"Asda joins Tesco in facing strike threat ahead of key Christmas season", 7 December 2021

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The GMB union said it was launching a consultative ballot...over [Asda]'s decision not to give distribution staff a "meaningful" pay offer.

It added that with inflation "rampant", the situation was a "kick in the teeth" for its key workers.

The ballot would go to a full vote with any resounding indication of support for strikes, meaning there is no prospect of disruption at Asda until the New Year...

An Asda spokesperson responded: "The GMB has recently made an additional pay claim on top of a two-year deal which was agreed with them in May.

"As our annual pay negotiations have just begun and discussions are ongoing, any talk of industrial action is premature.

"In addition, we have responded to the driver shortage by offering all of our existing HGV drivers a £1000 one-off discretionary incentive retention payment."