Demands have been made to increase the wages of those who work in Asda stores in London higher, due to the cost of living. Staff cannot afford to shop in the Asda supermarkets they work in, according to the GMB Union
It comes as GMB Union demonstrated outside the Sutton branch of the supermarket giant on Friday (November 4). Wages at least need to be increased to £11.50 per hour for staff to cope during the cost of living crisis, MyLondon reports.
It is consulting its members on whether it should ballot for possible strike action. Union organiser Rachael Baylis said: “Staff are concerned about the cost of living, they can’t afford to shop in the stores that they work in.
