Labourstart News
| Delegates Meeting 22nd April 2008 | 15 April 2008  |
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Counter award analysis & future direction of dispute All members should now be aware that the Department has lodged a document in the courts that seeks to gut our Award. The Union has now called a meeting of all delegates to fully explain what the Department has proposed and seek input from members. This meeting will be held at 10 am Tuesday April 22 at the Union office 1 Belmore St. Surry Hills. The meeting will include an analysis of the Department’s claim on our conditions and the future direction of the Union’s wage campaign. The Department’s submission to the IRC will have profound and far-reaching consequences for our job, our wages and our conditions. It is vitally important that as many members as possible are able to appreciate exactly what the Department is proposing for us and asking the courts to ratify. This meeting will be critical to the outcome of the award case and all members are requested to contact their delegates and ascertain if they will be attending. In cases where the delegates are on duty or unable to attend members are requested to arrange a substitute to attend in liaison with their delegate. Members are requested to liaise with each other to arrange a representative from their station to attend in cases where the station delegate is on leave or their station has no delegate. Roster Cycle A Platoon 2nd day shift B Platoon 2nd night shift C Platoon 2nd day off D Platoon 4th day off In order to facilitate catering requirements all delegates and substitutes attending the meeting are requested to notify the Union office by 4pm Friday April 18. May day events from 9.30am Saturday May 3 2008. Members are reminded that the traditional May Day March will be on Saturday March 3 2008 preceded by an anti-privatisation rally outside the Australian Labor Party state conference, held at the Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour - commencing at 9.30am. The FBEU contingent is assembling under the recently returned Union banner from 9am at the rally site. Members who give prior notice of attendance through their station delegates or to the Union office indicating how many people will be coming so that the Union can supply Union T shirts for those attending. All those that attend will be welcome to enjoy the traditional FBEU family function as guests of the Union at a location to be announced on the day. Contact Jim Gillen jgillen@fbeu.net Phone 9218 3444 Simon Flynn State Secretary |
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