Couriers issue national strike ultimatum

SYDNEY: Delivery workers from five major courier companies have given their employers an ultimatum — come up with a solution to a dispute over pay and conditions within a week, or they’ll walk off the job.

Union members at StarTrack, FedEx, Toll, Linfox and BevChain have voted to endorse a day of national strike action, after negotiations for new enterprise agreements at each company stretched past the five-month mark.

The union argues its demands are the least the companies can do, after profiting off the back of record demand for deliveries amid the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.