The state of the union in food retail
North American food retailers are under pressure to cut costs and employees are taking the brunt of their efforts, but…
Trade unions in the food industry
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UK: Negotiations between Asda and union break down
Talks to resolve the on-going industrial dispute between Asda, the UK unit of Wal-Mart, and the GMB union broke down…
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UK: Asda under union fire in depot dispute
UK supermarket chain Asda could face legal action from workers union GMB should it replace on-strike company workers with agency…
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UK: Union backs away from Asda strike
The GMB trade union has agreed to withdraw plans to hold a strike ballot of members at Asda distribution depots…
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CANADA/USA: Wal-Mart to close down only unionised store
US retail giant Wal-Mart has said it plans to close down its only North American unionised store. Last year the…
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USA: Bay area grocers strike tentative deal with unions
US grocers Albertsons, Kroger and Safeway have announced that they have reached a tentative contract agreement with eight local units…
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USA: Grocery union sets negotiations deadline in Northern California
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union in Northern California has said it has terminated a contract extension with…
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CHINA/USA: Wal-Mart in union with China (COMMENT)
Having historically defended its anti-union stance to the hilt, Wal-Mart has said that it will allow its employees in China…
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CHINA/USA: Wal-Mart to allow trade union in China
US retail giant Wal-Mart has said it will allow its employees in China to form a trade union. "Should associates…