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Morrisons Workers Vote For Strike Over Pension Changes
Morrisons workers at two key UK distribution centers are up for strike action after a row over pension changes.
Unite union members from the Gadbrook and Wakefield sites, covering roles from stock controllers to administrative staff, have overwhelmingly voted to strike.
The decision affects roughly 1,000 union members, with a 97 percent approval rate.
The strikes are scheduled to begin early on 23 May and will continue until the early hours of 26 May, with a second round planned for 13 to 15 June.
The conflict arose after Morrisons proposed alterations to its pension schemes, which Unite claims would make each employee approximately £500 worse annually.
The supermarket's plans to eliminate a longstanding service award and enforce job role changes have fuelled discontent among the workforce.
A new, less popular system for measuring warehouse picking rates is also among the contested changes.