Issue No 91 | 06 April 2001 | |
NewsBeazley Gives Boost To Bakery WorkersBy Andrew Casey
Federal Labor Leader Kim Beazley pledged his support in the Newcastle Buttercup battle when he attended the Newcastle Knights home game last weekend. Kim Beazley told LHMU members, who were distributing petitions and flyers at the match seeking support, he would approach multinational Goodman Fielder to see if he can restart talks with management to prevent the retrenchment of 58 bakery workers later this month. The community campaign in the Hunter region is getting more and more support. LHMU workplace delegate John Tucker, told the Newcastle Herald that about 4000 people had signed union petitions at the Newcastle Knights home game to support the bakery workers campaign. Mr Beazley's office has promised to send a shadow minister to Newcastle to liaise with the unionists and intervene with Goodman Fielder. The local Hunter-area media are reporting huge community support for the Buttercup workers. Shopkeepers have told the media that customers are demanding they not stock Buttercup bread or any other Goodman Fielder products. Pensioner groups have contacted the LHMU's Newcastle regional secretary, Carmel Cook, to inform her that they had vowed never again to purchase Goodman Fielder products if the Newcastle bakery workers lose their jobs. You can join the campaign on-line by clicking here to tell Buttercup's owner, Goodman Fielder, what you think of their decision to shut down their Newcastle bakery. You can also boost the morale of LHMU members by sending solidarity messages to the Buttercup Bakery workers through this mailto:[email protected]
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