Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Union warns of Christmas strikes threat as workers at two Morrisons distribution centres balloted for industrial action in pay dispute
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMore than 1,000 workers at two Morrisons supermarket distribution centres are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay increases.
A union said strikes by staff could begin as a result before Christmas. A total of 1,100 workers, all members of the union Unite, were involved in the action, said a spokesman.
Unite said the distribution centres concerned were Northwich in Cheshire and Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Both distribute food and goods to Morrisons supermarkets throughout the North west, Yorkshire and beyond.
The union said workers had received an 'entirely unacceptable pay offer'. It said most workers had been offered a three per cent pay increase, but claimed the lowest paid had been offered just two per cent.
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