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WORKERS at frozen food giant McCain in Tasmania, Australia, are celebrating a win as the company’s union-busting tactics have been declared illegal.
The Australian Fair Work Commission has ruled that McCain had acted illegally in locking out members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) twice in two weeks — even before they had begun taking industrial action, reversing a previous ruling.
Workers at McCain Foods in Smithton, north-west Tasmania are campaigning for improved pay and conditions.
TONY BURKE says an International Labour Conference next month will try for a new convention to protect often super-exploited workers providing services such as ride-hailing (taxis) such as Uber as well as fast food and package delivery
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