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Tassie Casino workers win bigDate: 11 August 2004
Tasmanian casino workers have won a significant victory, which should help all hospitality workers on the holiday isle improve their wages and conditions. " More than 800 workers at the State's two casinos showed that if you stand together, and face down the boss, you can win a stand-out agreement," David O'Byrne, Tasmanian LHMU Secretary, said today.
Huge victory" We have won a huge victory with a 9% wage increase over 16 months." The Federal Hotel casino workers at the two sites in Hobart and Launceston were not going to be brow-beaten this time. " They took a historic step when they went out on strike, for the first time ever, and showed the employer they were committed to winning a big pay victory.
Labour movement strengthened by organising effort" The labour movement in this state will be strengthened by this win because casino workers made the decision we could have a win." But union members knew the victory would be ours only if the workplaces were well organised and we went out and recruited non-union workers to our cause. Union grows" In the weeks and months before the campaign was kicked off we recruited 250 new members - the boss knew we were strong and committed when we went into enterprise bargaining talks."Highlights of the offer- 9% wage increase over 16 months; |
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