布里斯班渡轮工人计划河火节期间罢工

布里斯班渡轮工人将在周末河火节期间发动24小时罢工，届时渡轮服务将无法运营1。这次罢工源于工人与雇主河城渡轮公司长期薪酬谈判的僵持，双方已就工作条件问题进行了9个月的谈判，共17次会议1。

工人要求明年加薪6%、次年至少加薪4.7%，同时呼吁延长用餐休息时间和班次间隔1。去年河火节期间有27,000人乘坐渡轮，而预计超过50万人将聚集在城市周边观看今年的河火节1。罢工将直接冲击节日期间的公共交通。

就罢工时机问题，议会公共交通发言人Andrew Wines称这是"绝对的耻辱"1，而海事工会昆州分会组织者Jaiden Simpson则指责议会"无法推卸对体面工作的责任"1。此前7月和8月已进行多次高峰期罢工，上周五工人发动了首次24小时罢工1。

Brisbane ferry workers are set to stage a 24-hour strike on Saturday during the Riverfire festival, disrupting public transport services for one of the city's major events 1. The action comes after nine months of negotiations between the union and River City Ferries have stalled, with talks spanning 17 meetings 1.

The maritime union is demanding a 6 percent pay increase for the coming year and at least 4.7 percent for the year after, along with extended meal breaks and longer intervals between shifts 1. Last year's Riverfire drew 27,000 ferry passengers, and organisers expect over 500,000 people to gather around the city for this year's festivities 1. The strike follows multiple peak-hour work stoppages in July and August, with the union initiating its first 24-hour stoppage the previous Friday 1.

Disagreement over the timing and responsibility for the industrial action has intensified between council and union representatives. Council transport spokesperson Andrew Wines called the strike "an absolute disgrace," while Jaiden Simpson, an organiser with the Maritime Union of Australia's Queensland branch, accused the council of failing to take responsibility for decent work standards 1.