It's time for - The Police Association Victoria

Taking EB to
the members
ABOVE: Pakenham workplace meeting.
ABOVE: Warrnambool workplace meeting.
Association workplace visits continued during April with
the Association’s experts explaining the intricacies of the
government’s paltry pay offer to members in the suburbs
and regional centres.
ABOVE: Warragul workplace meeting.
Secretary Greg Davies, President
Brian Rix and IR Manager
Chris kennedy headed up
three teams of members from
the industrial relations section
who were able to answer members’
questions and go through the Force’s
log of claims pointing out trade-offs
that would reduce members’ terms
and conditions of employment rather
than enhance them.
The Association’s primary objective is
to improve Members’ terms and conditions
of employment sought by the Force rather
than enhance them.
Members were encouraged to attend the
special general meeting held earlier this
month. (See story on pages 8 & 9 of this
issue of The Police Association Journal.)
President Brian Rix told members that this
EB is about the future and it is about the
future for young members and those 1700
yet to be recruited to fulfil the government’s
election promise.
"This is not so much about older members
like me," said Brian. "I joined the job on
October 1 in 1976. On October 13 the
sergeant came up to me and told me
to come with him to a special meeting
at festival Hall. He told me the meeting
was about my future.
"That meeting was all about the
Beech Inquiry and very much the
future of policing in Victoria. The Chief
Commissioner of the day, Reg Jackson,
received a standing ovation when he
addressed the members. I can’t see
that happening today."
Questions by the members canvassed
the actual claim, the government’s
promise of a fair EB, members going
outside of the collective, penalty rates
and allowances for all ranks and many
other topics.
It was stressed that it is time to stand up
for police pay and publicly condemn the
embarrassing offer of 2.5 percent − a figure
below inflation.
"If we accept this pay offer you will be worse
off in 12 months," Secretary Greg Davies told
members at workplace meetings.
The Police Association Victoria Journal May 2011
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