Take Action – Equal Pay Day

Thousands of Equal Pay supports will gather across the country on June 10, 2010, 11am and we need you to be one of them.

Come to one of the following Equal Pay Day events to show your support.

SYDNEY
Town Hall, George Street, Sydney

BRISBANE
Emma Miller Place, Roma Street
Parklands

MELBOURNE
Federation Square, opposite
Flinders St Station

PERTH
Solidarity Park, opposite
Parliament House

CANBERRA
Outside Legislative Assembly
London Circuit, Civic

ADELAIDE
Pioneer Women’s Memorial
Gardens, behind Government
House

DARWIN
Rain Tree Park, Smith Street Mall

Join the facebook conversation to find out about Regional Events or to organise one of your own.

A kiss is a kiss and thousands of them are on their way to Julia Gillard.

Now it’s up to all of us  to show the decision-makers something they just can’t resist… thousands of people gathering together to let them know that equal pay is important – that it’s time to Pay Up No More Lip Service to Equal Pay.

Let us know if you’ll be coming by emailing info@payup.org.au

Community Sector workers are undervalued and underpaid and not properly respected. Their work has traditionally been seen as “women’s work” and their wages have been restricted as a result.

In 2010, Unions led by the ASU and supported by the ACTU and the Federal Government are lodging a test case in Fair Work Australia using the new Equal Remuneration Laws embedded in the Fair Work Act. The case will impact the working lives of about 200,000 community workers.

The Community Sector is largely reliant on Government funding to run its essential services and to pay the wages of the workers. Winning the case will prove that these workers are undervalued – but, the case outcome alone will not correct the injustice. Workers need the Government to fund the outcome of the case to make Equal Pay a reality. ASU members and supporters will campaign for the funding and we invite you to get and stay involved by visiting the following sites.

This case is set to make history.

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