UNITE Organiser Mel Gregson was recently interviewed on 3CR’s Stick Together about the campaign for better wages and conditions for Bakers Delight workers.
Listen to the interview here:
http://podcast.3cr.org.au/pod/3CRCast-2010-08-22-76989.mp3
or here:
The following article from Workplace Express outlines UNITE’s recent win against a Bakers Delight franchisee in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. See below.
Workplace Express article (subscription required)
Article can also be viewed here.
After a months long process, Fair Work Australia has finally refused to approve a Bakers Delight Enterprise Agreement. The agreement would have covered the Diamond Creek, St Helena and Laurimar stores in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
UNITE, the fighting union for fast food and retail workers, had challenged the agreement in Fair Work Australia claiming that it left the young workforce disadvantaged because it undermined many Award conditions.