Jilalan Rail Yard Comes to a Stop as Workers Walk Off in Protest

Daily Mercury reported that rail and locomotive maintenance workers at the Jilalan Rail Yard, south of Mackay, walked off their jobs for 24 hours in protest against an enterprise bargaining agreement proposal by employer Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (ASX:AZJ).

As quoted in the market news,

JILALAN Rail Yard, south of Mackay, came to a stop with union workers walking of the job for 24 hours.

Work stopped at noon on Saturday and resumed at the same time yesterday.

The strike was protesting an enterprise bargaining agreement put forward to workers by Aurizon.

Rail Tram and Bus Union state president Bruce Mackie stated:

Negotiations are scheduled to recommence shortly and we’re hoping that with this action being taken that Aurizon returns to the table with a different view of where they are heading.

Late last year Aurizon bypassed the collective bargaining process and sent an agreement into the workplace to vote on… the membership overwhelmingly rejected that offer.

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