Simply because the five-week lengthy strike for liquor staff ends, one other begins, with MGEU members working at MPI on the picket traces for equity.
“Our members at MPI have advised us that their precedence is to barter wage will increase that assist all members sustain with the hovering value of dwelling,” mentioned MGEU President Kyle Ross, who added that the most recent employer provide of two per cent per 12 months falls far wanting inflation and much wanting what the Premier and cupboard ministers are taking for themselves.
“We’re disillusioned that the federal government and the Company have as soon as once more made aggressive, deceptive and disingenuous statements concerning the present provide earlier than our members. Their declare that they’ve supplied “as much as 17%” grossly inflates their precise provide by together with non-wage gadgets, one-time funds and different will increase that movement solely to some members.”
The fact of the provide is that it might present about half of all MPI members with wage will increase of simply 2 per cent per 12 months.
Ross mentioned that if a four-year 17 per cent wage enhance was really on the desk for ALL MEMBERS, the bargaining committee would have already taken it out for a vote by the membership.
The Committee advised the employer they had been dedicated to getting again to the desk over the weekend. As an alternative, the Premier refused to raise her restrictive wage freeze mandate and provides MPI the flexibility to cut price with staff.
“Everybody is aware of Premier Stefanson can avert this strike by lifting her 2 per cent wage mandate, identical to she did for liquor staff,” mentioned Ross.
Since a deal was not reached over the weekend, a FULL WALKOUT STRIKE of all 1,700 staff started at 7:30 am Monday, August 28 and can proceed till additional discover.
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