QUEENSLAND

QBuild, TMR and QHealth QBuild, TMR and QHealth

At the time of writing, I am pleased to advise that members at each of the government departments; QBuild, TMR and QHealth have agreed in principle to the relevant offers It is pleasing for me to stand shoulder to shoulder with these staunch members who did not take a backwards step throughout negotiations and forced their respective employers to put a reasonable offer on the table

Members in QBuild held management to account by engaging in Protected Industrial Action and refusing to work away jobs, which expedited the negotiations The QBuild members were respectfully vocal when the minister attended site, and he would have been left very sure of the passion and resolve of the membership as they rolled up their sleeves during the campaign TMR members also refused to work away and staunchly defended their comrades when locked out in the Central Region This resulted in strike action and the matter was resolved within hours QHealth members have been through their own set of challenges in recent years with recalcitrant management running at them for any and all issues They were hardened for the battle but did not have to exert as much as the other departments locally, partly because of the reputation they had gained over the previous