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Princes Food workers to walk out at five factories after bosses renege on pay deal

WORKERS at five Princes Foods factories are to strike after new owners reneged on a pay deal.
Unite members at the factories in Bradford, Cardiff, Glasgow, Long Sutton and Wisbech struck a deal with owners Mitsubishi giving them a pay rise worth 4 to 7 per cent.
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