The guns have stayed in the holsters of our members at Chubb Security during a bitter pay battle with the company but tempers are being stretched.
The armoured van drivers have lost seven days pay in the long running dispute but although wearied, they are not wavering. And bitter is the best word to describe how our members feel about their management. Chubb managers have used every trick in the book in their attempt to crack the drivers including taking vans out themselves and using scab labour.

Other suspect tactics include cutting the weekly hours of permanent of?cers to 38 and giving casuals up to 60 hours.
They also sacked our delegate John Cutrali over an altercation during which John was confronted by an angry scab and was forced to defend himself.
John Cutrali is a wonderful bloke who worked at Chubb for 15 years. He didn't deserve the treatment meted out to him by the company. The TWU has lodged an unfair dismissal claim with Fair Work Australia and our lawyers will fight vigorously for John's reinstatement.

Chubb drivers are paid an all inclusive $27 per hour - which might seem reasonable - but they have to work 48 hours before they are paid overtime rates.
Prior to the dispute permanent officers were working so many hours the $27 rate became inferior.
Just before the Wheel went to press the company offered pay rises of 5.3% and 4% in a two-year deal with some trade-offs.
The trade-offs significantly dilute the offer.
Our members told them to stick it and voted to fight on for more. Their position has hardened and so has their attitude to Chubb management.

I can't say I blame them. Even when this dispute ends it will take a long time for the bitterness to seep away. A long time!
Hopefully, we can get things back on track.