Workers at three key warehouses that dispatch non-prescription goods to Chemist Warehouse are backing calls to strike, prompting concerns supplies at the company could dry up within days.
Workers are demanding a 25 per cent pay rise and are pushing for better working conditions.
The National Workers Union claim its members are responsible for packing and shipping more than one million items for the discount chain every week.
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