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The union representing Canberra’s garbage truck drivers has accused their employer of “taking advantage of the pandemic” as workers walked off the job on Monday. Transport Workers’ Union ACT branch secretary Klaus Pinkas said negotiations with ACT government contractor SUEZ had stalled after more than five months of discussion over pay increases and conditions. However, SUEZ argues the wage increases proposed over the next three years were reasonable, “given the current economic circumstances in…
