Workers at Pfizer Australian manufacturing site the latest to walk out in labor dispute protests
Pharma companies have been no stranger to labor disputes recently and the latest one is hitting a Pfizer manufacturing site in the land down under.
According to the United Workers Union (UWU), employees at Pfizer’s pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the Perth suburb of Bentley have walked off for 24 hours in protest of what the union sees as a substandard pay offer for workers.
Union members said Pfizer refused to consider a wage increase in line with the cost of living. Pfizer has reportedly offered a 12% increase in wages over three years, while union members are pursuing 18%.
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