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Bye bye propel … It’s Time to Go!
24 Feb, 2017 | Local Government News |
Following two years of campaigning USU members at Liverpool Council are celebrating a win with Council voting that CEO Kiersten Fishburn work towards ending the partnership and the Liverpool Services Alliance.
Read MoreRecord low wage increases and penalty rates slashed – Tell Malcolm it’s time to take action!
23 Feb, 2017 | USU News |
ABS figures have revealed just how hard it is getting for Australian workers under the Turnbull government. Record low wages and now a slash to penalty rates mean Australian workers are going backwards. It’s time to tell Malcolm to take action.
Read MoreCentral Coast Council’s Redeployment Retrograde
22 Feb, 2017 | Local Government News |
Council bosses looking to implement a “Wage Freeze” and slash workers’ conditions.
Read MoreBerejiklian faces backlash as Administrator of forcibly merged council seeks to outsource services
15 Feb, 2017 | Local Government media releases |
Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s attempt to quell community concerns over the impact of forced council amalgamations faces its first test today, with the government-appointed Administrator of newly-formed Cumberland Council holding an extraordinary meeting to force through the outsourcing of council waste services.
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