Workers made redundant when Morrisons shut a distribution depot at Aylesford, Kent, have had their cases heard by an employment tribunal.
They are trying to claim millions of pounds in back pay, unpaid annual leave and bank holidays.
The depot closure was announced by Morrisons in January, after the Bradford-based chain decided it had too many depots following the £3bn acquisition of Safeway (March 2004).
Former depot manager Steve Miller is reported as saying: "We had our internal grievance procedure, but the company just dragged their heels until time expired and we were made redundant, so we were forced to take them to tribunal."
Jeff Goswell, regional officer for the GMB union, said: "There are still ongoing discussions between ourselves and Morrisons, but we haven't had any further offers to settle these issues.
"We remain hopeful that we can alleviate the burden of the tribunal and get the payments for the people that deserve them.
"We have issues with unpaid compensation, unpaid annual leave, unpaid bank holidays and the 20 per cent annual leave payment."
• Meanwhile, Morrisons is reported to have narrowed its search for its next chief executive down to three men but is still not confident of making its choice before the deadline imposed by the City of its annual meeting next week.
Marc Bolland, chief operating office of Dutch brewer Heineken, and David Wild, former Tesco executive who heads Wal-Mart's German supermarkets, are said to have joined Ian Meakins, outgoing chief executive of Alliance UniChem, on Morrisons' shortlist.
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