The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission proposes to allow the Transport Workers Union of Australia SA/NT Branch to represent South Australian milk vendors in contract negotiations with dairy processors National Foods and Parmalat. Under the ACCC’s proposed decision, the TWU would bargain collectively* on behalf of vendors. The vendors buy milk from the processors to sell to shops and home-delivery customers or deliver it to major retailers, such as supermarket chains, for a fee from... ...Read more »

Tip Top has disputed comments made by the Queensland State Secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) indicating that Tip Top vendors were not being adequately compensated in the wake of rising costs and were overburdened by their supply chain partners. The bread manufacturer, a subsidiary of George Weston Foods, reported that they continue to work closely with their contractors to provide a great service in Queensland. TWU Queensland Secretary Hughie Williams yesterday told AAP that Tip... ...Read more »

The possible strike in Queensland by Tip Top vendors is on the back burner for the time being, as truck drivers instead instruct Coles and Woolworths to stack their own shelves in Brisbane. Currently, vendors for Tip Top Bakeries, who own the Sunblest, Up, 9-Grain and Tip Top brands, usually take the bread into Coles and Woolworths stores, refill the shelves and take old bread back to their depot. The vendors, who purchase the bread from Tip Top and deliver and sell it to supermarkets, have decided... ...Read more »

Industrial action proposed by Tip Top truck vendors could have an extensive impact on Brisbane’s bread supply if it goes ahead. The Transport Workers Union of Australia (TWU) is due to discuss the possibility of a strike at a meeting this afternoon, with truck drivers increasingly worried about the impact of rising cost pressures on their incomes. About eighty drivers are likely to attend the meeting – mainly suppliers of supermarket chains Aldi, Woolworths and Coles. “Without an... ...Read more »