Strike action: Workers on the Pacific Highway upgrade between Kempsey and Kundabung have voted to take strike action.
Employees of a company working on the Pacific Highway upgrade between Kempsey and Kundabung have unanimously voted to strike in an attempt to secure better wages and working conditions.
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CFMEU North Coast Union official Dean Rielly said the vote by about 50 Telum QLD Labour Hire employees was held at a meeting on January 11.
“These sort of wage conditions are appalling considering this is a State Government job,” he said.
There will now be a meeting Monday to decide the exact date of the strike.
Lachlan Leeming
Senior Journalist
