Equal pay breakthrough for 200,000 community workers in Australia‏

The Australian Services Union (ASU) and the Australian Government have reached an historic agreement which will see the social and community services sector as the test case for pay equity in the new Federal Industrial Relations system.

Around two hundred thousand women who work in homeless and domestic violence shelters, aged care and other community services may win a 30 per cent pay rise under this major gender equity testcase. http://www.asu.asn.au/media/sacs/20091104_payequity.html