Asda set to be hit by strike action after thousands of distribution staff turn down pay offer

Almost 70 per cent of distribution staff turn down what they called a real terms pay cut, with nearly 80 per cent ready to strike, the GMB Union said.

Almost 70 per cent of the 8,000 GMB members polled turned down the below inflation pay offer.

The dispute relates to the supermarket chain's warehouse, clerical and transport colleagues working in its Asda Logistics Services (ALS) division

Nadine Houghton, GMB National Officer, said: “The UK is facing the worst cost of living crisis for a generation.