Thousands of Airbus workers are to be balloted on a new pay offer as strike action is put on hold.
Around 3,000 Airbus employees, members of Unite, voted overwhelmingly to strike last month after the company refused to improve on an "unacceptably low" pay offer for 2021 - understood to be 2.7%.
Strike action was set to start in March.
READ MORE: Will the tourism tax be 'catastrophic' and 'decimate' the tourism sector
But now a new offer has been made to workers at Broughton in North Wales and Filton, near Bristol.
They will be balloted on this - with industrial action paused.
The offer includes a lump sum for the current financial year which works out at 5.1% of basic pay.
There is then an offer of a 5.1% consolidated increase from April 1 until the end of the year followed by another 3% consolidated increase on all rates of pay from January 1 2023 to May 31 2023.
Most Read
A worker source said they believed it was reasonable offer that balanced the needs of staff hit by cost of living increases alongside ensuring the site stays competitive.
Get business news direct to your inbox
There's no better time to stay up to date with economic and business news from your region. By signing up for our daily newsletters, email breaking news alerts and weekly round-ups from all the major sectors, you get our journalism direct by email. To sign up, find out more and see all of our newsletters, follow the link here
Unite Regional co-ordinating officer Tony Brady, said: "Following negotiations last week between Unite and Airbus we have secured a significantly improved pay offer.
"The proposed industrial action has been suspended and Unite will now put the revised offer back to our members."
An Airbus spokesman said: “We are pleased the Trade Union has paused industrial action and given its members the opportunity to vote on this significantly improved offer and we await the decision.”