16 September 2024
E tū members at Coca-Cola’s
two New Zealand-based manufacturing and distribution centres
are occurring strike tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday, after
negotiations have didn’t ship an affordable
supply.
Staff can be picketing tomorrow outdoors each
Auckland and Christchurch vegetation.
Amongst
the employees’ primary considerations is the shortage of transparency
about how a lot non-unionised employees are incomes on their
particular person employment agreements.
E tū
delegate Glenn Matthews says the corporate have to be extra
upfront with their employees.
“Everybody’s doing the
identical job, so Coca-Cola must be extra open what persons are
incomes – and union members should not be incomes lower than
anybody else,” Glenn says.
“It feels as if if
you’re within the union, you don’t matter. It’s a tactic
to get individuals to go away the union, so the corporate can have
extra energy over us.”
Glenn says employees want first rate
pay to maintain up with the price of residing.
“All the things
is getting dearer. Some union members have younger
households. For me personally, all my pay goes in the direction of
residing bills, and it’s actual robust.”
E tū
Nationwide Secretary Rachel Waterproof coat says the corporate’s
method will tarnish their worldwide model.
“We
see how a lot cash Coca-Cola makes each right here and globally,
but employees reside week-to-week on insufficient wages,”
Rachel says. “Coca-Cola Europacific Companions is a public
supporter of pay transparency, but they don’t seem to be residing as much as
that dedication.”
“The corporate usually celebrates
their rating within the prime ten ‘most
enticing employers’ in Aotearoa New Zealand. To stay
as much as this repute, they should deal with their employees with
equity and respect.”
PICKET
DETAILS
Auckland
Handle: 19
Carbine Highway, Mount Wellington
Time: 6am to 1pm
(recommended time for media is 10:30am)
Contact: Alvy Tata,
027 594 1900
Christchurch
Handle:
270
Port Hills Highway, Hillsborough, Christchurch
Time:
7am to 9am (recommended time for media is 8am)
Contact:
Sara Currey, 021 336
527
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