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Woolworths says strike dealt $140 million blow

Woolworths says the total cost of the recently-resolved strike among workers at four distribution centres in Victoria and New South Wales reached a hefty $140 million.More than 1500 workers went on strike for about 17 days before the United Workers Union reached an agreement with the supermarket giant on Saturday."To date, Australian Food sales have been negatively impacted by approximately $140 million in total (up to December 8) with approxim…

Woolworths DCs reopen following strike - Retail World Magazine

All four Woolworths distribution centres impacted by an extended period of industrial action have reopened after the company’s individual enterprise agreement offers were endorsed by the United Workers Union on Saturday, 7 December. The new agreements provide team members with wage increases over three years of approximately 11% in total, with the individual increases varying by site and year. Team member concerns about performance metrics have …

Woolworths announces new enterprise agreements following strike - Trailer Magazine

Image: Daria Nipot/stock.adobe.com.Woolworths’ Melbourne South Regional Distribution Centre (MSRDC) has reopened after the company’s new enterprise agreement offers were endorsed by the United Workers Union (UWU) at four distribution centres across Victoria and New South Wales. The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) had endorsed the offer at MSRDC. The Melbourne Liquor Distribution Centre, Wodonga Regional Distribution Ce…

Woolworths to “ramp up” operations following strike agreement - Fully Loaded

Image: arliftatoz2205/stock.adobe.comWoolworths’ striking distribution centres are set to resume normal operations following the endorsement of a new enterprise agreement offer by the United Workers Union (UWU). The UWU represents 1500 Woolworths employees across Victoria and NSW and said the company had agreed not to punish workers for their speed of work. The endorsement has also received backing from the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employee…

Australian strike ends as Woolworths workers accept agreement

Woolworths' MSRDC is set to resume operations after the UWU endorsed new enterprise agreement offers from the supermarket chain.The post Australian strike ends as Woolworths workers accept agreement appeared first on Retail Insight Network.

Woolworths reveals $140m in lost sales after dispute settles

The cost of an industrial dispute in Victoria and NSW has blown out to $140 million in lost sales for Woolworths (ASX: WOW) with the company yet to quantify the