GXO Logistics workers based in Motherwell, Scotland have begun strike action in a dispute over pay that threatens to hit deliveries to major clients including Costco, Loch Lomond distilleries, Superdrug, Savers, Poundland, Whyte and Mackay, and Glen Turner as well as Argos and TK Maxx.
The strike action, by Unite members, started on 7 November and is set to end at midnight on 14 November. The action includes a continuous overtime ban.
Unite has warned that if the company fails to come back to the negotiating table with an improved pay offer, then a series of strike dates will run through November, December and into January 2026.
The drivers are demanding an improvement on the current pay offer and a rate which would bring them into line with GXO drivers working on other contracts based out of Motherwell. Unite said the current wage gap between the drivers and others placed on different delivery contracts is estimated at around 10%.
Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “It’s disgraceful that an extremely wealthy company in GXO Logistics is paying one group of drivers significantly less than others operating out of the same depot doing the same job.
“The company can easily afford to pay its workers equally but has chosen not to out of sheer greed.
“Unite always puts the jobs, pay and conditions of its members first, and the GXO striking drivers in Motherwell will receive their union’s full support.”
GXO Logistics UK recorded a £33.6m operating profit after tax in 2024, up from £28.4m in the previous year.
Andrew Brown Unite industrial officer, added: “Unite members are integral to the operations at GXO Logistics in Motherwell. Any disruption caused because of the strike action will lie entirely with GXO management because this is a company stockpiling cash.
“Make no mistake, our members will escalate the strike action until management gets back round the table to resolve this dispute.”
A GXO Logistics spokesperson said: “We have already made an enhanced and competitive offer as part of these negotiations. We will continue to work with Unite and our colleagues at Mossend to find a resolution and we do not anticipate any disruption to service.”
