Staff at Jacob’s Cream Crackers Aintree factory go on ‘permanent strike’

Workers at Pladis site near Liverpool have been in dispute over real-terms pay cut' since September

UK production of the snack favourites Jacob's Cream Crackers and Twiglets is at risk after hundreds of workers went on strike at owner Pladis's factory in Aintree, near Liverpool.

More than 750 of about 800 workers at the plant, who help make 4,000 tons of crackers every year, say they will strike until bosses agree to negotiate on pay.