A wave of strike action is due to hit local shops, unions have warned.
On 4 December, 1,200 G4S cash-collection staff will walk out. Meanwhile 751 McVitie’s factory staff making Cream Crackers, Mini Cheddars and other brands enter their third week of work stoppage.
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Staff at own-label giant Bakkavor, which creates soups and sauces for the major supermarkets, will man picket lines pending a ballot on a new pay offer.
Meanwhile, the Post Office took out adverts to mitigate the impact on its branches from Royal Mail’s strikes on 1, 9 and 11 December.
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