On Thursday afternoon, the 20th November, ASU members at Marist Youth Care walked off the job to protest against the possibility of losing up to $200 in pay cuts.

We have received lots of media coverage exposing the unfair actions of Marist management.

Last Friday, a 1 hour stop work meeting was held outside La Valla at which workers expressed their discontent with the proposed rosters. The stop work was extremely well attended and attracted significant media attention. Attached to this bulletin are various news articles.

Up to 80 youth workers will rally outside the Marist Youth Care Head Office in Blacktown tomorrow following moves to cut the workers pay by up to $200 a week.

The Marist Youth Care workers, who provide residential care and support for high needs young people, will meet to discuss the next steps in their campaign following management’s refusal to negotiate with its workers over the pay cuts.

Yesterday members met to discuss the new rosters released by MYC and decide on whether any action should be taken. The members present unanimously voted: