A RUMBLING pay row at Nestls York factory is set to turn into a national dispute.

The Press has reported previously how hundreds of York craft and process workers voted overwhelmingly in a straw poll last month for a ballot to be held on industrial action over pay.

The vote came after the company rejected a claim for a 2.5 per cent increase saying it would be irresponsible to raise wages in such tough times but offered a higher factory bonus.

Members of the GMB and Unite unions voted 504-36 in favour of a ballot to determine whether they would support industrial action, initially short of a strike.

The impasse between workers at the Nestle Plant in St. Catherine and the management of the company is going before the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT).

The matter was brought to the Tribunal, after scores of unionised workers at the plant protested against the dismissal of one of their colleague earlier this month.

The worker was fired for alleged breaches of company rules.

Howard Duncan, the Vice-President of the National Workers Union (NWU), says the union has been given nine days in which to prepare for the hearing.

"The union has received communication from the tribunal indicating that we should submit our brief within nine days. That has been done and were prepared to begin the sitting at the IDT. We maintain our position that (the employee) was unjustifiably terminated and we will prove (that) to the Tribunal, with oral and written submissions to make (our) case," Mr. Duncan said.

He added that the NWU is awaiting word from the IDT as to when the hearings will begin. But now John Kirk of the GMB, who jointly represents both unions in pay negotiations, has revealed that another straw poll is to be held for members working at all Nestl UK sites across Britain.

He said York workers had been the first to be faced by a pay freeze because the factory was first in this years pay bargaining round, but the same deal was now being offered across the country to all Nestl UK workers, including people working in the coffee and water business.

He said that as a result, the straw poll ballot in York would no longer apply, and another such straw poll would have to be organised nationwide by the unions with York workers having to vote again.

A Nestl spokesman said: The company will make every effort to continue the discussions through the formal channels.

Mr Kirk had claimed previously that Nestl was using the recession to impose a pay freeze for 2010, at a time when the factory was more productive than ever before and inflation had risen above three per cent.

But the company has said its engaged and positive workers had helped it achieve a good year in tough times and they would share in the success of 2009, but 2010 was set to be even tougher and more unpredictable, and it would be irresponsible to increase costs it controlled, including wages and salaries.

Nestle UK staff balloted in pay dispute

Nestle workers have never before been balloted nationally on industrial action

The first national ballot for industrial action at food giant Nestle is to be held in a dispute over pay.

The Unite union is to ballot thousands of Nestle employees over what it said was a policy of "pay restraint".

Union members at sites including York, Castleford, Halifax and Glasgow will vote in the next few weeks.

A Nestle UK spokesman said the company was "confused and disappointed" by the decision as it had always conducted local negotiations over pay.

"We are currently engaged in local negotiations at almost all our sites, which are all progressing," the spokesman said.

"Nestle has never undertaken national negotiations." 'Extremely disappointed'

The company also has plants at Dalston in Cumbria, Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, Sudbury in Suffolk and Aintree, Merseyside.

Unite accused Nestle of refusing to enter into national negotiations, claiming the company wanted to move towards performance-related pay.

National officer Jennie Formby said: "We are extremely disappointed to have been forced into a position of balloting our members for industrial action, but Nestle, a hugely successful and profitable company, has consistently refused to respect the agreed negotiating process.

"Instead they are imposing a policy of national pay restraint and pressing on with a move to non-consolidated performance-related bonuses.

"Our members do not want to take industrial action, but faced with such intransigence on the part of the company they have been left with no alternative."

Unions said Nestle had offered a 1% pay increase coupled with a 1.5% bonus.

Nestl has offered a 1% rise in basic pay plus increases to its performance-related bonus scheme.

But unions are asking for a 2.5% increase in basic pay, GMB national officer Alan Black said last night. Nestle Employees Dispute with Labor Union 2008-07-12 22:00:02 CRIENGLISH.com

A labor union at Nestle's coffee plant in Dongguan ran afoul of its former employees last week when some recently fired employees filed a complaint against the union for not holding elections for twelve years, Chinanews.com.cn reported Friday.

Back in March, several Nestle employees organized a campaign urging the labor union to hold elections, amid increasing dissatisfaction among employees over the plant's rigorous policies.

On March 3, Wang Jianjun and others spearheading the campaign began collecting signatures to call for an election within the labor union, in the hope that a new representative would negotiate with the boss on behalf of the employees.

The next day, plant authorities issued a warning letter to Wang Jianjun, who has worked for Nestle for thirteen years, accusing him of "severe misbehavior." A couple of days later, the plant issued an order to cancel Wang's labor contract, alleging that Wang declined to undergo an investigation.

Wang Jianjun and some of his colleagues who were also fired took the labor union of the Nestle plant to Dongguan's municipal labor regulator in search of legal justice.

Nestle labor union Commissioner Wan Xiuzhen voiced support for Wang Jianjun, saying that Wang and his peers were treated unjustly. She also criticized some of the labor union's policies.

According to the labor union law, the tenure of each sitting labor union committee lasts only three to five years, until the next election.

An investigation of Dongguan's Nestle plant is currently underway.

Nestle Company Snapshot:

Nestl, the world's largest food company, is one of the most multinational of companies. With more than 450 manufacturing facilities in over 80 countries spread over six continents, the company seems determined to feed the entire human race. It likes to call itself the worlds leading nutrition, health and wellness company. It is also one of the worlds most controversial corporations. For more than two decades the Nestl name was widely associated with a controversy, including a longstanding boycott, over its marketing of infant formula in poor countries. More recently, the company has been one of the primary targets of the global movement against the bottled water industry. Profile editor: Phil Mattera Ownership status: Publicly traded Number of employees worldwide: 283,000 Chief executive officer: Paul Bulcke Website: http://www.nestle.com/ Global Fortune 500 rank: 48 Tel: +41 21 924 2111 Net Income: US$17 billion Total revenue: US$104 billion Perm Nestle settles union pay dispute union Nestle Russia's Perm division has settled a long standing labor dispute with one of its unions. The labor dispute at its Perm factory started in December last year. The trade union demanded to raise the salary by 40%. The factory's management rejected this demand.

