AstraZeneca braced for more walk outs over scheme changes

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Strike action over changes to pension arrangements at AstraZeneca have entered their third week.

Workers at the pharmaceutical firm's Macclesfield site are set to stage a four hour walk-out on Thursday in protest at the plans to phase out its defined benefit scheme. Previous strikes on 8 Se...

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