UNITE currently represents a group of workers in Bakers Delight stores in the northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Their employer is attempting to get through a workplace agreement that does away with many retail award entitlements.
UNITE is in the process of informing local residents of what was going on. The leaflets we have produced read:
7-Eleven have recently won the “Established Franchisor of the Year” award at the MYOB Excellence in Franchising Awards ceremony hosted by the Franchise Council of Australia. UNITE is calling on 7-Eleven to hand it back!
The following article appeared in this week’s Melbourne Times:
By Genevieve Gannon
Fair Work is investigating 7-Eleven franchises in Victoria over claims of exploitation. The union for fast food and retail workers, UNITE, said international students, particularly Indians, had become common targets.
UNITE welcomes the announcement from the Fair Work Ombudsman of a statewide audit of Victoria’s 7-Eleven stores.
The 7-Eleven audits will start this month. This comes after a year long campaign where UNITE exposed various 7-Eleven franchisees for systematically underpaying their staff.