Tag: woolworths
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WOOLWORTHS DISTRIBUTION STAFF RETURN TO WORK AT WARNERVALE
More than 500 staff returned to work at the Woolworths distribution centre in Warnervale today. An indefinite lockout has ended after negotiations with the United Workers Union picked up. A final deal is yet to be locked in, with an improved rate of pay, provisions to convert casual positions into permanent, and paid domestic violence…
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WOOLWORTHS STAFF LOCKED OUT INDEFINITELY AS NEGOTIATIONS DETERIORATE
A pay dispute between Woolworths and its Warnervale distribution staff has taken yet another turn. Workers have once again been locked out without pay, and it’s unclear when negotiations will get back underway.
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LOCKOUT TURNED STRIKE CONTINUES FOR WOOLIES DISTRIBUTION WORKERS
A strike at the Woolworths distribution centre at Warnervale has entered its seventh day, as workers seek greater wage parity with colleagues in Sydney. United Workers Union members rejected a 3 per cent rise in pay each year across the board this morning, before heading back into negotiations. “It’s not just about wages and classification…
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WOOLWORTHS AND UWU PAY DISPUTE HEADS BACK TO NEGOTIATING TABLE
Wage negotiations between Woolworths and the United Worker’s Union will resume tomorrow, as shelves begin to go bare in store. Workers from the Warnervale distribution centre were locked out without pay on Friday, they say they’ll continue to fight until their wages are on par with colleagues in Sydney.
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WOOLIES WORKERS LOCKED OUT OF DEPOT AMID 24 HOUR STRIKE
Around 500 employees have been locked out of Woolworths’ distribution centre at Warnervale. Four months of wage increase negotiations hit breaking point today, as the United Workers Union says locals are paid less than staff at Sydney depots. Woolworths has defended its offer of a 9 per cent pay rise – at the base level,…