Asda workers at the Wisbech superstore plan to strike for the second time on Friday, August 2, amid ongoing disputes over working conditions.
The GMB Union said the industrial action, involving over 150 employees, will see workers walk out from 3am to 10pm.
It said staffers are unhappy about reduced working hours, inadequate training, bullying management, fire safety violations, and unresolved health and safety issues.
The union also calls out Asda for not addressing equal pay concerns and for lacking collective bargaining with the GMB.
Despite a previous strike in March and subsequent meetings with senior management, the GMB claims that staff feel their issues remain unaddressed.
Union: “Management seems happy to ignore problems, cover them up or brush them under the carpet”
GMB regional organiser Keith Dixon said: “Asda Wisbech bosses are fully aware of why workers are angry.
“But despite several meetings with senior directors, the company seems to be completely missing the point.
“Not one dispute point has been addressed by Asda, while suggestions put forward by GMB have been ignored.
“Management seems happy to ignore problems, cover them up or brush them under the carpet.
“As a result, Asda Wisbech are returning to the picket line.”
Need Career Advice? Get employment skills advice at all levels of your career
An Asda spokesperson said: “We have taken reasonable and practical steps in Wisbech to address the points previously raised by the GMB and this has been welcomed by our colleagues at the store, most of whom are members of the union.
“Given this progress, we are disappointed the GMB has chosen a course of action that has the potential to disrupt the local community and hurt colleagues financially.
“We have offered to meet their representatives at ACAS to try and reach an amicable solution for all parties.
“In the meantime, we have robust contingency plans in place and can reassure customers the store will be open as normal should this industrial action go ahead.”
