Victoria police will launch a recent spherical of business motion this week, sabotaging velocity cameras and interrupting authorities media conferences.
Police affiliation members right now rejected a deal to lock in three per cent pay rises and a nine-day fortnight.
“We’ll proceed to work in good religion with them and try to get an final result as quickly as potential,” Victoria’s Deputy Premier Ben Carroll mentioned.
Police Affiliation members rejected a four-year, 16 per cent pay rise final month.
As a substitute, they need annual six per cent pay rises and an additional 14 days off yearly for working 8.5-hour shifts.
“Victoria Police responded by tearing up the whole lot beforehand agreed, sending negotiations again to sq. one,” union secretary Wayne Gatt mentioned in a press release.
If accepted – the phrases would add a minimum of $200 million to Victoria Police’s wages invoice, which is already at $3.2 billion per 12 months.
“If you’re $190 billion into debt, you possibly can’t as a authorities make pay offers since you’ve run out of cash,” state Liberal MP James Newbury mentioned.
Victoria’s firefighters and paramedics are each combating for higher pay offers after the state authorities awarded Victorian nurses a 28 pert cent pay rise over 4 years.
“Our members have seen different staff receiving larger pay rises they usually really feel that the character and significance of their work, ought to be held in the identical regard and appeal to the identical rewards,” Gatt mentioned.
Victoria Police refused to remark.
