Battle over Easter weekend penalty rates – business groups accuse unions of fomenting boycotts

By Anna Patty
Updated April 5 2015 - 11:08am, first published April 4 2015 - 2:15am
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.
One of the Too Big Too Ignore campaign posters displayed in Sydney cafes and shops over the Easter weekend.

The battle over the future of penalty rates escalated over the Easter weekend, with business groups accusing union members of threatening boycotts against businesses involved in a campaign to cut rates.

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