‘Overwhelming support’ for strike action at KP Snacks site
Almost 80% of Usdaw members at KP Snacks’ Ashby-de-la Zouch site have voted in favour of strike action, in a dispute over pay.
Following the ballot, which saw 79.52% vote in favour of strike action, on a 73.67% turnout, action will begin in the week beginning 9th December.
It was revealed that the 2024-2025 pay negotiations had failed to reach a satisfactory outcome, with Usdaw area organiser, Ed Leach saying the company’s offer of 6.5% failed to address the narrowing of the gap between the value of the National Living Wage and the consolidated rates of pay at the site.
Following the ballot results, Mr Leach said the overwhelming result clearly demonstrated the strength of feeling among members, and urged management to come back to the negotiating table and avoid disruption to the business ahead of Christmas.
“We regret that the company has flatly refused to increase the offer and we urge them to change their stance,” he added.
Usdaw balloted all members at the Ashby-de-la-Zouch site in Leicester who are employed on Grades B, C, D, D+ and D++ and was conducted by an independent scrutineer.
