Laverton Cold Storage workers have secured a victory.
After 12 days on strike, workers at Laverton Cold Storage voted on July 6 for their first union workplace agreement.
Emma Kerin from the National Union of Workers told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly that the striking workers had voted unanimously to return to work after endorsing a new EBA that includes significant gains for the workers.
The agreement includes an 18% increase in base pay over three years; moving from fortnightly to weekly pay cycles; a new bonus system covered by EBA disputes procedures; all labour hire casuals who took action to be rehired; and conversion of workers from labour hire casual to company casual after three months and then to permanent full time after six months.