Sally McManus, the secretary of the ACTU, has attended a strike by Woolworths workers at the Erskine Park distribution center in Sydney. The strike, which began on November 21, involves up to 1,500 employees across New South Wales, Victoria, and the ACT, demanding improved wages and safety conditions. The shortages have stretched into a second week, affecting multiple distribution centers and leading to empty shelves in supermarkets.
Sally McManus, the ACTU secretary, attended a strike by Woolworths workers at the Erskine Park distribution center in Sydney on Friday. Industrial action by up to 1,500 employees across New South Wales, Victoria, and the ACT has resulted in empty shelves in supermarkets and aims to improve wages and safety conditions. The ACTU claims that Woolworths ' treatment of workers as 'robots' is the cause of the shortages.
Strikes have extended to six sites in three states, with the Queensland Heathwood distribution center and Lineage joining this week. Woolworths must prioritize worker safety and well-being, as bare shelves are now visible across the eastern seaboard
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