# REGIONAL ESSENTIAL FOOD WORKERS TO STRIKE ACROSS THE COUNTRY – United Workers Union

> United Workers Union said about 330 workers at SunRice, CopRice and Australian Grain Storage in regional New South Wales and Victoria will strike on Feb. 1 and 2. The dispute is over wages and conditions in a new enterprise agreement. The union says the company seeks to remove leave provisions and pay casual staff less than the award.

- Date: 2022-01-27 · published 2022-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43165-regional-essential-food-workers-to-strike-across-the-country-united-workers
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A short strike at a major rice miller and grain storage operator could cause small delays to Australian rice processing and storage. The effect on rice prices is likely minor given the short duration.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-08-17 | [Rice exports from India to take a hit this year - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45523-rice-exports-from-india-to-take-a-hit-this-year-commodities-news-the-financial.md) | -1.2% | -0.8% |
| RICE | 2023-12-22 | [US reopens Mexico rail crossings after closure sought to stem migration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11281-us-reopens-mexico-rail-crossings-after-closure-sought-to-stem-migration.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2025-12-30 | [FABAG warns of food scarcity as Tema port labour strike paralyses offloading \| 3News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21507-fabag-warns-of-food-scarcity-as-tema-port-labour-strike-paralyses-offloading.md) | +5.9% | +15.8% |
| RICE | 2020-04-07 | [Transportation bottlenecks snarl inputs to food supply chains \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53536-transportation-bottlenecks-snarl-inputs-to-food-supply-chains-supply-chain-dive.md) | -2.7% | +10.0% |
| RICE | 2020-08-20 | [Rice export prices rise as exporters grapple with floods, coronavirus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51565-rice-export-prices-rise-as-exporters-grapple-with-floods-coronavirus.md) | +1.8% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- unitedworkers.org.au: https://unitedworkers.org.au/media-release/regional-essential-food-workers-to-strike/

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