UK: Unite union accuses Heinz of "playing games"
By Michelle Russell | 20 December 2010
Unite has urged Heinz to stop "playing games" and to get in touch with the union directly, after the company suggested it was ready to hold talks over pay amid growing industrial unrest at the business.
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Unite has urged Heinz to stop "playing games" and to get in touch with the union directly, after the company suggested it was ready to hold talks over pay amid growing industrial unrest at the business.

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