Police to go on strike?
Matthew X
profrv at nex.net.au
Tue Apr 13 00:57:35 PDT 1999
Police claim right to strike
By Paula Doneman and David Potter
July 25, 2002
A NEW industrial battleground has emerged after police union officials
yesterday claimed legal advice asserted that the state's 8000 serving
officers had the right to strike.
The advice, which challenged the long-held assumption that police were
prohibited from striking, was unveiled in a letter yesterday from the
Queensland Police Union to Police Minister Tony McGrady.
The letter was sent hours after the Government cancelled an enterprise
bargaining meeting at which a new pay offer was to be tabled.MORE AT...
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,4771264%255E421,00.html
Victorian police swear an oath of loyalty to the queen that some police say
precludes strike action.Didnt stop one station at Frankston taking wildcat
actions and in the 1920's the entire state force went off...we live in hope.
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