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Union Solidarity aims to build a mass based united front campaign on the ground to defeat the repressive IR laws. Union Solidarity is a wide network of affiliated community and welfare organisations and unions with the single aim of building a broad people’s movement to beat back attacks on workers, unions and communities.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Toyota Workers Win

Congratulations to the AMWU and ETU maintenance workers at Toyota in Altona who won their strike. Toyota completely caved in.
  • Tony Brooks secured a tradespersons job on afternoon shift.
  • All legal action against striking workers will be dropped
  • Toyota agreed to an improved dispute settlement procedure.
The strike started on Wednesday [20 Sept] in support of the AMWU senior delegate [Tony Brooks]. During the consolidation process 795 employees from Port Melbourne had been given an option of either transferring their job to Altona or taking redundancy. Tony was the only employee not offered his existing position. He was locked out on 29 August and offered a lower skilled job on the production line, he refused and his fellow workers have rallied around him.

On Thursday picket activity increased and a number of trucks were turned away. Toyota then signalled they wanted to talk and the picket was lifted. Negotiations with officials from the ETU and the AMWU took place at 12pm Friday [21/9] and a mass meeting at 4pm voted to return to work.

Yet again workers were able to stare down legal threats from the management. Solidarity between striking workers and the community works!!!

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Hopeful signs for striking Toyota workers

The community assembly at Toyota in Altona has been lifted but the workers remain on strike. Toyota has committed to negotiations with officials from the ETU and the AMWU at 12pm Friday [21/9] and it is hoped that the matter can be settled satisfactorily. Stay in contact with the website for an update tomorrow.

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more info: background | Dave Kerin 0412 484 094

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Community Assembly at Toyota Altona

Update Thurs 21/9: Assembly lifted while company and union negotiate, workers remain on strike

Union Solidarity has established a 24 hour assembly at
Toyota
Corner Grieve Pde
and Dohertys Rd
Altona
[melway 54 G1]

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Maintenance workers at Toyota in Altona are on strike in support of an AMWU delegate. Tony Brooks a senior delegate is being discriminated against after being guaranteed his job at Altona by Toyota during the Port Melbourne consolidation.

During the consolidation process 795 employees from Port Melbourne had been given an option of either transferring their job to Altona or taking redundancy. The senior AMWU delegate was the only employee not offered his existing position. He was locked out on 29 August and offered a lower skilled job on the production line, he refused and his fellow workers have rallied around him.

Who will be next? If Toyota is taking this stance with the senior delegate what hope has a rank and file worker have? Don’t cross the picket.

SUPPORT NEEDED
Visit the picket: Key times are 7am-8am, 3pm-4pm, 11pm-12am. Talk to assembly coordinator on arrival.
Workplace Meetings: Arrange a meeting at your to support the Toyota workers. If you require a speaker contact: 0412 484 094.
Message of Support: Send messages of support to: contact@unionsolidarity.org
Spread the word: Print/Copy/Distribute this leaflet. Email and phone your networks
Logistical Support: We require the following items to support the picket:
• UHF transceivers
• Mobile phones
• Food
• Coverings, Tarps etc

more info: Dave Kerin 0412 484 094

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