ACTU SEEKS PROTECTION FOR CASUALS
WITH ACTU figures predicting the average Australian worker will suffer a $2000 pay cut in 2022, the organisation’s secretary Sally McManus believes the effects will be far worse in the Far North.
High levels of casualisation in Cairns means the crisis could hit even harder, she said.
On Wednesday, Ms McManus attended a rally with workers in Whitfield.
“You get to the point where people are having to cut back on groceries … when their wages don’t go up they basically have to decide to eat less,” Ms McManus said.