Coles driving wages down

February 20, 2015
Issue 
1042
News
Coles meat workers picketing a new Coles supermarket
Coles meat workers picket a new Coles supermarket in Richmond, Victoria on February 18. Photo: AMIEU.

Coles meat workers picketed a new Coles supermarket in Richmond, Victoria on February 18 after a mass meeting of Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union members.

Coles is proposing a new enterprise agreement which wipes out most of the conditions for newly employed butchers and meat wrappers. The new butchers can earn $12,000 less in a year and the new meat wrapper can earn $8,000 less for doing the same jobs.

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Coles workers rallying in Richmond
Coles workers rallying in Richmond Victoria 2015. Photo: AMIEU.
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