More than 150 truck drivers for dairy giant Saputo have walked off the job for 48 hours and are set to be followed by 1400 Victorian dairy processing workers.
More than 150 milk tank drivers kicked off what is set to be an unprecedented three days of strikes in the Victorian dairy industry that could force farmers to pour milk down the drains.started 48 hours of stoppages and work bans at 3am on Tuesday, ahead of another 48-hour strike by 1400 dairy production workers at Saputo, Fonterra, Peters and Lactalis set to start on Wednesday.
TWU Victorian assistant secretary Mem Suleyman said members, about 80 per cent of the Saputo driver workforce, had decided to strike after eight months of failed negotiations around cost-of-living wage rises, job security and leave entitlements.
United Workers Union national secretary Tim Kennedy, representing the 1400 dairy processing workers set to strike at 13 dairy plants on Wednesday, has told ABC that “this is the biggest dairy action in living memory, it’s never happened on this scale”. The Consumer Price Index is currently at 6 per cent in the 12 months to the June quarter and the union says workers have taken real wage cuts while companies post record profits.While Woolworths’ milk supplies will not be affected by the Saputo action, its branded milk in Victoria comes from Fonterra’s plant.
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