西澳大利亚州Water Corporation的200多名员工将于下周开始罢工，涉及工程师、IT专家、科学家和项目经理等岗位[1]。代表工人的Professionals Australia工会表示，罢工将从两小时开始，随后逐步升级至24小时罢工[1]。
九个月的薪资和留人问题谈判已陷入僵局，成为罢工的直接原因[1]。工会代表Tamarah Rowlands表示："我们想让Water Corp回到谈判桌，进行有意义的对话"[1]。新任西澳水资源部长Daniel Pastorelli回应称，"所有西澳工人都有权进行集体谈判争取公平薪资和条件"[1]。Pastorelli面临多重压力，因其他行业也计划采取罢工行动[1]。评论人士Basil Zempilas甚至将其讽刺称为"罢工部长"[1]。
More than 200 employees at Western Australia's Water Corporation, including engineers, IT specialists, scientists, and project managers, are preparing to strike over prolonged wage and retention negotiations [1]. The industrial action, represented by the Professionals Australia union, will commence with a two-hour stoppage next week before escalating to a full 24-hour strike [1]. The deadlock follows nine months of unsuccessful bargaining between the parties [1].
Tamarah Rowlands, speaking for the union, stated: "We want to get Water Corp back to the negotiation table for meaningful dialogue" [1]. The strike comes as newly appointed Western Australia Water Minister Daniel Pastorelli faces mounting pressure from multiple industrial actions across the sector [1]. Pastorelli countered that "all Western Australian workers have the right to collective bargaining for fair pay and conditions" [1], while media commentator Basil Zempilas characterized the minister as the "Minister for Strikes" [1].