Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) staff have recommended the adoption of the LHMU Clean Start principles for all BMCC cleaning contracts and tenders at the meeting next week. This came from a notice of motion Councillor Gibbs put up some months ago, and staff have supported this move.
Gibbs' motion was unanimously passed making BMCC one of the first local government areas to adopt these principles to ensure that cleaners get a fair deal.
Recommendation:
That the Council endorses the inclusion of principles contained in the LMHU Clean Start Collective Agreement into all future Council cleaning contracts, noting that when fresh tenders are called for external cleaning services there may be an impact on the contract price for the service.
BMCC also passed the following
That BMCC write to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Treasurer Wayne Swan, Federal Minister for Jobs and Workplace Relations Simon Crean, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin, Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis and Member for Macquarie Louise Markus asking that the Federal Government to support the ASU's Equal Pay Case currently being heard by Fair Work Australia on behalf of the social and community workers in the Blue Mountains to reflect the immensely valuable work they do and the important contribution they make to the well being of the Blue Mountains and acknowledge the existing pay gender gap for community, social and disability sector workers and work to address this gap.
That BMCC write to the NSW Premier Kristina Kenneally, NSW Minister for Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services Peter Primrose, and Minister for Community Services Linda Burney asking that the NSW Government support the ASU's Equal Pay case and agree to fund any wage increases that come from this case for Blue Mountains and NSW community, social and disability workers.
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