Sainsbury's warehouse workers stage 24-hour strike

Hundreds of workers at a Sainsbury’s distribution centre were today staging a 24-hour strike after rejecting a pay offer.

The centre in Haydock, Merseyside, England, distributes goods to Sainsbury’s stores across the north of England.

The site employs around 750 warehouse workers, almost all of whom are members of the Usdaw trade union.

The workers recently voted in favour of strike action after rejecting a pay offer which fell short of the requested £8-per-hour.

Bosses had offered £7.55 (€10.70) an hour, with a maximum pre-tax back payment of £500 (€712).

Usdaw spokesman Glen Dyson, when he announced the strike, said: “The workers are understandably upset that their earnings, even after this latest offer, will still be significantly behind other warehouse workers in the North West and other Sainsbury’s depots.”

A Sainsbury’s spokesman said contingency plans were in place and customers should notice no difference in their stores.