Asda workers at its Wisbech store are set to strike during Easter weekend, one of the supermarket’s busiest times of the year, the GMB union has warned.
Roughly 170 staff members will walk out on 29 and 30 March in a 48 hour strike, the trade union said.
GMB claimed industrial action had been triggered by hour cuts and a rise in a bullying management culture.
It added that workers were also angry over “poor levels of training and support for their job roles, the equal pay claim dragging on for years, health, safety and fire safety issues being ignored and a lack of collective bargaining with GMB union”.
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GMB regional organiser Keith Dixon said: “Asda Wisbech workers will strike during Easter weekend, one of the supermarket’s busiest weekends of the year.
“They face cuts to hours, non-existent training, toxic management and multiple health, safety and fire failings. Asda workers in Wisbech know it’s not good enough.”
An Asda spokesperson said: “Although we are disappointed by the GMB’s decision to proceed with this course of action, we will continue to engage with them and listen to their concerns. While any potential disruption to colleagues and customers is unwelcome, we have comprehensive plans in place to minimise any disruption in the event of industrial action.”
Wisbech will be Asda’s second store to face strike action, after a number of workers stage a walk out in its Gosport site last month.
GMB members at the Hampshire branch held strikes on 9 and 10 February over a working environment that they described as “toxic”.
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