Public Service Union to Strike Against Federal Government

Public Service Union to Strike Against Federal Government
A Medicare and Centrelink office sign is seen at Bondi Junction on March 21, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Matt King/Getty Images
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Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members in Services Australia, the department in charge of Medicare and Centrelink, have announced they will launch industrial action on Aug. 1, following stalled wage negotiations.

CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly said the federal government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, was elected on a platform of getting wages moving, but claims the proposals to date are falling short of this pledge

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