Asda workers Lowestoft have announced the dates they will strike
over a litany of work place problems.
Almost 200 workers are set to down tools for 48 hours from 00:01
on Friday 10 May until 23.59 on Saturday 11 May.
Workers are angry at a series of issues including:
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Cuts in hours
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Poor quality training
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Bullying management
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Health and safety issues not being addressed
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Fire safety breaches rampant
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Equal pay not resolved in a timely manner
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No collective bargaining with GMB
Lowestoft will become just the third Asda to face a strike, after
workers in Gosport and Wisbech walked out in recent weeks.
Workers at Brighton Holingbury have also voted to strike.
Keith Dixon, GMB Regional Organiser, said:
“GMB members used to be proud to work for Asda, but this once
great supermarket is being driven into the ground.
"Standards across stores are falling – there are thousands of
health and safety breaches, including blocked fire exits, fire
routes, and fire extinguishers, along with faulty fire alarm
systems.
"Meanwhile an estimated eight million worker hours have been cut
across Asda stores [1], so things are only going to get
worse.
"Asda workers have had enough and are flexing their industrial
muscle to make bosses do something about it.”
ENDS
Notes to Editors:
[1] Issa brothers face Asda strike
threats over cost-cutting (telegraph.co.uk)
