# GrainCorp locked in Vic pay battle | Ballarat, VIC

> Australian Workers Union members are considering protected industrial action at GrainCorp Victorian grain sites over a wage dispute. The union says offered pay rises of 1.8 per cent are below inflation, and a vote will be tallied later in the week.

- Date: 2017-07-25 · published 2017-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69974-graincorp-locked-in-vic-pay-battle-ballarat-vic
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Possible strikes at GrainCorp handling sites could slow grain receivals and port loading in Victoria, a modest supply-chain risk for export grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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## Sources

- thecourier.com.au: https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/4813177/graincorp-locked-in-vic-pay-battle/

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