The Co-operative’s food wing has been accused of ‘soiling its principles’ by contracting out its distribution operations in the South West by Unite.
Unite condemned the announcement that the Co-op was merging its two distribution centres at Chelston and Portbury into a new centre in Avonmouth – and contracting out the work at the new site to the transport and logistics company, Norbert Dentressangle.
A total of 200 jobs will be affected at the two sites, which are due to close in November 2012.
