Calvary cleaners strike 2-11-20-020258

            Cleaners at Calvary Hospital have walked off the job following a pay dispute with cleaning contractor Compass Medirest.
Staff went on strike for more than two hours on Monday morning, after hospital cleaners were offered a pay rise of just five cents from their hourly rate of $22.02.
Wages for Calvary cleaning staff have remained unchanged for almost three years and are $3 lower than wages for cleaners at the nearby Canberra Hospital.
More than a dozen hospital cleaners were part of Monday's strike, along with almost 60 other protesters outside the hospital.
Hospital cleaner Cibele Webbie, who has worked part time at Calvary for three years, said staff had little option but to strike after months of negotiations with Compass Medirest fell through.
"They can't turn their backs on us, and it is not fair," she said.
"We're doing this for as long as we need to, we're not asking for favours.
"We're not able to pay our bills and rent, and how can you say everything is OK when everything is getting more expensive and we've been paid the same for the past three years."

Report from Canberra Times 2 November 2020

   

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