UNITE action against 7-Eleven
UNITE will be staging the first of many actions against 7-Eleven this Friday. The details are: 12 – 1pm Friday September 5th outside the 7-Eleven store at 263 Bourke Street City. The store is very close to the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets.
UNITE is currently campaigning to organise 7-Eleven workers, some of whom get paid as little as $9 per hour. We call on 7-Eleven head office to urgently meet with UNITE officials so we can start to work through the many problems that exist.
We urge all of our supporters in the trade union movement to attend the action in solidarity with these struggling workers. Please bring union banners and flags on the day.
For more information contact UNITE Organiser Anthony Main on 0417368215.
See below for the text of the leaflet we will be handing out on the day or click here to download the PDF.
7-Eleven: High prices & low pay
Make your choice – Say NO to the 7-Eleven rip-off!
Did you know that most 7-Eleven workers are paid as little as $9-10 per hour?
At the same time 7-Eleven boasts that they are the largest operator of convenience stores in the world. They have more than 300 stores in Australia and turned over more than $1.1 billion last year!
With this money you would think that 7-Eleven would at least pay their workers the minimum wage. Unfortunately this greedy multinational is more interested in making mega profits than paying their workers properly.
7-Eleven mostly employ international students who have had little work experience and often don’t know their rights. They are bullied and threatened with visa cancellations if they complain about their poor conditions.
If we allow a greedy multinational like 7-Eleven to get away with this behaviour more and more employers will try to follow suit. Today it is retail workers and international students tomorrow it could be you.
We ask shoppers to make an informed choice. Ask yourself do you want to be shopping at the home of high prices and low pay? Or should you just buy your products at another convenience store up the road?
UNITE is a union for fast food and retail workers and we are demanding that 7-Eleven stop ripping off their staff. With your support 7-Eleven workers will have a much better chance of winning decent pay and conditions.