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RETAILER Wilko’s attempts to slash sick pay for tens of thousands of workers will be resisted by GMB, the union vowed today.
Wilko — formerly Wilkinson — operates a nationwide chain of stores and distribution centres selling household goods.
The firm has a turnover of more than £1.5 billion and employs more than 21,000 workers.
With 121,000 vacancies and 44.8% of staff feeling unwell from work stress, the NHS 10-year plan will not succeed unless the government takes immediate action to retain existing staff, writes ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
Reversing outsourcing is the pre-election promise the government must honour, says Unison general secretary CHRISTINA McANEA