For several weeks, the anger has been growing in the warehouses of Asda supermarkets, subsidiary of Wal-mart and number one supermarket chain in Great Britain. After several weeks of failing negotiations and threats from both sided, the unionized employees (the only ones allowed to decide under British law) voted to go on strike, on June 21. (Réf. 06645)
The union members will put their threat of strike action at execution during 5 days as from June 30. The shelves of Asda , the number one supermarket chain, might face shortages, especially because this is a World cup period, when consumption is usually high. According to the trade union GMB, 57% of its members voted, and 75% decided to strike (2 209 against 771). This conflict, besides the fact that it could lead to the greatest strike ever in the sector, is exemplary of trade-union confronta
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