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BACK TO
WORK WITH A COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT - RADIO RENTALS WORKERS BEAT
INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS
11 October 2006
After the most torrid dispute seen in Adelaide for many years, Radio Rentals workers went back to work last Friday and have now negotiated an agreement with their key demands for a collective agreement and reasonable conditions met.
"They have beaten the employer lock out tactic which was designed to push them onto individual contracts with inferior pay and conditions", SA Unions Secretary Janet Giles says.
"We are also pleased that the company has agreed to pay the workers who were made redundant an enhanced package which allows them to get on with their lives."
"The massive public support received by the workers during the dispute just goes to show that there is little public support for the federal government's work laws", she says.
"The right for workers to choose to have a collective agreement is a fundamental right that has been taken away by these new workplace laws".
Union and community members donated significant funds in order to sustain these workers while they were locked out by the employer.
"We know they are extremely grateful for this practical support and it demonstrated the on-going commitment of the union movement to stand by all workers who are attacked by the new federal laws", Ms Giles says.
Union members right across the state send their congratulations to the radio rental workers and their families, and will soon join them in a celebration.
"We now urge people to go back to shop at Radio Rentals stores. Everyone who works there wants to now get on with their jobs and provide continued excellent customer service", Ms Giles says.
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