WORKERS at Teys Australia’s plant at Beenleigh, Queensland, will vote by secret ballot on a new enterprise bargaining agreement next week after many petitioned for the move.
Teys Australia has confirmed the vote by 800 workers at its beef processing plant will be held on August 1 and 2 after more than 300 workers petitioned for the secret ballot, despite opposition from the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU).
The move comes nearly two weeks after Teys Australia said it wasconsidering closing the plant after wage talks broke down.
As previously reported by Fairfax Agricultural Media, the AMIEU refused to put Teys' 3 per cent pay offer to a staff ballot on July 11, leaving 800 Brisbane jobs at risk.
Teys Australia took to Twitter yesterday, tweeting that “if workers at Teys Beenleigh plant vote to accept EBA next week, it will be a great step forward for much needed industry reform".
It's the latest move in wage negotiations that saw a 24-hour strike at the plant on May 31.
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