Union halts strike action at AstraZeneca

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Strike action over defined benefit scheme changes at pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is over after members of the GMB union voted to end the dispute.

The three-month long campaign of employee walkouts at the firm's plant in Macclesfield over a cap to pensionable pay were called off before Christmas after the firm promised to reimburse workers th...

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