Message from Clean Start

Melbourne city cleaners are celebrating as they get ready to vote up their first-ever union collective agreement through the assistance of the LHMU, a union that has a strong focus on social justice as their work with refugees attests.

Cleaners have been campaigning for two-and-a-half years to improve average wages of just $300 a week and shifts as short as two hours.

This agreement gives cleaners the fairer pay, conditions and job security they need to build a bright future.

Support from you, the voices of the community, has helped give Clean Start the strength to stand up day after day and win.

But one major contractor, Pickwick Eski, has not signed the agreement. Pickwick Eski cleaner Kamal Jimi says he is often worried his job is not safe and that he does not have enough money.

Melbourne cleaners are standing together with their Pickwick Eski co-workers to ensure all cleaners get a fair deal.

Just as your support was vital in winning the agreement for cleaners at other major contractors, Pickwick Eski cleaners need your backing.

Support cleaners’ campaign for a fair deal: contact Pickwick Eski CEO Ken Holder or write to the newspapers.

Together we can win a bright future for the people in our communities.

Cleaners need your support, write to the media or contact Ken now.

Ken Holder
Pickwick Eski
Call Ken: 0411 179 044
Send Ken a letter: 3/28 Norfolk Road, South Brisbane QLD 4101
Email Ken: kenholder@pickwickgroup.com.au

Send a letter to the newspapers;

The Age: letters@theage.com.au
Herald Sun: hsletters@heraldsun.com.au