Staff at a Workington factory have voted against planned changes that could see jobs lost.

Amcor Flexibles Cumbria launched a consultation in June over plans to cut 74 jobs from its 360-strong workforce at Salterbeck Industrial Estate.

After an 11-week consultation involving union Unite, the company put detailed proposals for change to its workforce.

In a ballot, staff voted against some of the plans, details of which have not been made public.

Talks between the company and the union are continuing.

An Amcor spokesman said: "Whilst disappointed with the outcome, the company remains committed to achieving a consensus on the need for change.

"The focus will remain on achieving the changes necessary to allow the site to compete and reducing the number of potential redundancies."

Angela Gibbs, plant general manager amcor flexibles Cumbria: "We continue to work with our colleagues in the union as we believe the implementation of the changes will strengthen the ability of the business to return to being one of the UK’s premier packaging plants."

Amcor dates back to the 1860s, when Yorkshire stonemason Samuel Ramsden relocated to Australia and established Victoria's first paper mill.

In the 1970s and 1980s it diversified the range of packaging products it created.

It now operates more than 180 sites in more than 40 countries with 29,000 and describes itself as "a global leader in responsible packaging solutions".

It supplied rigid and flexible packaging products into the food, beverage, healthcare, home and personal care and tobacco industries.

In May, staff at the factory produced thousands of Walkers crisp packets to commemorate Leicester football team's Premier League championship.

Amcor supplies packaging for Pepsico, the company which owns the Walkers Crisps brand.