Asda/WalMart's anti-Union tactics cost them £850,000
Trade Unionist | 11.02.2006 16:46 | Workers' Movements
WalMart well known for it's anti-union tactics elsewhere tried to bribe workers in Tyne and Wear to give up union rights and had given out material "very hostile to trade unions and highly disparaging of the process of collective bargaining".
The workers response? Take industrial action. Finally, now they all get compensation as the court finds against, and is highly critical of, Wal Mart.
The workers response? Take industrial action. Finally, now they all get compensation as the court finds against, and is highly critical of, Wal Mart.
The tactic to try and break the workers solidarity had been decided from very high up in the company. They offered workers a larger pay increase for giving up union rights. This offer was refused, as the members of the GMB decided to stand together.
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article344676.ece
also:
http://www.gmb.org.uk/Templates/PressItems.asp?NodeID=93405
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/4702236.stm
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/unions/story/0,,1707514,00.html
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article344676.ece also:
http://www.gmb.org.uk/Templates/PressItems.asp?NodeID=93405 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/4702236.stm http://politics.guardian.co.uk/unions/story/0,,1707514,00.html
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