Public servants pay action to leave ministers stranded

October 25th, 2011

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

STATE Government ministers could be forced to drive themselves to work or catch public transport as public servants campaign for better pay.

Government drivers will refuse to pick up ministers before 8am and won’t wait any longer than 30 minutes after a booked time as part of action planned by Community and Public Sector Union members.

Drivers will also refuse to wash and detail ministers’ cars, but will slap on stickers supporting the CPSU campaign, to start in the second week of November.

It follows the new pay deal struck between the State Government and the Police Association.

Public servants could also ban preparation of ministerial correspondence and responses to possible parliamentary questions.

CPSU state secretary Karen Batt said the action would send politicians a message

They would be forced to understand what it was like to be in an under-resourced workplace, Ms Batt said.

“We’re trying to make the Government understand that public servants make them look good,” she said.

Other action would be taken across government, including prisons, public housing and child protection.

A ballot of members closes tomorrow, however the union expects it will be approved.

Premier Ted Baillieu said the police pay deal reached this week would cost $110 million a year.

Mr Baillieu said the rise was 3.9 per cent a year, but the association has said it was 4.7 per cent.

“There are going to be significant productivity benefits that flow from the agreement,” Mr Baillieu said.

He said the Police Association had agreed to changes to rostering, training, leave, remote location allowances, private car use and shift arrangements.

“The door is open to (other unions) to negotiate on the same basis,” he said.

Industrial action by nurses and teachers also looms if deals aren’t struck.

Trades Hall Council secretary Brian Boyd said the Baillieu Government would face further wage claims from other government employees, including hospital workers, medical scientists and firefighters.

Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said the Premier should be more open about the pay deal, given that it was above the standard 2.5 per cent offer.

“The public have a right know how Mr Baillieu is spending their money, and he has a responsibility to tell them,” Mr Andrews said.

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