The Rockliff-Ferguson Government must get serious about
negotiating a fair pay deal for Tasmania’s firefighters and offer them more
than their gratitude.
Police, Fire and Emergency Management Minister Jacquie Petrusma
has today repeated the government’s tired mantra that they will negotiate in
good faith when frontline responders know that has been a hollow promise during
previous negotiations.
It’s terrific that Mrs Petrusma again and again today offered
our frontline firefighters her gratitude.
But the simple fact is our firefighters want more than her gratitude – they require the government to come to the table with a fair pay deal that reflects their value and the current cost of living pressures.
Michelle O’Byrne MP
Shadow Police, Fire and Emergency Management Minister
