BY STEPHEN GARVEY
MELBOURNE — ACI workers and their supporters protested outside ACI headquarters on July 7 to demand that management end their lockout of workers at the ACI Mould Manufacturing plant in Box Hill. The workers, who were stood down in mid-May then locked-out since June 16, have been without pay for more than six weeks.
While the July 7 protest did not bring an end to the lockout, support for the ACI workers is growing. On July 15, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union organiser Tony Mavromatis addressed a crowd of 150 attending a screening of a documentary about the impact of corporate restructuring upon workers in the US. More than $360 was collected for the workers following the screening.
To show your support for the ACI workers, visit the picket line at 38 Lexton Street, Box Hill.