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Trouble brews at supermarket depot

9th June 2005, Page 14
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ndustrial action over pay and conditions is looming

3t Morrison's Scottish RDC. Chris Tindall reports.

VIORRISON'S REGIONAL listribution centre in Bellshill, _.anarkshire, has once again )ecome the scene for driver unrest ifter its operator, Christian ;alvesen, attempted to force hrough new shift patterns.

A recent threat of strike action vas only called off when Christian >alvesen agreed to sit down and liscuss pay rates with the GMB 'Mon (CM24 March).

Now the logistics company has ingered drivers by attempting to orce them to work weekends and take mid-week rest days.

Stephen Baillie from the GMB says problems like this are common throughout the Morrison network because the supermarket is changing following its acquisition of rival Safeway: -We await management's renewed offer the first offer was completely unacceptable. Our argument is. if you want this, that's OK, but you have to pay for it."

Baillie describes a Morrison spokesman's claim that it is keeping out of the dispute as "complete and utter rubbish": "Christian Salvesen don't make an offer without checking, double checking and then re-checking with Morrison. Morrison knows exactly what's going on."

A Christian Salvesen spokeswoman says the firm is confident of resolving the situation quickly: "The drivers at the Bellshill [RDC], which are represented by the GMB, are all on fully flexible contracts which require them to work on a flexible shift basis." christopher.tindall@rbi.co.uk


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