Woolworths has won its bid against the United Workers Union, with the Fair Work Commission finding the union has been unfairly negotiating with the supermarket giant.

Strikes by 1,500 Woolworths distribution hub workers have now dragged on for more than two weeks, and have thrown the supermarket’s supply chain into chaos.

Woolworths successfully argued to the commission that picketing outside its sites was impacting on “good faith bargaining requirements”.

Fair Work is currently hearing from the Woolworths legal team about what sort of interim order could now be imposed.

Legal experts say any order is likely to be appealed.

Tense negotiations continued today between Woolworths and the United Workers Union, with the union saying today it thought they were getting closer to an agreement.

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