EMBARGOED: Halloween strike as Bunnings refuses to budge on rostering

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Halloween strike as Bunnings refuses to budge on rostering

 

Bunnings workers are returning to the picket line tomorrow after talks broke down on Friday as the company refused to compromise on rostering, says FIRST Union Retail and Finance Secretary Maxine Gay.

 

“Bunnings wants the power to demand that workers are available for work, but without guaranteeing stable rosters.”

 

“Rosters are currently set by mutual agreement between managers and workers, but Bunnings wants to remove that requirement and hand bosses the power to change rosters on a whim,” says Gay.

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“This means a worker’s start and finish times could continually change, even work days could change without agreement. How are you meant to plan your life when your roster keeps changing?”

 

Bunnings workers need certainty and they are going to resist the company’s attempt to lock them into one-sided rosters,” says Gay.

 

Workers will strike outside Bunnings Mt Roskill on Carr Road from 10am to midday.