Campaigners claim victory in fight to keep BATA co-op

Vote to change nature of century-old agriculture business fails to reach majority

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Members voted to retain cooperative status of Yorkshire-based business BATA
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Members voted to retain cooperative status of Yorkshire-based business BATA

Campaigners against the proposed changes to agricultural cooperative BATA are claiming victory after members voted against plans to demutualise the Yorkshire-based business. The board of directors,...

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