Stand with Mater Workers

Dear Dr Steer,
I’m writing to support the critical building, engineering and maintenance workers who are currently taking industrial action fighting for fairer wages and conditions at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane.
Just like doctors and nurses, these critical workers are heroes of this pandemic protecting our community and keeping us safe by maintaining hospital services for patients and their families.
It's not too much to expect that these workers should be paid the same as the building, engineering and maintenance staff next door working at a Queensland Health hospital. It's not too much to expect an end to arbitrary changes to their ordinary shifts which can see them randomly being called in to work any five days in seven.
Running a hospital service is not just about patient care, it also requires respect for the workforce.
And as the CEO of the Mater, you know that by paying an administrative increase for the year that you have demonstrated your disrespect for hospital workers, and your lack of capacity to bargain in good faith to ensure pay parity and ongoing pay rises for future years.
I urge you to come back to the negotiation table and offer these workers the pay and conditions they deserve.

Can you support striking Mater Hospital workers, by emailing Mater CEO Dr Steer?

Building, engineering and maintenance workers at the Mater Hospital have been forced to take rolling industrial action for months to fight to achieve pay parity with those doing the same job at public hospitals.

These workers are the heroes of the pandemic and it's a disgrace that Dr Steer, Mater CEO has cancelled any negotiations on an EBA for another eight months.

Mater Workers are fighting for:

Future pay rises to achieve parity with those doing the same jobs in public hospitals.
A new classification structure that properly recognises, skills and relativities for all trade workers.
An end to unfair rostering changes which allow Mater to wreak havoc on rosters with no consultation (including weekends) with seven days notice.

Can you email the Mater CEO?