Bally Auluk – Usdaw National Officer says: “Sainsbury’s decision to close the Chester Watergate store is a shock and obviously devastating for the staff impacted. We are providing our members with the support, advice and representation they need at this difficult time. Our priorities are to seek suitable alternative employment within Sainsbury’s for those at risk of redundancy and secure the best possible deal for our members.”
 
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Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is one of the fastest growing unions in the TUC and the UK's fifth biggest trade union with around 360,000 members. Most Usdaw members work in the retail sector, but the union also has many members in transport, distribution, food manufacturing, chemical industry and other trades www.usdaw.org.uk
 
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