Women of New South Wales - Unite! Equal Pay Rally & March on 8 June 2011 in Sydney, Newcastle and Lismore NSW

Equal Pay for Women

Community Worker Equal Pay Campaign

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
RALLY & MARCH 12 NOON: SYDNEY HYDE PARK SOUTH
and
12 noon – The Tram Sheds, Newcastle Foreshore Park, Wharf Rd, Newcastle
11am – Cnr Carrington & Magellan St, LISMORE, Northern NSW

On 16 May 2011 Fair Work Australia (FWA) ruled that the ASU and its Equal Pay Case partners have proved that social and community services workers in the not for profit sector are underpaid and that at least part of the reason for that underpayment is gender. However, FWA is seeking further submissions in order to determine the rate of increases.

The NSW O'Farrell Government is resisting equal pay for women and argued that:

1. the previously agreed pay equity principles should NOT be applied – fundamentally calling on FWA to restrict the capacity for community workers achieve equal pay and set in law principles which will obstruct any future equal pay cases.
2. the work of non-government community workers is not as valuable as the work of government workers doing similar work.
3. increases in community workers pay should NOT be awarded...

We all need to take action. We have struggled for decades… the fight is not won.
On June 8 all equal pay supporters must rally in support of the Equal Pay Campaign.

For national events go to: www.payup.org.au/more_info/

[Australian Services Union NSW & ACT (Services) Branch, excerpts from email of 13 May 2011 and ASU website ]