The Fair Work Commission has made an interim bargaining order.
The order, during its period of operation, in summary, restrains the United Workers’ Union (including through its officers, servants and agents) from any obstruction of access to, or egress from:
i. the Mulgrave site which includes the Melbourne National Distribution Centre at 522 Wellington Rd, Mulgrave VIC 3170 and the Mulgrave support office or any other entry point to the Mulgrave Site;
ii. the Hoxton Park Distribution Centre (HPDC) at 40 Blackbird Cl, Hoxton Park NSW 2171 or any other entry point to the HPDC;
iii. Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre (MFDC) at 85 Foundation Rd, Truganina VIC 3029 or any other entry point to MFDC; and
iv. the Melbourne South Regional Distribution Centre (MSRDC) at 2 Portlink Dr, Dandenong South VIC 3175 or any other entry point to MSRDC. (together, the Sites).
The UWU no longer authorises or supports any obstruction of access to, or egress from, the Sites. We expect that anyone who is affiliated in any way with the UWU will not engage in any obstruction of access to, or egress from, the Sites and takes any steps to ensure that they are not preventing, hindering or interfering with persons or vehicles accessing or exiting the Sites. Specifically, we ask any members of the UWU not to:
- prevent, hinder, interfere with or otherwise obstruct, or attempt to prevent, hinder or interfere with or otherwise obstruct, free access to and free egress from the Sites by any person or vehicle;
- advise, cause, induce, procure or incite any other person to do so; or
- make, publish, disseminate or distribute any statement or representation (whether in or to the media, in or on social media or howsoever otherwise) suggesting or indicating that any other person should do so, or expressing support (however described) for any other person doing so.
Read the order in full here.