UNION group Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) is urging its members to support sister organisation the National Union of Workers (NUW) by joining picket lines at Chemist Warehouse distribution centres (PD 12 Mar).
An update from PPA Qld director Adam Kerslake said "Professional Pharmacists Australia members know that Chemist Warehouse is not a great employer from working in their stores...we've now learned from the NUW that distribution workers supplying the products and perfumes to stores are being exploited - on sham contracts and threatened with being sacked via text if they raise any issues.
"I've been down on the picket in Queensland and I'd encourage you if you live nearby to a distribution centre to come down and show your support," Kerslake urged.
Workers at the sites in Preston and Somerton in Vic, and Eagle Farm in Qld, have gone on an indefinite strike with a range of demands including a 30% pay increase and better conditions.
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