Around 200 wood workers were locked out this week by their employer, Carter Holt Harvey, in Myrtleford, a regional town in south eastern Australia. This dispute is the result of a breakdown of negotiations for a new workplace agreement, with workers seeking reasonable wage increases and improved income protection insurance coverage. This dispute is very similar to the recent ones at CUB and Parmalat, where the bosses also locked out workers in a bid to break their spirit. These workers are covered by the Electrical Trades Union, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The workers are also supported by their regional workers’ council.
Around 200 wood workers were locked out this week by their employer, Carter Holt Harvey, in Myrtleford, a regional town in south eastern Australia. This dispute is the result of a breakdown of negotiations for a new workplace agreement, with workers seeking reasonable wage increases and improved income protection insurance coverage. This dispute is very similar to the recent ones at CUB and Parmalat, where the bosses also locked out workers in a bid to break their spirit. These workers are covered by the Electrical Trades Union, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The workers are also supported by their regional workers’ council.
