An alliance of union leaders says its members are now "on notice" to back striking Woolworths warehouse workers if the supermarket giant attempts to quash their industrial action.
  • @[email protected]English
    8•14 days ago

    The National Building Industry Group Unions (BIG) — which comprises about 20 union leaders and formed following outrage among some blue-collar unions after the Construction and General Division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) was placed under administration — said its 80,000 Victorian members were “on notice” to support United Workers Union (UWU) members who are taking industrial action.

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    “The BIG Unions support for the UWU’s distribution centre members is unconditional and the combined unions will campaign and support the dispute industrially, politically, and financially until these workers win this dispute,” read a statement from BIG posted on the CFMEU Victoria and Tasmania social media pages on Tuesday afternoon.

    “Should Woolworths try to break the picket line, the BIG is putting all our members on notice, if the UWU members require support for the picket we will be there in large numbers at the moment’s notice.”

    Good on them. CFMEU (along with some others) have a strong history of supporting other unions whether it’s legal to or not. And I think after the administration fiasco, they’re more than fired up to make these kind of big solidarity acts.

    • @Brickhead92
      2•14 days ago

      What country was your Woolworths from, and is the Australian Woolworths the same company?

      • @CuddlyCassowary
        2•14 days ago

        Probably the US. We had a discount drugstore-type place for years named Woolworth’s, but afik they’re not in business here anymore.