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Tem caught in Salvesen row
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Christian Salvesen drivers walk out of Tesco depot. Guy Sheppard reports.
ONE OFTesco's main distribution centres, based in Lincolnshire, suffered its first one-day strike over pay on Monday (31 August) follow ing a breakdown in negotiations. The walkout by 50 drivers and fitters severely disrupted Christian Salvesen's multi-user cold storage depot in Easton,Lincolnshire.The Transport & General Workers Union (T&G) says veiled threats about the future viability of the depot were made by the company during last-ditch talks to avert the action.
Geoff Espin. T&G regional organiser, says: "Frankly, we quite expected them. The company has a lot of disgruntled drivers on very poor rates of pay who deserve better.They certainly don't need lobe threatened."
The strike is expected to be the first in a series at the depot and follows the start of an overtime ban last Thursday (CM 28 Aug-3 Sept). Salvesen's original offer to drivers was rejected after the union claimed it would have been totally self-financing through productivity and shift changes.
Espin says a revised deal was worth about 8%, but half of this was still self-financing.
A Salvesen spokesman says: "Further to recent speculation, Christian Salvesen can confirm that it is firmly committed to its ongoing operations at the company's Easton depot.
"Suggestions to the contrary are totally unfounded."