"Tesco lorry drivers and warehouse workers reject pay offer, union reveals", 19 September 2021

Tesco’s lorry drivers and warehouse workers at four distribution centres have rejected a pay offer, their union has announced.

Unite revealed the workers at the Big 4 grocers Belfast, Didcot, Doncaster and Thurrock sites have voted against a 2.5 per cent offer, arguing it was “lower than the RPI rate of inflation so represented a real-terms pay cut”.

“Tesco’s staff have kept working throughout the pandemic and that alone surely means they deserve a decent pay rise. Instead, they are being offered what is, in effect, a pay cut,” Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said.

A Tesco spokesman added: “We are in ongoing talks with Unite representatives regarding pay and are working closely with them to find a resolution.

“We look forward to meeting with them again soon to work towards an agreement on a pay award for our colleagues in those four distribution centres.”...