Pay Equity: Day of Action
Thursday 10 June: Pay Equity National Day of Action
11am, Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, Adelaide
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SACOSS, together with other members of the Strong Community Healthy State (SCHS) campaign group, has been actively working over the last few years to secure better conditions for the sector and to improve longstanding issues of attraction and retention.
SACOSS believes that the current pay equity case is likely to deliver a long overdue advance in wages for the deeply committed people working in our sector. In turn this should assist all our organisations as we seek to attract and maintain a skilled workforce.
However, a positive decision about increased wages will inevitably place all community service organisations under enormous pressure. It is therefore imperative that we urgently begin the task of persuading both federal and state governments to fund in full the wage increases we expect will flow from this case.
The Australian Services Union is leading the pay equity application and is organising a National Day of Action on Thursday 10 June. SACOSS believes that this day of action is a perfect opportunity for the whole sector to send a powerful message to government about the importance they must place on funding the outcomes from the pay equity case.
Download the SACOSS letter to members.
Download the faxback form to advise of your attendance or other engagement.
For more information, and the opportunity for online engagement:
www.asu-sant.asn.au/events/1271124159_26650.html
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