Dairy companies have averted a six-day strike by offering factory workers an improved pay deal.
The dairy worker strikes in Victoria are over after processors caved into workers' demands for better wages and conditions.Unions say they have negotiated pay rises of 14 per cent over three yearsThe improvements include a processor's offer of a 12 per cent pay rise over three years, up from a previous offer of 10.5 per cent.caused disruptions to dairy production in Victoria and an estimated tens of thousands of litres of milk had to be dumped and wasted.
On Wednesday, the United Workers Union announced it had reached agreement with Peters Ice Cream, Saputo and Lactalis for wage increases for more than 1,000 dairy factory workers.In a statement, the union said "the vast bulk of the 1,400 dairy workers won a 5 per cent pay rise in the first year, going some way to address the cost-of-living crisis".
Fonterra supply chain and operations director Rob Howell said the company was pleased to have reached an agreement "largely in line with what was previously on the table, following months of negotiations with the union".
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