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Britain’s largest union, Unite, has secured a recognition deal for up to 400 workers at the Polestar printing company in Bicester. The deal at the Bicester site, which prints magazines, brochures and catalogues, means that Unite, one of UNI Global Union's affiliates, is now recognised as the union that negotiates pay and conditions for workers at all of Polestar’s seven UK operations. The Bicester deal comes after a 12 month campaign including assistance from the conciliation service, Acas.

Unite national officer, Paul Finegan said: “Unite has now secured a full house for recognition deals across the Polestar group. This is great news for the workforce who will benefit from Britain’s biggest union being on their side. The union representatives on site have done a fantastic job and put in a lot of hard work to make this deal happen. 

“We now look forward to a positive and constructive relationship with management going forward. Polestar Bicester has recently received investment in leading-edge technology and we hope that the site goes from strength to strength.”

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Notes for editors: 
·    Polestar has sites in Bicester, Oxfordshire; Chantry, West Yorkshire; Colchester, Essex; Petty, Leeds; Sheffield, Yorkshire; Stones, Oxfordshire and Wheatons, Exeter.