由于企业协议谈判停滞不前，ETU 电力工人在 Ausgrid 的 Wallsend 仓库集会，要求提高工资。 ETU power workers rally at Ausgrid's Wallsend depot for better pay due to stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.
电力工会(ETU)的电工因企业协议谈判陷入停顿而聚集在Ausgrid的Wallsend仓库。 Power workers associated with the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) rallied at Ausgrid's Wallsend depot over stalled enterprise agreement negotiations. 他们要求公平报酬, 以解决生活成本不断上涨的问题, 声称他们的实际工资最近下降了近10%。 They demand fair pay to address rising living costs, claiming their real wages have dropped nearly 10% recently. Ausgrid提出了为期三年的交易,第一年加薪7%,此后调整消费物价指数。 Ausgrid has proposed a three-year deal featuring a 7% pay increase in the first year and CPI adjustments thereafter. 工会警告说,提供的条件不足可能会促使工人到别处寻找更好的机会。 The union warns that insufficient offers may drive workers to seek better opportunities elsewhere.