Asda workers vote to strike

THE threat of a strike by hundreds of workers at a huge distribution centre of supermarket giant Asda came a step closer today when they voted in favour of industrial action.

Members of the GMB at Ince, near Wigan, backed walk-outs by 3-2 in support of a union shop steward.

Gary Belshaw was suspended following unofficial disruption in a row over working practices and although he has been reinstated Asda, owned by US retail giant Wal-Mart, is not allowing him to remain a shop steward.

The union's acting general secretary Paul Kenny said: 'Neither Asda nor any other employer will be allowed to say who the GMB shop stewards will be.'

But union leaders will meet next week to decide their next move. But union leaders will meet next week to decide their next move.