SACS: Social & Community Services

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Nov 10 SACS rallies and forums in Melbourne and Adelaide

By the ASU - the social and community services industry union

Tuesday 10 November is an important meeting day for social and community services workers in Melbourne and Adelaide. All the meetings relate to our ongoing campaign to achieve fair wages and conditions for SACS sector workers. It is important for the success of the campaign that as many people as possible participate. So don't just be there in spirit!

Melbourne Rally

All ASU members are called to participate in a Day of Action on November 10, assembling at Parliament Gardens at 11am, to protest against the complete failure of the Brumby Government to increase our wages and to demand equal pay with Queensland SACS workers and public sector workers doing the SAME work.

To date, the Victorian budget delivered a pathetic 3.14 per cent increase to community sector indexation that is not guaranteed for wage increases for workers. At the same time, the Government is funding pay increases for their own employees, which again INCREASES the pay gap between public and community sector wages. At the same time the Queensland Government moved to fund pay increases of 18 to 36 per cent for QLD SACS workers. Here's what the Queensland Treasurer had to say:

"We are also providing resources to some of our hardest working, and most important Queenslanders. Community sector workers who care and support some of our most vulnerable Queenslanders, the frail elderly, the disabled and the unwell, have recently had the value of their work recognised by the independent Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. The single biggest allocation of additional resources in this Budget--some $414 million across four years--is provided to support the community sector to continue their essential work."

At the same time, the Victorian government has done NOTHING to address our demands for equal pay - instead they have sent our pay BACKWARDS!

Read the full item here. http://www.asuvic.asn.au/655404.html Further resources available from the full item. Click here to download the event flyer
 

Adelaide Members' Forum and Public Meeting

Read the latest media release here

MEMBER FORUM

Forum for ASU Members in Community Services

12.00 noon to 3.00pm 10 November 2009
ASU Office 5 - 9 Rundle Street
Kent Town SA 5067

All ASU members are invited to attend our forum on 10 November to:

• hear about award modernisation and the Fair Work Act and their impact on your sector;
• discuss new and exciting developments in our campaign for a strong community sector for the future; and
• plan to incorporate current opportunities into our campaign.

This forum precedes our public meeting for community sector workers, employers, peak bodies and clients.

Click here to download the event flyer.

PUBLIC MEETING

Build a Strong Community Sector, Value Community Sector Workers and Create a Healthy South Australia.

Come along to a Public Meeting for all Community Services Workers, Employers, Peak Bodies and Clients

4.00pm to 5.00pm 10 November 2009
Hindmarsh Square
Corner Grenfell and Pultney Streets
Rundle Mall End

Hear about exciting developments in the Australian Services Union's campaign to build a strong sector for the future and let State and Federal Governments know that in order to build real social inclusion workforce issues in the community sector must be addressed.

All welcome BBQ, children's activities and entertainment.

Click here to download the event flyer.

Read the full item here: http://www.asu-sant.asn.au/news/1256612396_4464.html

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