State close to intervening in dispute
Electricians will this morning continue to mount pickets outside a number of high-profile construction sites and large companies in protest at employers’ failure to pay 11% wage increases recommended under industry-binding Registered Employment Agreements (REAs).
Progress had initially been made yesterday morning after employers told electricians’ unions they were no longer trying to force through a pay cut of almost 10% in the industry or a weakening of terms and conditions guaranteed to staff under the REA.
