More than a thousand WA health workers, police, teachers and other public sector workers shout down the doors of parliament, arguing they aren't being respected or paid enough.
More than a thousand health workers, police, teachers and other public sector workers are shouting down the doors of parliament, arguing they aren't being respected or paid enough.Premier Mark McGowan says his government's 3 per cent offer is 'very generous'Six weeks of escalating industrial action culminated at the doorsteps of Parliament House in Perth, as public sector workers denounced the state government's wages policy.
Many of WA's biggest unions joined together to form the Public Sector Alliance last year in a bid to strengthen their bargaining power against WA's wages policy. The alliance includes unions covering workers across dozens of industries, including health care, prisons, manufacturing, and tourism.WA's public sector wages policy was initially a 2.5 per cent pay rise per year, with the choice of a $1,000 sign on bonus or an extra 0.25 per cent annually for two years.
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