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26 September 2016
Australia's Immigration and Border Force
officials on Monday commenced a two-week long strike in airports and cruise
ship ports across the country protesting against a long-running dispute with
the government over pay rise, authorities said. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Members of the Community and Public
Sector Union (CPSU) had previously said a strike would not occur if the
government agreed to a 12.5 per cent pay rise, but the union's national
secretary Nadine Flood said workers were fed-up with the government's
reluctance to discuss the pay rise, Xinhua news agency reported. The Total Investment & Insurance
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"These workers are trying to get
the government to take this seriously and give us someone to sit down with and
resolve this longstanding mess," Flood said. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
"Under Prime Minister Turnbull they
haven't talked to us in a year."
Border Force released a statement on
Monday warning passengers to get to airports early, but said there were
arrangements in place in case of emergency. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
"We have contingency arrangements
in place to minimise the impact of stoppages on business operations," the
statement said. The Total Investment
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Government senator Eric Abetz described
the CPSU's demands as "unrealistic" and said a 12.5 per cent pay rise
would result in the loss of more than 10,000 public sector jobs. The Total Investment & Insurance
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