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Delegates at the Scottish TUC conference give support for strike action over changes to drivers' terms and conditions. David Harris reports.
CESCO DRIVERS IN Scotland vho are being balloted on strike iction over changes to their terms .nd conditions have won backing rom delegates at the Scottish :I.JC conference.
Mike Brider, the Transport & ieneral Union's Scotland regional ecretary, told the conference that 'esco's plans to change conditions Dr the 250 drivers at the Livingston lepot arc "merelya testing ground Dr a nationwide agenda-.
ATesco spokeswoman describes he union's allegations as highly iisleading but declines to omment on allegations that tanned changes would involve derecognising the union and building a no-strike agreement into any future deals (CM 19April).She adds: "Suggestions from the union that staff will lose up to £5,000 are nonsense. We're changing the way we pay our existing staff—not what we pay them".
Brider says: "The T&G is clear that we see this attack on our members in Livingston as a first step by Tesco against all the distribution depots. The reports we have received from our shop stewards suggest that Tesco management is already sabre-rattling in depots across Great B D www roadtranscort.com/cmnews