A localised dispute quickly gained international recognition when workers took on global giant food maker, PepsiCo, over precarious work. Members of the IUF affiliated National Union of Workers (NUW) at a Smith's warehouse in the Brisbane suburb of Tingalpa, began an indefinite occupation of part of their workplace for the right to secure work and equal pay across the workforce. This week, their struggle was successful with the company agreeing to reduce its use of casual labour and to increase pay and conditions for all. Unity, determination and international support were crucial in their victory.
A localised dispute quickly gained international recognition when workers took on global giant food maker, PepsiCo, over precarious work. Members of the IUF affiliated National Union of Workers (NUW) at a Smith's warehouse in the Brisbane suburb of Tingalpa, began an indefinite occupation of part of their workplace for the right to secure work and equal pay across the workforce. This week, their struggle was successful with the company agreeing to reduce its use of casual labour and to increase pay and conditions for all. Unity, determination and international support were crucial in their victory.
