NECA have withdrawn their proposed changes to the award. Thanks to you all for signing, sharing, and spreading this petition around. This wouldn't have been possible without you and your support. It's this type of swift collective activism from ETU members and non members alike that has made this possible in such a short time.
We have won this round, but I'm sure there will be further attacks on our industry. Stay staunch, stay vigilant. Join your union.
NECA, uphold your four "key values" when it comes to the electrical contracting industry
respect, excellence, integrity, loyalty.
Stop trying to strip the award back, Stop enabling the wage race to the bottom. Protect the future of the trade, your members, and the conditions of the employees that work for them.
Why is this important?
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has applied to vary the EE&C Award 2010. Some of these proposals are quite simply an attempt to reduce the wages of electrical workers under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic. They include –
- Abolishing penalty rates on Saturdays.
- Abolishing penalty rates on Sundays
- Expanding ordinary hours of work from the current 6am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 5am-7pm Mon-Sun
- Allowing shut-downs (not just Xmas) at employer’s discretion with no notice.
We the undersigned electrical workers in Australia oppose these proposed changes as it will make companies covered by enterprise agreements, with penalty rates included, uncompetitive and force a further wage race to the bottom. It will also be detrimental to electrical apprentices, the majority of whom are paid under the EE&C Award. We urge our employers to contact NECA informing them of their opposition too.
