Show Notes
When parent company Unilever tried to throw out Streets Ice Cream workers' agreement, the Sydney factory workers stood to lose their hard won working conditions and faced a huge pay cut. This episode is a conversation with George Simon @george_simon and Georgia Kriz @georgiakriz from the AMWU @theamwu about their fun, successful (and risky!) campaign for these workers' rights.
Hosted by Emily Mulligan @emilycmulligan Produced by Ben Raue (Thanks Ben!!) @benraue
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