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27 August, 2001After 8 weeks of strike action, the dispute at Maintrain, in Sydney, Australia, is over.
AUSTRALIA: The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) reports that workers at Maintrain have won a victory that is a "landmark win for all Australian workers."
The struggle at Maintrain was about the right of all workers to have security over their own accruing entitlements rather than they be used as an interest-free loan by the boss to prop up his business cash flow.
The resolution of the Maintrain dispute established a Bank Guarantee, underpinned by a contract with the State Rail Authority. This guarantee secures past and future accruing entitlements, together with the establishment of a Trust Fund with employees being the beneficiaries for the placement of future long service leave accruals.
Click on the associated links for the background of the dispute and for details of the settlement.
The struggle at Maintrain was about the right of all workers to have security over their own accruing entitlements rather than they be used as an interest-free loan by the boss to prop up his business cash flow.
The resolution of the Maintrain dispute established a Bank Guarantee, underpinned by a contract with the State Rail Authority. This guarantee secures past and future accruing entitlements, together with the establishment of a Trust Fund with employees being the beneficiaries for the placement of future long service leave accruals.
Click on the associated links for the background of the dispute and for details of the settlement.