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VIC: Hobsons Bay Council halt childcare tendering

12 February 2014 By ASU Victorian & Tasmanian A&S Branch

ASU members, parents and families of children who attend the Altona North and Altona Meadows children's services are taking a short pause in their work to campaign for their beloved services after a small but important victory at last night's Hobson's Bay Council meeting.

"Hobson's Bay Council had planned to seek expressions of interest from contractors to run these centres. The ASU knows that this is a move intended to undermine wages and conditions of the staff that work at these centres, which will ultimately threaten the standard of service delivered at these important centres which belong to the community of Hobsons Bay," said ASU Women's Officer Jane Karslake.

>>> Read the full news item on the Vic/Tas A&S Branch website here

Contact Details
Name: Brian Parkinson, Secretary ASU-Victorian & Tasmanian A&S Branch
More info: http://www.asuvictas.com.au