QLD: Sugar workers agree to pay sweetner

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2009
QLD: Sugar workers agree to pay sweetner

Queensland sugar workers have ended their strike action and will return to work at
midday today .. after accepting a new pay offer.

Two Bundaberg Sugar mills and a refinery were forced to close because of rolling stoppages
which were launched on Thursday after pay negotiations broke down because the company
wanted to buy out travel leave entitlements. .

But Australian Workers Union organiser TONY BEERS says 250 workers have agreed to accept
the new pay offer at a meeting this morning.

He says the package includes an 11 per cent pay rise over the next two-and-a-half years
.. a 300 dollar sign-up bonus .. and doesn't include any voluntary or mandatory buy out
of travel leave.

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KEYWORD: SUGAR (BRISBANE)

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