Booksellers escalate pay dispute with five-day Christmas strike
Booksellers at Harry Hartog and Berkelouw will strike until Christmas Eve over a decade-old pay deal, penalty rates and job security.
Retail workers at Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books will begin a five-day strike on Saturday, running through to Christmas Eve, after negotiations over a new workplace agreement broke down.
Workers represented by the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) will take industrial action from December 20 to December 24 at Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books stores, according to the union, targeting one of the busiest retail periods of the year.
The dispute centres on an enterprise agreement dating back to 2012, which the union describes as an expired “zombie” agreement that cuts conditions below Award minimums.
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