Hovis workers win – Zero hours contracts are toast

Other trade unions had been watching the Wigan dispute closely, as one of the smallest unions in the UK took industrial action against so-called "as and when" contracts which BFAWU said allowed management to push down wages and increase insecurity among staff. 

Hovis bakery workers in pre-dawn picket at Wigan site. 18 September 2013

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