Unite says the supermarket giant made changes to the pension scheme that could see employees out of pocket by about £500 annually
Hundreds of supermarket staff at Morrisons are being balloted for industrial action in a row over pensions.
Unite says the supermarket giant made changes to the pension scheme that could see employees out of pocket by about £500 annually. The union’s ballot includes around 1,000 members, ranging from warehouse stock controllers to cooks and office personnel, who will vote
Unite’s general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite is focused on our members’ jobs, pay and conditions and these unmerited changes to workers’ pensions will leave our members worse off every month.”
She accused the company of putting profits before the interests of the employees. She added: “Unite will not stand for such behaviour from any employer, let alone one like Morrisons who is raking in massive profits in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.
“Its flagrant profiteering and then cutting our members’ take-home pay is a disgrace.” When approached, Morrisons to comment on the matter.
Morrisons, which was bought by US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2022 for £7billion, currently sits as the fifth-largest supermarket chain in the UK, having been overtaken by Aldi two years prior.
