Your new EBA has been voted up by workers at Red Cross Life Blood in a very close ballot; 51% to 48% (88 voted yes – 82 voted no).

Further to our email to you on 3 September, the  majority of members are in support of QIMR’s proposal which includes:

Yesterday morning, we held an all-member meeting for WMHHS staff to discuss the effects of COVID-19 in the workplace and to provide an update from our meeting with management which included information on PPEs, quarantine and the proposal of surveillance testing for staff.

For some time now your Together PTQ union delegates have been strongly advocating against the serious workload management issues existing in many parts of PTQ. Together members in some regional offices have also found they had no option but to refuse extra workload expected by PTQ management to protect themselves from the injury caused by the pressure and stress from excessive workloads.

This week is Child Protection Week. We know you will be busy making this week an important one for the children, families, carers and other stakeholders in the child protection system, but we hope you and your co-workers have also had an opportunity to reflect on the incredible work that you do as statutory officers and Departmental employees. Child protection is everyone’s business, but the role you play is an especially important one – thank you for the work you do.

Since our last email to you negotiations for a variation to your JCU Enterprise Agreement have not gone well.

Aggression and violence from vessel owners, operators and fishers towards us and our colleagues is becoming more common.

We had several inquiries from staff about altered quarantine orders that allow staff who have been placed on 14 days quarantine, to return to work at AGCC. Staff members are expected to take the most direct route to work (without stopping), and are expected to go straight home when they finish work.

You may have seen that today the Queensland Government announced the intended disestablishment of the Public Safety Business Agency (PSBA). You can see the email from the Police Commissioner here.