Workers at Ingham’s plants at Bolivar and at Osborne Park in Perth this morning ended the strike after the company increased its offer.

More than 1000 members of the United Workers Union and Australian Manufacturing Workers Union initially rejected a three-year offer of a 3.9 per cent pay rise in the first year and 3.5 per cent in subsequent years.

But Ingham’s lifted its offer to a 5.12 per cent increase in the first year and four per cent increases in the following two years. It also commited to improve breaks, change labour hire practices and audit the behaviour of senior management.

UWU national secretary Tim Kennedy said the deal was worth an extra $100 per week for workers.

“The workers that kept Australia fed during COVID took a pretty admirable stance just over a week ago and because they stuck together, they’re now going to have a nice little bonus ahead of Christmas holidays,” he said.

On Monday, the union posting video to social media accusing Ingham’s of placing chicken waste next to where striking workers were congregating on a hot day.

Analysts had raised concerns that an ongoing strike could spell a shortage of chicken and potential price rises ahead of footy finals season.

Inghams supplies about 40 per cent of Australia’s chicken and counts McDonald’s, KFC and Woolworths among its customers.

-with AAP