Severfield workers win 8% wage rise

Steelworkers at specialist contractor Severfield have ended three weeks of strike days after narrowly accepting a new wage offer.
Workers at the steelwork contractor’s Dalton site voted 52% in favour of the latest offer from management.
The deal sees an 8% uplift on all rates backdated from April to March 2024, plus a £900 non-consolidated cost of living payment.
The deal also includes an optional healthcare package
This amounted to an overall package value of 10.3% based on the sala