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Iona Young

Scottish shoppers face food shortages as Tesco workers vote to strike

Tesco stores across Scotland face empty shelves and disrupted online orders in the run-up to Christmas as workers at the West Lothian depot are set to strike.

The workers at the Livingston depot are to strike which provides stock to stores across Scotland.

Staff planning to strike include warehouse workers and HGV drivers meaning the action is likely to affect the supermarkets supply.

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Unite members will walk out on Monday 20 December and will not return before Christmas.

The workforce is angry that Tesco is offering a real terms pay cut while the supermarket giant is projecting an operating profit of £2.6 billion for the current financial year.

Unite Regional Officer Willie Thomson said: “It’s time Tesco rewarded its exceptionally hard working and loyal workforce in distribution.

"The workers have kept us fed throughout this pandemic and after contributing to the exceptional profits of Tesco they fully deserve a significant pay rise.

"Tesco needs to put its customers and workforce first, settle this dispute or risk shortages over the festive period.

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"Tesco says ‘This Christmas nothing is stopping us’ well with the full support of Unite nothing is going to stop our members in their fight for a fair wage deal.”

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