GXO manages the transportation of goods for businesses such as Whitbread – which owns brands including Beefeater and Brewers Fayre.
Warehouse workers and delivery drivers are taking part in industrial action that started yesterday (Monday 20 May) to Friday 7 June at the Feltham site in Hounslow, west London.
The union claimed GXO boasted a revenue of more than £7bn last year. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “It’s disgraceful a multimillion-pound company is paying its workers below the living wage.
“This is a company that can fully afford to pay its workers fairly and decently but has chosen not to out of sheer greed."
Integral part
Graham added: “Unite always puts the jobs, pay and conditions of its members first and the workers at GXO in Feltham will receive the union’s unyielding support.”
The affected workers take home just over £12 an hour, according to Unite.
Regional officer Lui D’Cunha added: “Our members are an integral part of the operation at GXO Logistics.
“Any disruption caused because of these strikes sits entirely with management at the company.
“GXO has had every opportunity to make a fair pay offer but has declined to do so.”
Enhanced offer
However, The Morning Advertiser understands GXO has put forward a pay offer to the union to pass on to its members.
Furthermore, it is also understood that, based on evidence, the industrial action won’t cause disruption to customers.
A GXO spokesperson said: “We are currently in process with ACAS and Unite, and have already made an enhanced offer as part of these negotiations.
“We are disappointed this offer has not been communicated to our colleagues and we will continue to work with ACAS and Unite to find a resolution but are confident we can mitigate the impact of any industrial action.”
This isn’t the first time there has been a dispute over pay at GXO. In December last year, staff members who were contracted by Greene King as lorry drivers and warehouse workers agreed a new deal after going on strike previously.
