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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