Perth Voice Interactive

PURPORTED industrial action by Vincent staff (Voice, March 8, 2014) has not occurred.

Last week former councillor John Little told the Voice a large contingent of staff was planning a walkout, unhappy that CEO John Giorgi’s contract hadn’t been renewed.

But Wednesday rolled around and there was no action.

Mr Little, a supporter of Mr Giorgi, believes staff decided not to go ahead mainly because acting CEO Rob Boardman suffered a heart attack Monday, and was hospitalised in a serious condition.

“I honest to god think that what happened to Rob has finished them off emotionally,” the Fibber McGee’s publican said.

Mr Little had also claimed staff would be attending Sunday’s town hall meeting, collecting signatures for a petition to reinstate the CEO.

However the only people with petitions were Mr Little and former council candidates Katrina Montaut and Mark Rossi.

Ms Montaut says staff had asked her to collect signatures. She said, “there was a directive from the mayor that came down that staff were not to attend”. Mayor John Carey says that isn’t true.

He pointed out there was at least one staff member at the town hall meeting (not collecting signatures) and staff hadn’t been stopped from, nor disciplined for, showing support for Mr Giorgi by crowding outside the February 25 council meeting.

by DAVID BELL