Under the agreement signed today, the company will raise employees salaries by 3.5% starting from July 1 in addition to the 15% increase effected on January 1, 2008. Moreover, in September-October, the company's management has agreed to discuss with the trade union the basic principles for shaping the 2009 wage pool.

Nestle owns 13 businesses across Russia. first Nestl product was marketed in Europe. Since Nestles founding in 1866, we have built our business by serving a basic human need: food products that are safe and have the highest levels of nutritional value. For the first forty years of our existence, Nestles only product was a milk and cereal-based food used to nourish the most vulnerable members of societyinfants, the infirm and the elderly. This product was invented by our founder, chemist Henri Nestle, in a pharmacy close to our headquarters

in Vevey, Switzerland. Nestle is now the worlds largest food and beverage company, with some 12,000 products, operations in over 100 countries and more than 230,000 employees. Henri Nestles one-room laboratory has become the worlds largest private nutrition and food research organisation. Today, we have hundreds of home towns where our local Nestle companies work to satisfy local food needs with products designed or adapted to local tastes and requirements.

The history of Nestl began in Switzerland in 1867 when Henri Nestl, the pharmacist, launched his product Farine Lacte Nestl, a nutritious gruel for children. Henri used his surname, which means little nest, in both the company name and the logotype. The nest, which symbolises security, family and nourishment, still plays a central role in Nestls profile.

Since it began over 130 years ago, Nestls success with product innovations and business acquisitions has turned it into the largest Food Company in the world. As the years have passed, the Nestl family has grown to include chocolates, soups, coffee, cereals, frozen products, yoghurts, mineral water and other food products. Beginning in the 70s, Nestl has continued to expand its product portfolio to include pet foods, pharmaceutical products and cosmetics too. 1959

- On 28th March, the Company was incorporated at New Delhi. The company was promoted by Nestle Alimentana S.A. through a wholly owned subsidiary, Nestle Holdings Ltd., Nassau, Bahama Islands. Nestl History Today, Nestl markets a great number of products, all with one thing in common: the high quality for which Nestl has become renowned throughout the world. 1867 Henri Nestl founded the company in Vevey, Switzerland. 1898 Nestl purchases its first factory outside of Switzerland Viking Melk factory in Norway. 1905 Nestl merges with Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company.

1929 Nestl merges with Peter-Cailler-Kohler Chocolats Suisses S.A. 1938 Nestl launches Nescaf the worlds first instant coffee. 1947 Nestl merges with Alimentana S.A. with the brand Maggi. 1962 Nestl purchases Findus. 1974 Nestl becomes a significant shareholder in the Cosmetics Company LOral. 1977 Nestl purchases Alcon, manufacturer of eye care products and kits. 1985 Nestl purchases the Food Company Carnation. 1988 Nestl purchases the confectionary company Rowntree Mackintosh and the pasta company Buitoni-Perugina. 1992 Nestl purchases the mineral water Company Perrier. 1998 Nestl purchases Spillers pet foods business. 1999 Nestl acquires Preparados y Congelados Alimenticios LA, La Cocinera, which produces ready-made frozen meals, pizzas, snacks and refrigerated products under the La Cocinera and Fricongel brand names. 2000 Nestl sells the Findus brand in all countries except for Italy and Switzerland. 2001 Nestl merges with Ralston Purina, the premier petfood Company in North America, and with unique expertise in the dry dog food area. Nestl is one of the greatest companies in the world. It has a long history and very interesting logo. But do you know history of the Nestle logo? Have you ever seen old Nestle logos? This famous logo has long and very interesting story.

I have sent a letter to the Nestle Company. When they answered and sent me history of their logo I was delighted as an archaeologist which digged up a new dinosaur skeleton.

I am pleased to share the history of the Nestle Logo with you.

Special thanks to Nestl for help

Vitaly Pedchenko, Etiziano The Nestl logo was launched by Henri Nestl in 1868 on the basis of the meaning of his name in German, i.e. little nest, and of his family emblem (that you can see here).

Henri obtained a 15-year French patent for his logo in 1868. After he retired, it was registered in Vevey in 1875 by the new owners of his company.\

In 1938, the traditional nest design was combined with the "Nestl" name to form what is called the combined mark.

In 1966 the design was simplified.

In 1988, the worm in the mother bird's beak was removed and the fledglings became two instead of three. It is said that it was meant to better illustrate the activities of the company, no longer active only in nutrition, and to reflect the average modern family of two children.

The logo we know now has just been simplified.The tree is supposed to represent an

oak and the birds thrushes.

Nestl S.A. Type Socit Anonyme SIX: NESN

Traded as

Industry Food processing Founded Vevey, Switzerland (1866) Founder(s) Henri Nestl

Headquarters Vevey, Switzerland Area served Worldwide Key people Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (Chairman), Paul Bulcke (CEO)

Products Baby food, coffee, dairy products, breakfast cereals, confectionery, bottled water, ice cream, pet foods (list...) Revenue CHF 109.72 billion (2010)[1] Operating income CHF 16.19 billion (2010)[1] Profit CHF 34.23 billion (2010)[1] CHF 111.64 billion (end 2010)[1]

Total assets

Total equity CHF 62.60 billion (end 2010)[1] Employees 281,000 (2010)[1]

Website www.nestle.com