PROTESTS were held outside some North-East branches of Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) yesterday as a 48-hour strike continued.
Workers for the Co-op's insurance arm were staging the strike in protest against new contracts which they claim will reduce their basic salary by up to £12,000. Instead, they will work more on a commission basis.
About 180 members of shop workers' union USDAW in the North-East were on strike.
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