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Last modified on Wed 28 Jul 2021 00.59 EDT Newtown bookstore Better Read Than Dead was devoid of customers and the majority of its workers on Monday morning, but it wasnât strictly the result of Sydneyâs ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Instead, this disruption marked a fresh escalation in a dispute between the inner west institution and its recently unionised workforce. On Tuesday night, the bookstoreâs staff reached an in-principle agreement with management which the union described as âa landmark agreement with historic conditions in the retail sectorâ â but not...
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) has been supporting them in this quest since late last year. The workers arranged to meet the bookshop owners to discuss the EBA in March. The owners initially agreed, but then their lawyers contacted RAFFWU saying they had done so only under duress. The owners then launched a legal action. A post on RAFFWU’s social media, featuring a photo of workers holding the union’s flag, was shared by three of the bookshop’s workers. Better Read Than Dead management sent “cease and desist” letters to RAFFWU, and to workers who shared the post, de...