Booker drivers consulted about action as pay dispute continues
Delivery drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead site are being consulted by the union Unite about possible industrial action following a breakdown in talks about pay. The dispute dates back to July […]
Booker HGV drivers suspend strike planned for 23-24 December
The strike planned for 23-24 December by 45 delivery drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead site has been suspended until 31 January. The two-day strike could have hit deliveries to 1,500 convenience […]
Booker HGV drivers to strike on 23-24 December
Delivery drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead site are to strike on 23-24 December after a pay dispute flared up again. Unite the union accused Booker bosses of ‘bad faith’ for reneging […]
Budget relief measures fall short according to the FWD
News that the Government is to introduce temporary business rates relief for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties for 2022-23 has been welcomed by the FWD, but the industry body […]
Booker HGV drivers agree to new pay deal
HGV drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead site have voted ‘overwhelmingly’ for a new pay deal, the terms of which are confidential. This followed a threat of strike action by the drivers […]
Booker HGV drivers suspend strike to vote on pay deal
HGV drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead site are to vote on a new pay deal. As a result, the strike action due to have started on Monday (4 October) has been […]
Industrial action by Booker HGV drivers postponed
Industrial action planned for this week by HGV drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead site has been postponed to allow for further talks between Booker Retail Partners and the union Unite. Meetings […]
Booker HGV drivers vote to strike
Forty drivers, employed by Booker Retail Partners at its Thamesmead site, have voted unanimously for strike action. This follows a dispute caused by Booker Retail Partners putting in place a temporary […]
No one at Booker available to meet Unite over HGV drivers’ pay dispute
Top managers at Booker Retail Partners have ‘disappeared’ so talks aimed at averting possible strike action by HGV drivers at the C&C/delivered wholesaler’s Thamesmead depot cannot currently take place, Unite […]
Booker agrees to talks with Unite union over HGV drivers’ pay
Booker has agreed to meet the union Unite early next week for talks. This follows the C&C/delivered wholesaler’s refusal to pay the HGV drivers at its Thamesmead depot the same […]
Booker drivers threaten strike action over pay
HGV drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead depot are to be balloted for strike action, after the C&C/delivered wholesaler refused to pay them the same temporary rise of £5 an hour that […]
FWD welcomes temporary extension of HGV drivers’ permitted hours
The Government’s announcement that HGV drivers’ permitted hours will be temporarily extended from Monday 12 July has been welcomed by the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD). FWD chief executive James […]
