Strike action at Menzies suspended
The Unite union has announced that the threatened strike action at Menzies Distribution has been suspended to allow staff to vote on an improved pay offer. The ballot result on the improved offer to the 300 packers, pickers and drivers is expected to be known on Friday next week (30 September). The details of the improved offer are not being disclosed.
The two 24-hour strikes that were scheduled to take place tomorrow (Friday 23 September) and Monday (26 September) have been suspended while the ballot is being held.
The main Menzies distribution centres include Ashford, Aylesford, Bromley-by-Bow, Greenwich, Norwich, Ipswich, Portsmouth, West Thurrock and Weybridge in England. The main sites in Scotland are at Dundee, Dunfermline, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Irvine, and Paisley.
Unite members had voted 86% in favour of strike action and by 91% for industrial action short of a strike.
