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JJB staff stage walkout over pay | JJB staff stage walkout over pay |
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Hundreds of workers at sports retailer JJB have gone on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. | Hundreds of workers at sports retailer JJB have gone on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. |
Staff at the firm's warehouse in Wigan, Greater Manchester, are striking for 24 hours for the third time in two weeks. | Staff at the firm's warehouse in Wigan, Greater Manchester, are striking for 24 hours for the third time in two weeks. |
The GMB union said workers are mounting picket lines throughout the day and outside JJB sports shops across England and Scotland on Saturday. | |
GMB officials have also complained that employment agencies illegally supplied staff during last week's strike. | GMB officials have also complained that employment agencies illegally supplied staff during last week's strike. |
Regional secretary Paul McCarthy said the union was completely dissatisfied with the Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate for failing to enforce the law and take action against the agencies involved. | Regional secretary Paul McCarthy said the union was completely dissatisfied with the Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate for failing to enforce the law and take action against the agencies involved. |
A number of union members will travel from Wigan to protest outside the Inspectorate's offices in London. | A number of union members will travel from Wigan to protest outside the Inspectorate's offices in London. |
They will hand in a letter giving details of agencies the union claims had illegally supplied staff. | |
Mr McCarthy said: "These are low-paid workers on the national minimum wage, and the activities of the employment agencies in supplying strike-breaking staff is prolonging the dispute." | Mr McCarthy said: "These are low-paid workers on the national minimum wage, and the activities of the employment agencies in supplying strike-breaking staff is prolonging the dispute." |
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