{"id":6791,"date":"2020-02-10T10:44:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?p=6791"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T03:54:14","slug":"nsw-medical-supply-workers-strike-for-a-fair-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/archive\/nsw-medical-supply-workers-strike-for-a-fair-go\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW medical supply workers strike for a fair go"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEDIA RELEASE<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\nNSW medical supply workers strike for a fair go<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Onelink workers in Sydney\u2019s logistics hub at Yennora went on strike at 5:00am this morning.\u00a0Onelink<\/i><\/a> provides medical supplies such as sanitary items, IV tubing and gowns to hospitals across NSW.<\/p>\n

70 full-time workers and 20 casual and part-time workers at Onelink will strike for 24 hours in their fight to win a fair pay offer that reflects the importance of their work.<\/p>\n

The workers have been ripped off to the tune of almost $200 a week compared to those working for the same parent company in a warehouse 10 minutes away.<\/p>\n

These workers shift essential supplies to NSW hospitals, and say they deserve to be fairly compensated for their important work.<\/p>\n

Onelink is a trading name of Symbion, owned by the EBOS group, a multi-billion dollar company who reported almost $7 billion in revenue in 2019. Despite boasting ethical work practices, the group and their company have been unwilling to come to the table with a fair wage offer that would at least even the playing field a bit for these hardworking employees.<\/p>\n

United Workers Union director of logistics Matt Toner said employers shouldn\u2019t pick and choose which workers get a fair go.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have employees in the same company, only 10 kilometres down the road, earning almost $200 more a week you can tell something is seriously wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInequality flourishes when the Fair Work Act effectively allows employers to dictate which employees they will bargain with.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEBOS group, who owns Onelink, is raking in massive profits. They can afford to share their wealth with those who help create it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Geoff Mundy, 49, has been a storeperson at Onelink for 18 months and is one of the workers on strike today.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re striking today because it\u2019s unfair that other Symbion workers get paid more than us. They have the means to pay us an equal and fair wage across the board.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt our current wage, workers here are struggling to pay their bills. All we\u2019re asking for is a little bit to help us get by.\u201d<\/p>\n

Background:<\/p>\n

A full-time Onelink forklift driver at Sydney\u2019s logistics hub Yennora is currently paid $25.23 per hour and receives $958 a week.<\/p>\n

A full-time forklift driver at Symbion in Greystanes is paid $30.03 per hour and receives $1141 a week.<\/p>\n

A Onelink worker earns $183 less per week.<\/p>\n

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ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Media contact:<\/strong> 1300 898 633, media@unitedworkers.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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