A Protected Industrial Action by the Community and Public Sector Union involving export processing meat inspectors and on-plant vets could see beef plants Australia-wide grind to a halt on Wednesday and Friday next week.
The action, linked to a wages dispute with the Federal Government, is clearly designed for maximum effect – at a time when the labour-strapped processing industry capacity is battling to match high demand for killing space in the face of worsening drought.
Many processors are now more or less booked out until next year.
The action will see union-aligned,…
