Following Brian Daley’s retirement, United Voice (UV) has a new national president in Michael Crosby. He was elected late May by an Australian Electoral Commission ballot conducted among delegates to UV’s national council. National secretary Louise Tarrant thanked Daley for his service to the union saying, “Brian is respected by members for his dedication, decency […]
7 June, 2012Pointing out ‘we at Westfield really don’t know to clean a shopping centre’, Westfield non-executive chairman Frank Lowy told shareholders at the group’s AGM last Wednesday 17 May that questions from the floor pertaining to poor cleaners’ wages and low cleanliness levels really belong to the contractors providing the services. An item by Scott Rochford […]
18 May, 2012While it received predictably dismissive responses from property owner/manager stakeholders, a hygiene audit conducted in New South Wales and Victorian shopping centres has revealed worryingly poor cleaning practices. The audit’s results have prompted United Voice to call on all industry stakeholders to work towards cleaning hygiene standards as well as take responsibility for hygiene outcomes […]
17 April, 2012As stated in a press release by United Voice, ‘on the eve of Australia Day, Wednesday, 25 January, thousands of cleaners across the country will walk off the job, protesting the lack of a fair go in the retail cleaning industry.’ “Australia Day celebrates our country — a land based on the concept of a […]
25 January, 2012According to a report in today’s The Australian Business pages by James Frost, United Voice ‘has blasted the management of Spotless, the target of a $711 million takeover bid, for being arrogant and said it would rather work with private equity than the existing owners. “Spotless is floundering and in need of a shake-up,” Michael […]
23 January, 2012For some months Spotless has been a specific ‘target’ of United Voice in the Union’s Clean Start retail campaign. Now, the BSC has gone on the front foot with a statement that United Voice has been silent on cleaning’s ‘dirty secret’: sham contracting. ‘Spotless is calling on the United Voice union to help the ‘forgotten’ […]
21 November, 2011Passengers flying out of Melbourne Airport this month are urged to collect free hygiene packs distributed by United Voice as cleaners prepare to strike against wage cuts. Voting on potential industrial action is currently taking place and passengers could be confronted by an unhygienic terminal upon their return to Melbourne. The vote comes after contractor Spotless […]
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