Thousands of Asda workers have rejected a pay offer which has prompted fears of strike action. Lorry drivers, warehouse staff and clerical workers at the 23 distribution depots that supply Asda stores have rejected an offer which would have seen pay rises of between 5% and 7.5.
A number of staff at the supermarket chain, owned by billionaire brothers Zuber and Moshin Issa, said they “can’t afford to shop there” due to cost of living rises and the below-inflation wage rise. READ MORE: Covid could leave Greater Manchester's future in ruins - with warning that 'things are about to get worse' Almost 70% of the GMB union’s 8,000 members within Asda’s distribution network, which employs 12,000 people in total, voted against the pay rise, reports The Mirror.
The rise compares to inflation of 7.8% – on the retail prices index measure – while the legal minimum wage is set to increase by 6.6% in April.
In the same month government’s preferred measure of inflation – the consumer prices index – is expected to rise from 5.5% in January to almost 8%.
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