FOOD workers marked the tenth anniversary of a historic win against the imposition of zero-hour contracts at Hovis today, saying the dispute displayed solidarity at its best.

Following strikes at the bakery’s factory in Wigan during the summer of 2013, bosses were forced to U-turn on bringing in agency staff on zero-hour contracts in the wake of redundancies and cuts to pay and hours.

The groundbreaking industrial action, organised by the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU), helped to inspire similar walkouts at previously non-unionised branches of food-fast giant McDonalds and pub chain Wetherspoons.