NEARLY 1,000 warehouse workers employed by supermarket chain Morrisons have completed three days of strike action to defend their pensions and are set to strike again in June.

Their union Unite said that Britain’s fifth-largest supermarket chain plans to increase workers’ pensions contributions and lower the company’s own, costing employees £500 a year.

The union said Morrisons was also speeding up working practices and ending long-service pay awards.

Three days of strike action ended today at warehouses in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and Cheshire. Workers will strike again from June 13 to 16. 

Unite national officer Adrian Jones said: “Our members provide a vital service ensuring supermarket shelves are full.

“Yet Morrisons have decided to unilaterally impose changes to their pensions that will leave them worse off and changes to the conditions that no-one wants.” 

Morrisons, with headquarters in Bradford, West Yorkshire, operates almost 500 supermarkets and shed 8,800 jobs last year.