From June onwards Sydney Ferries will be in competition with the private sector to prove they are the best organisation to provide ferry services to Sydney. During this process the structure and budget of SF is going to come under heavy scrutiny and this means every job will be under review.
Sydney Ferries EBA 2009
Thursday, 19 November 2009 15:56
After a year of negotiations the members have endorsed the new Sydney Ferries Senior and Salaried EBA 2009. Click here to read your agreement. This agreement has locked down many of the local arrangements which had operated outside of the EBA. This provides security for our terms and conditions of employment for the future.
The final draft of the proposed Sydney Ferries Senior and Salaried EBA 2009 will be issued soon. This draft will be circulated for seven days and a staff briefing will be held.
On Friday 23rd September 2009 the Balmain Community Campaign Launch of the Gotta Love Sydney Ferries Campaign was held. It was a beautiful day and really well attended. There were some great speeches by Jack Mundey, Lee Rhiannon, MP and SF delegates Chris Mouter, Shanan Barnett and Mark Champley.
Thanks to our comrades at the MUA for creating the following video of the day's events:
Balmain Campaign Launch - A Video Message from Jack Mundey
Thursday, 22 October 2009 08:56
In the 1970s, Jack Mundey and the Builders Labourers Federation joined with community campaigns to save much of Sydney’s unique heritage from crass overdevelopment.
Almost 40 years later, Jack’s leading a new campaign to stop Sydney’s iconic ferries from being sold off.
Ferries too important to sell off, protest rally told
Monday, 24 August 2009 13:03
A community fight to stop the planned privatisation of Sydney Ferries has gathered pace at a rally on Sydney's Circular Quay.
About 120 protesters, led by legendary trade union activist Jack Mundey, gathered at the ferries terminal on Friday in a bid to persuade the state government not to sell off the historic public service.
Sydney Ferries EBA Campaign
A community fight to stop the planned privatisation of Sydney Ferries has gathered pace at a rally on Sydney's Circular Quay.