The cheese snacks in your kid’s lunchbox don’t just appear. They’re made by Fonterra workers in Victoria, the people behind Western Star butter, Perfect Italiano, and Mainland cheese & cracker packs nationwide.  

But behind these products is a glaring inequality.  

These workers, mostly women, are being paid $5 less an hour than Fonterra workers at other sites and are denied fair redundancy rights during a potential acquisition.  

Why is this important?

Fonterra is a $4 billion company. If they can afford to pay more at Cobden, Darnum, and Stanhope, they can afford to do the right thing at Bayswater.  

Same company. Same work. But $5 less per hour when the majority of these workers are women.   

This fight isn’t just about cheese – it's about respect and fairness for the workers who make the food our families eat every day. 

These workers have families too.  

Tell the CEO to pay Fonterra workers a fair wage that keeps up with the cost of living!