Employees working for supermarket duopoly Coles and Woolworths will walk off the job this weekend as they demand better pay and conditions in what’s being touted as a first national supermarkets strike in Australian history.
The two-hour work stoppage will be held on Saturday from 10am in stores in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT, and SA.
“Tonight, almost 100 Coles members unanimously endorsed implementing all bans in full this Saturday and preparing for a Christmas superstrike at Coles,” reads a post of the RAFFWU Facebook page, posted Tuesday evening. “They just want a living wage to deal with the rising cost of living, they can‘t even afford the groceries they’re selling,” Mr Cullinan said.
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