Angry ACC workers stage one day strike
Workers in Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) are staging a one-day strike today in support of their claim for fair pay.

“We’ve been trying to negotiate a fair and reasonable settlement for PSA members since July 2009, but ACC refuses to come up with a realistic offer,” says PSA National Secretary
Richard Wagstaff.

“Our members are reluctant to strike but ACC’s intransigence has left them with no alternative. They want to send a clear message to ACC that it’s time to get back to the bargaining table.”

PSA members want a settlement that includes a proper pay system instead of the discretionary performance system currently in place.

“Under the current unfair system our members are falling behind in pay. Many experienced ACC employees are now paid the same as a new employee is paid,” says Richard Wagstaff.

PSA members are also being refused fair and reasonable redundancy provisions in line with other employees on individual employment agreements.

“It’s time ACC woke up to the fact that they’re out of line with other state sector employers who have recently negotiated fair settlements with their workers. ACC says its core value is to ‘honour people as people’ – it should start with its staff.”

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