Tyre staff end industrial action

Workers at the Michelin tyre factory in Stoke-on-Trent have voted to end their industrial action in a pay dispute.

Members of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) have refused to do overtime in the past two weeks.

Campbell Road TGWU convenor Robert Taylor said three quarters voted to accept a revised deal "under protest".

There will be a £650 unconsolidated pay rise for 2005 with potentially £350 in performance-related pay and a minimum of a 2% increase next year, he said.

Managers at Michelin in Stoke say they are pleased the pay situation has been resolved.

The company employs about 1,500 people in the city.