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Wal-Mart ASDA workers call
off strike ballot at distribution centres There will be no strike ballot at Wal-Mart ASDA distribution centres in the United Kingdom. This follows talks yesterday between the company and GMB, which represents the workers. - The meeting today between us is the most progressive we've had, ASDA's chief executive, Andy Bond, and Acting General Secretary of GMB, Paul Kenny, said in a joint statement - We both agree that we have made positive progress and today's meeting has been a significant step in the right direction. - We have both agreed an action plan to work together to form a National Joint Council for distribution and are now going to develop the detail of this arrangement. - The GMB has agreed to withdraw their plan to ballot colleagues for industrial action and ASDA expressed thanks for this gesture. - We would both like to reinforce our commitment to working together, the statement concluded. .
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