North Wales defence optics workers secure pay deal

North Wales defence optics workers secure pay deal

Workers at North Wales defence manufacturer Qioptiq have accepted a two-year pay deal worth eight per cent after threatening industrial action over an earlier offer, according to Unite. Staff at the Saint Asaph site, which produces optics for the defence sector including avionics, night vision equipment and weapon scopes, had voted earlier in June to take strike action after rejecting an initial three per cent offer from the company. Following t…