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Yarra seeks to the protect contitions of contactor employees
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On Tuesday 7th February the Yarra Council's Finance and Resources Committee voted unanimously for a motion that will protect the wages and conditions of employees of contractors to the council.
The motion will now go to the full Council meeting on Tuesday 21st February, 7.30pm, Richmond Town Hall, 333 Bridge Rd, Richmond. We urge all Union Solidarity supporters to attend this important council meeting. In September 2005 Yarra Council voted to continue to only offer collective agreements to its directly employed staff. In October they voted to make all contractors have EBAs or collective agreements if they wanted contracts with Yarra Council. In November Council decided to get legal advice on this question. Now, after more discussion and finetuning, Council has found a way to navigate around the minefield of anti-worker legislation in Howard's Australia yet still protect and improve the wages and conditions of its contractors. Please Note. Some in Union Solidarity has raised concerns that the motion, although well intentioned, contains flaws. Efforts are afoot to “tighten” the motion up before it’s presented to the full council meeting. Background: Victory in the City of Yarra | Intention of EBA motion | Oct 2005 EBA motion | Feb 2006 EBA motion | Some Concerns |
