After a fight that lasted two months, workers employed at the Parmalat dairy factory, won their right to secure employment contracts and wage increases. The company had tried to introduce a new agreement that would have increased the number of casual and contract workers, limit union rights and offer minimal increases to wages. The workers received great support from their unions, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the Electrical Trades Union, as well as from many other worksites and unions. This attack was the latest by a large company to try to break a unionised workforce so that employment standards and wages could be lowered.
After a fight that lasted two months, workers employed at the Parmalat dairy factory, won their right to secure employment contracts and wage increases. The company had tried to introduce a new agreement that would have increased the number of casual and contract workers, limit union rights and offer minimal increases to wages. The workers received great support from their unions, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the Electrical Trades Union, as well as from many other worksites and unions. This attack was the latest by a large company to try to break a unionised workforce so that employment standards and wages could be lowered.
