Guardian journalists have called off their strike ballot after a peace deal was reached in a dispute over pay and conditions.
The National Union of Journalists chapel today agreed to abandon its strike vote and accept a revised offer from management.
More than £500,000 has been set aside for pay rises for website journalists, to bring their pay into line with those on the paper. More than 60 staff will receive pay rises of more than £5,000.
Non-website staff will receive a 3% pay rise.
Management also made a commitment to look at pensions.
Staff had been voting on possible industrial action, up to and including a strike, but that ballot will now be closed.
Chris Elliott, the managing editor of the Guardian said: "We are very pleased that after a great deal of hard work this dispute has been settled with goodwill and now we can look forward to an exciting future for the paper and the website."
Matt Seaton, joint father of chapel of the Guardian NUJ, said: "This is a resounding victory for the chapel who were determined to see an end to the two-tier workforce at the Guardian.
"With the Guardian facing an exciting integration agenda, the time for journalists on the website to be paid a fair rate for the job was ripe.
"We are also delighted that the editor and the chief executive of GMG have implicitly agreed that the pension scheme needs to be overhauled. We look forward to working with them to ensure that the future pay of retiring journalists can be improved."
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