The Hydro Tasmania strike action will likely continue until the impacted workers receive equal wages to the sub-contractors who do the same work, the union says.
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Up to 550 employees of Hydro Tasmania, out of its 1250 employees, are negotiating a new enterprise agreement to include pay rises and other work conditions.
They began strike action on Wednesday, which included eight one hour work bans at Hydro sites, and a negotiation was held between the parites.
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union state organiser Chris Clark said the workers are fed up of being undervalued by the goverment business organisation.
"The offer they presented is the same, they just presented it in a different manner, so it really didn't go anywhere.
Mr Clark said in some instances Hydro Tasmania sub-contractors recieve up to $15,000 more than the impacted workers.
"Our initial wage claim didn't even claim CPI. Over the period of this agreement over four years we would like workers at Hydro Tasmania to be able to catch up to the sub-contractors that Hydro use to do the same work," Mr Clark said.
"They are equally qualified and as experienced, working for Hydro alongside Hydro's sub-contractors on the same job...cost of living has gone through the roof for everyone and these workers have been missing out for over a decade now and they just want to be paid equal to that for the like for like work".
Mr Clark said the strike action would escalate and "continue until an offer is put on the table that is fair and reasonable".
Hydro Tasmania chief executive Ian Brooksbank said its current offer was fair and reasonable.
"There are a number of elements to the offer on the table that are not all in the public domain which is part of the negotiation process which is ongoing.
"We are a commercial entity and our offer is fair and reasonable in the context of the business environment that we operate."
He said power outages would not occur from strikes.
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