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Friday 05 February 2010Following Kraft Foods’ successful takeover bid for British confectioner Cadbury, questions are now being asked about the status of jobs that may not be so sweet for the chocolate maker’s employees here.
Wednesday 20 January 2010After months of bitter negotiations, confectionery giant Cadbury has agreed to Kraft’s multi-billion dollar takeover bid.
Friday 04 December 2009The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says employees at Heinz baby food factory in Echuca were shocked to discover they had been locked out indefinitely for refusing to attend work team meetings.
Wednesday 21 October 2009Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury is under pressure to reveal details of more cutbacks planned for its Australian factories.
Monday 21 September 2009Campbell's Soup employees are back at work after being locked out of the Lemnos factory in Victoria's Goulburn Valley for five days.
Friday 03 July 2009The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is calling on the Federal Government to reject a five-year, non-union agreement it says Visy is trying to impose on workers at its Tumut pulp and paper mill.
Wednesday 09 July 2008Workers at Nestle in Echuca, Victoria are hopeful that the purchase of the business by diary giant Fonterra will strengthen the future of the operation.