Almost 2,000 Wilko employees will strike next month in a row over "harsh new contracts" which would standardise weekend work.
Officials at the GMB Union claim the action at Wilko's distribution centres in Worksop, Nottinghamshire and Magor in South Wales, have the potential to "cripple" deliveries to stores across the 海角视频.
The union has confirmed about 1,800 workers will walk out from 6am on Friday, October 11 until 5.59am on Saturday, October 12 and the same times from Monday, October 14 to Tuesday, October 15.
Gary Carter GMB national officer, said: "It is sad that it has come to this. We have done everything we can to try to negotiate a reduction in the amount of weekend working, but the offer from management is not acceptable.
“Wilko has always considered itself a family company - yet they’re forcing contracts on staff that will seriously impose on family time and workers’ wellbeing.
“GMB members will stand together and show Wilko management how strongly we feel about these harsh new contracts.”
The dispute is over plans to standardise a seven-day working week, which differs from previous arrangements when weekend work was in response to demand.
More than 84 percent of union members casted votes in favour of strike action earlier this month.
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A spokesman for Wilko said: “We’re sorry it has come to this and would like to reassure our customers and team members that we have robust plans in place so they can continue to shop and work with us as normal.
“We’re the last of the major retailers to introduce regular weekend working in our distribution centres as a result of customer demand for seven days a week shopping.
“We want to support our team members in responding to the 24/7 reality of retailing today while also helping them to spend as much time as possible with their families.
“We’ve already given 400 team members an additional weekend off before our peak trading period begins and in a recent meeting with the union we’ve also offered to guarantee two in three weekends off outside of peak from January 2020 onwards.
“We don’t believe industrial action is in anyone’s best interests at this challenging time for the high street and retail in general.
"We have always believed the right way to resolve any differences is through listening, talking and working things through together and we encourage the GMB to call off their the strike and join us in finding a way forward which works for both our customers and their members.”