18 month pay deal with staff to experience between 6 and 8 percent pay improvement.
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The decision ends an ongoing pay dispute which has seen workers take four days of strike action in recent weeks.
Workers at the beginning of January also braved snow and icy conditions on the picket line in a bid for better pay.
A Unite spokesperson said: “The pay deal provides a consolidated uplift of £2,330 to all staff grades – worth between six and eight per cent to most workers – and will be paid over an 18 month period.
"This represents a considerable advance on the previous management offer of £1,825, worth between 4.5 and six per cent. Under the terms of the deal, workers paid below £30k a year will have a pay and grading review – with any increase arising backdated to the beginning of October 2025.”
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This result is a clear win for staff Glen Dimplex. This outcome confirms the importance of workers getting organised with Unite to secure real improvements in pay and conditions.”
Regional officer Neil Moore said, “The determination demonstrated by our members on the picket lines has delivered a deal that has delivered a significant pay improvement.”
The Glen Dimplex factory at Portadown is a leading manufacturing site for the production of green technology storage heaters.