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Matalan staff walk out in first strike against a ‘frankly insulting’ pay offer

HUNDREDS of workers at a Matalan distribution centre walked off the job today in the first in a series of strikes against a “frankly insulting” pay offer.

More than 500 GMB members walked out of the retail giant’s key warehouse in Knowsley, Merseyside, at 2pm.

They were joined by various supporters from Liverpool Momentum, the GMB and Knowsley Trades Council.

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