Our essential worker heroes who were forced to work throughout the pandemic, who fell sick, whose families were made sick, who kept us fed and our pantries stocked have been left far behind. While the bosses profiteered and now gouge our pay packets, workers are paid poverty wages. Our #Superstrike showed that when workers are informed, supported and backed by their union, anything is possible. We called on the history of workers dating back hundreds of years. We know that our action is the spark that can light the fire of action we all need to finally achieve the wages and conditions we deserve. RAFFWU Members at Broken Hill Woolworths were the first to go on strike on 5 October 2023 and made a call to workers across the country On 7 October 2023, RAFFWU members at Coles and Woolworths engaged in the first ever national supermarket strikes in Australian history. These actions were a long time coming. Coles and Woolworths workers had billions of dollars stolen from them in successive agreements done between the bosses and their SDA. RAFFWU exposed what happened and spent years returning those stolen conditions. RAFFWU members have campaigned for years for fair and dignified workplace conditions. Living wages, safer workplaces and secure jobs are not just slogans. These should be minimum conditions for all workers but the politicians haven’t cared since their pay packets fattened. to join them and join the RAFFWU Superstrike. It was a huge success that has built the platform for our Christmas Superstrike. As we go to print we are beginning preparations for those actions. This has never been done before in supermarkets — and only RAFFWU members at Apple have engaged in national retail strikes at all! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be involved in real change — in seeing our bosses offer much better conditions. The wins are within our grasp when many more workers join the action and break their shackles of fear. All Woolworths, Metros and CFC workers, and all wages paid Coles Supermarkets workers can join RAFFWU, appoint RAFFWU as their bargaining representative and join our actions. 4
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