Tesco depot staff suspend pre-Christmas pay strikes

Plans for 1,200 Tesco distribution centre workers to strike have been suspended, the Unite union has said. Usdaw union is yet to agree a deal with Tesco, after its 5,000 members also rejected the 4% rise. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the new pay agreement was the "Least Tesco workers could expect", given the supermarket has "Forecast profits for 2021 topping £2.5bn".Unite said it had also secured an increase in overtime at the Doncaster distribution centre and an increase in holiday entitlement for the workers in Belfast. Members will now vote on the deal, but if it is rejected, any new strike action would be unlikely to take place before January 2022, Unite said. Unite national officer Adrian Jones said: "Right from the beginning of this dispute Unite has been clear that Tesco could afford to make a more generous offer and that has proved to be the case."It is now up to Unite's members to decide if the proposed deal meets their expectations.

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