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Woolworths grocery shortages: Protesters delay reopening of Dandenong South distribution centre (www.theage.com.au)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Protesters have delayed the reopening of a Woolworths distribution centre after almost two weeks of strikes over better pay and conditions.

Woolworths had planned to reopen its critical Dandenong South distribution centre in Melbourne’s south-east on Monday at 6am to address the problem of empty shelves in its stores across Victoria, and in some NSW and ACT stores.

The supermarket giant had expected the majority of its usual workers to return to the centre, after more than 1500 staff went on an indefinite strike at four sites beginning November 21.

However, a picket line of hundreds of protesters on Monday – mostly from the United Workers Union, but also from the Victorian Socialists group – gathered and continued to block entrances to the centre.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Two ways to show your solidarity:

  1. Sign the workers' petition https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/tell-ceo-amanda-bardwell-to-meet-with-warehouse-workers-end-woolworths-unsafe-measurement-system
  2. If you can, contribute to the strike fund: https://chuffed.org/project/117264-emergency-bill-and-food-relief-while-workers-strike-for-safety-at-woolworths-warehouses

copied from comment by UWU Facebook account

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I slapped a "pay your workers" sticker up on one of the notices lmao, thanks for the links this is way better!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tried donating on chuffed but their payment system is down. I'm hoping this is from too many people donating and not colesworth fucking with them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd try again, there are listed donations still going through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I got the same error. Tried another browser and same thing happened. Using a standard commbank card so it's not niche or anything. Wtf is going on

[–] dracs 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was just able to donate. Maybe give it another go now?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I had a crack in Firefox and it worked

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not sure. Are you using any browser content blockers or VPN proxies? They're usually the two culprits for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah it was happening on both wifi and cellular. I used Firefox and it worked. Chrome just didn't want to work.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Woolworths exists? Does anyone know whether this is the same company that used to be a department store in the US?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I don't think they're related.