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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 25, 1977
Page
5
The Australian Commission majority backs a 19 percent rise to $3.80 weekly, rejecting a full wage pause. The panel decides to exclude devaluation effects from CPI indexing, discounting a broad price freeze while aiming for a defined, monitored wage-price system. Minimum wages rise 1.9 percent from May 24, 1977.
A Public Service Arbitration commissioner dissented from a majority wage increase, arguing that a price pause since April 14 has held prices and would benefit workers if continued. He noted many employers froze charges, including key CPI items, and urged postponing wage rises to curb inflation and aid the economy.
Federal public service unions reacted with uncertainty to the Arbitration Commission ruling. CAGEO's Federal secretary Mraul Munro said partial indexation could prompt affiliate action for higher wages if full award was not granted. He noted the 1.9 percent indexation and devaluation adjustments. George Slater of the Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union declined comment.
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