Workers at an ABP Food Group plant in Northern Ireland have voted to take strike action.
According to trade union Unite, over 150 staff have voted “overwhelmingly” for the strike action in a dispute over pay.
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The union said ABP Food Group’s offer of 3% pay increase, with a one-off cash payment of £100 ($134) and a further 3% rise from April 2026 “amounts to a real terms pay cut”.
The strike at the facility, which supplies retailers including Tesco and Sainsbury’s, is set to take place from midnight on Monday 27 October.
Just Food has approached Ireland-headquartered ABP Food Group for comment.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “ABP’s success has been built by workers. The company can well afford to pay a decent pay increase but instead is choosing to squeeze our members’ living standards to maximise profits.
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By GlobalData“The ABP workers at Craigavon can count on Unite’s full support in their fight for fair pay.”
Regional officer Sean Smyth added: “If ABP management wants to avoid severe disruption of their Craigavon plant, they need to return to the negotiating table and agree a fair deal for members.”
According to the ABP Food Group website, the company has 19 beef sites across the UK.
The beef side of the business also has seven facilities in the company’s home market of Ireland and three in Poland.
The privately-owned group also supplies lamb and pet food.
