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20 July 2001 |
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NewsQld Wage Rise Still Not EnoughBy Liz Phillips
A $13 a week rise for the lowest paid workers in Queensland is still not enough according to the Queensland Council of Unions. QCU Acting General Secretary Chris Barrett said the application for the wage increase will be before the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) from tomorrow, Thursday, 19 July. In May the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) awarded $13 - $17 increase for workers on Federal Awards. The QCU has applied to flow-on the national wage increase. "The ACTU's original claim was $28 or 5 per cent increase, but the Australian Industrial Relations Commission awarded $13 - $17, " Mr Barrett said. "Because the amounts awarded were well below the original claim, a $13 a week increase is necessary for the 200,000 Queensland workers reliant on Awards," he said. "Commerce Queensland are out of touch if they think $13 to $17 increase is too much. The employer's counter-claim of $10 is just a joke," Mr Barrett said. "Commerce Queensland should tell the workers who are reliant on Award wages for their income that a $13 increase is too much!" he said. "Despite the reasoning the increase will be totally absorbed by higher inflation from the GST and associated cost increases," Mr Barrett said. "While a $13-a-week rise for the lowest paid workers is not enough the QCU has no choice but to flow the increase on at this time," he said. "By the time the State Wage Claim comes around again, the workers dependent on Awards are obviously going to lose out," he said. "Queensland Unions will continue their efforts in respect to enterprise bargaining to achieve real wage increases for workers," Mr Barrett said.
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