Hundreds to strike over pay, safety
About 200 mobile road camera operators in Victoria will walk off the job for 24 hours on Sunday to protest their employer’s alleged failure to resolve safety and pay concerns in a long-running dispute.
In a statement on Friday, the Community and Public Sector Union said Serco had “snubbed” solutions put forward by Fair Work.
CPSU received a revised wage offer but said it was the same amount overall, just “remixed”.
“The new offer does not include weekend penalties and just shifts money forward from the total amount already offered in years two and three, which was previously rejected overwhelmingly by operators,” the CPSU said.
“Serco also declined the Fair Work Commission’s suggestion to include performance in the dispute settlement clause.”
CPSU wants performance and misconduct included in the disputes clause within the agreement.
The union warned more stoppages were planned.
