Airbus SE workers voted in favour of a pay offer, dropping plans for strike action at the plane maker’s main wing plant. More than 3,000 staff backed the deal brokered by the union Unite, according to a statement from the trade union. Employees will get an 8.6% raise over 13 months, a 5.1% lump sum, and an extra day’s leave in each of the next two years. Workers rejected two earlier proposals and had planned to move to industrial action if no agreement was reached.
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