Dave Gill - Usdaw National Officer says: “This is devastating news for staff working at the Coventry store and comes as a shock because this is the first time IKEA have proposed a store closure.
“We will now enter into meaningful consultation talks with the company to interrogate the business case for this proposed closure. Our priorities are to seek redeployment opportunities, minimise compulsory redundancies and secure the best deal we can for our members.
“In the meantime Usdaw is providing our members with the support, advice and representation they need art 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.
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