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Usdaw members at a Marks and Spencer's distribution site to take industrial action

Date: 25 May 2021 Retail logistics trade union Usdaw has today notified DHL of a 24-hour strike at their Marks and Spencer Long Eaton distribution centre, starting at 9.30pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021.
Usdaw members voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute about the amount of redundancy pay that long serving staff will receive when the site closes at the end of July. The industrial action affects a Marks & Spencer’s third-party logistics contract, operated by DHL at Long Eaton in Derbyshire.
 
Ed Leach – Usdaw Area Organiser says: “Industrial action is always a last resort and we are deeply disappointed that the company has not even responded to yesterday’s decisive ballot result, with over 90% of Usdaw members voting in favour of industrial action.
 
“Long-serving DHL employees, who have given decades of loyal service, deserve what we believe they are entitled to and fair treatment in these difficult times. It is extremely disappointing that we have been forced into this position by DHL’s refusal to agree that staff employed prior to July 2003, who are now being made redundant, are entitled to significantly enhanced redundancy pay.
 
“We again call on the company to get back round the negotiating table. The ball is in their court and only they can stop the proposed strike action.”
 
Notes for editors:
 
Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is the UK's fifth biggest trade union with over 400,000 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.
 
For Usdaw press releases visit: http://www.usdaw.org.uk/news and you can follow us on Twitter @UsdawUnion

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