Moreton Bay Regional Council fails to address economics
Negotiating pay is rarely a quick and simple process, and members of
The Services Union at Moreton Bay Regional Council know that our Union
is by your side for as long as it takes to get it right.
If you are among those of our members already of the view that the
Council’s latest offer of 3.5% per year was insufficient, your views are
further vindicated following today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI)
announcement from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). CPI for the
June Quarter nationally is now at 6.1% and the Brisbane rate has
climbed to 7.3%. Even the underlying inflation rate of 4.9%, the highest
since the series commenced in 2003, points to the inadequacy of the
Council’s offer.
Council stated it had reached its ceiling in terms of pay
offers. However, management representatives confirmed they would convey
to the Executive Leadership Team our concerns about the impact of the
rapidly increasing cost-of-living, with inflation now more than twice
what the Council says it is prepared to offer.
The Council needs to accept that the current economic situation will
not just disappear. There is absolutely no justification for anyone at
the Council who is depending on the outcome of these negotiations to
have their wages cut.
We’ll be in touch with members shortly to formulate our next steps
towards achieving the pay package you deserve, as opposed to the one the
Council thinks it can get away with. Only members will help shape our
approach at this crucial stage of negotiations, so if you work with
someone who thinks what’s on offer just doesn’t cut it but is not yet a
member, remind them that now’s the time to improve our strength in
numbers. Joining is quick and easy online.