# Apple workers in Australia gear up for more strike action
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Published: 2022-10-31
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Meta Title: Apple workers in Australia set to strike over rejected pay deal
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By Lewis Jackson

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are set to strike again after almost two-thirds of employees rejected a pay and benefits deal, the latest escalation of a fight that has seen weeks of walkouts at stores around the country.

Results released on Monday show 68% of Apple workers rejected a workplace agreement proposed by management with 87% of Apple’s almost 4,000 Australian workers participating. Apple declined to [comment on the results](https://www.financedigest.com/state-street-comments-on-french-general-election-results.html "State Street Comments on French General Election Results").

Members of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), one of three involved in negotiations and representing around 200 workers, will meet on Monday night and union representatives [say more strikes](https://www.financedigest.com/british-doctors-strikes-risk-patient-safety-minister-says.html "British doctors’ strikes risk patient safety, minister says") will “absolutely” be discussed.

“Workers are very happy, they’ve been campaigning for a fair agreement for three months. Our members have been engaged in pretty serious [work bans and strikes,”](https://www.financedigest.com/apples-australian-workers-go-on-christmas-strike-demanding-better-wages-work-terms.html "Apple’s Australian workers go on Christmas strike demanding better wages, work terms") RAFFWU secretary Josh Cullinan told Reuters by phone.

“We expect members will want to endorse a series of work stoppages.”

RAFFWU workers staged a one-hour walkout on Saturday, midway through the three-day ballot. It [followed a full](https://www.financedigest.com/austria-imposes-full-lockdown-germany-may-follow-as-covid-grips-europe.html "Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe") day strike earlier in October.

Negotiations began in August when Apple proposed a new [set of locked-in wage rises and conditions that unions say](https://www.financedigest.com/britain-sets-5g-goal-says-no-magic-number-of-operators.html "Britain sets 5G goal, says no ‘magic number’ of operators") mean real wage cuts and poor work-life balance.

Unions want Apple to guarantee [wage increases](https://www.financedigest.com/greece-to-increase-minimum-wage-again-before-election.html "Greece to increase minimum wage again, before election") that reflect inflation – which is tracking around 7% in Australia, more than double the central bank’s target range – and weekends of two consecutive days rather than being split.

Apple [says its minimum pay rates](https://www.financedigest.com/bank-of-england-raises-rates-to-3-5-says-inflation-has-peaked.html "Bank of England raises rates to 3.5%, says inflation has peaked") are 17% above the industry minimum and that full-time workers get guaranteed weekends.

(Reporting by Lewis Jackson; Editing by Lincoln Feast)


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