Labourstart News
| Traffic infringement notices, ePIP's, Penny Pinching and Mayday | 10 April 2008  |
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e-PIP bans lifted The Department and Union have agreed to the introduction of an electronic Pre-Incident Plan reporting system. The Union understands that the necessary changes to the data collection requirements have now been completed and as such, the bans imposed on electronic Pre-Incident Plans on 21 December 2007 are lifted upon receipt of this notice. Members are reminded that bans imposed by way of Union notice remain current until lifted by way of a further notice signed by the State Secretary. Traffic infringement notices For all of the accusations and counter-accusations made about this issue over the past week, the Union’s concerns about the system required in order to have traffic infringement notices lifted were shown to be well founded. Click here for the correspondence between the Union and Department Click here for the Minister’s media release Driving your dollar down further The Department took penny-inching to a new low in the IRC this morning when it argued for more than 90 minutes for the Retained Award’s “A” grade monthly retainer to be cut by 10 cents. Ten lousy cents! The Union’s application for the new interim award increased the A retainer from $105.80 to $108.50 per month. But the Department’s team (two lawyers, an Assistant Commissioner and a Chief Superintendent) turned up this morning to argue tooth and nail that it should instead be $108.40. Reason prevailed only when the judge ruled in our favour and ordered a new rate of $108.50. For anyone wondering why we have not been able to reach agreement over new permanent and retained awards, this sort of pedantry goes a long way to explaining the problem. May Day 2008 Members are reminded that the May Day march has been moved to Saturday 3 May. The FBEU contingent will assemble prior to 9:30am under the Union banner outside the Sydney Convention Centre. Union T shirts will be provided to those giving prior notice of their intention to attend. Following the rally, FBEU members will relocate to a location to be announced on the day as a group to enjoy the traditional Union post-event family function. A large FBEU contingent will be sending a message of strength and unity. Simon Flynn State Secretary |
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