Joanne McGuinness – Usdaw National Officer says: “This is a big upheaval for the Morrisons store management team and is devastating news for our members. We will be entering into consultations with the company on behalf of our members affected by these changes.

“Despite a large number of hourly paid roles being created, they will clearly not be a like-for-like position for the managers impacted.  We are providing Sata members with the support, advice and representation they require during this difficult time.”

Notes for editors:
 
Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is the UK's fifth biggest and the fastest growing trade union with over 410,000 members. Membership has increased by more than one-third over the last couple of decades. Most Usdaw members work in the retail sector, but the union also has many members in transport, distribution, food manufacturing, chemicals and other trades.
 
Sata is the union’s Supervisory, Administrative and Technical Association which represents managers in Morrison’s.
 
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