Together members campaigned for much of 2011 to see all TMR staff be brought under a single collective agreement in order to restore wage balance and harmonise conditions for all TMR workers.

Industrial Relations Commission Recommends Interim Pay Increase for TMR EDA7 employees - Backdated to 1 July 2011!

This update for union members follows on from the all-members update earlier this week. Read on for more detailed information about what is happening in regard to your wages and conditions in TMR.

In previous emails we've talked about the fact that negotiations for your next TMR EDA8 collective agreement reached an impasse so we'd called on Queensland's independent umpire to intervene a begin a process called "arbitration".

You've run a strong campaign for a fair TMR EDA8 collective agreement over the past six months.

Regrettably the government refused to listen to you - they've also ignored your colleagues and the Queensland community that have supported you and the vital contribution you make to their community

A boost for your campaign has just come through!

Together you are a strong union group of TMR workers who have stuck firm and rejected the low offers from management and stood up for a fair deal. Your stop work actions, rallies and political lobbying have already made a difference.