Within hours of Labor claiming victory over the Liberals, Unions NSW called the change an opportunity “to restart how we do industrial relations” in the state.
Incoming NSW premier Chris Minns has vowed to hire more nurses, create more teaching positions and to jack up public sector pay and working conditions in his first week in office, as the state’s most powerful union body prepares for fresh wage talks.
and stepped down as the Liberal leader on Saturday night as it appeared the party would lose at least eight seats. These included Parramatta, which had been held by the party for a decade, and Wakehurst, held since 1991 by retiring health minister Brad Hazzard. The NSW Electoral Commission does not count on Sunday. But Liberal pollsters now believe that postal votes to be counted over the week are likely to fall in the Coalition’s favour and stem further losses.
Mr Morey pointed to the recent deal with striking rail workers, which secured a 3.5 per cent annual wage rise and improved conditions, as a model of how unions could negotiate.NSW Labor’s wage cap plan contrasts with Victoria, where the Andrews government dropped a 2 per cent wage cap to just 1.5 per cent in January last year, but has evaded industrial action with a willingness to consult with the unions and to negotiate extra allowances.
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