Yesterday he vented his frustration against the rail giant, formerly known as QR National, in the wake of more CQ job losses coming just weeks after chief executive Lance Hockridge pocketed a $6.1m salary pay package.
"It's corporate greed gone stupid - how do you justify (his) 34% (pay) increase and then turn around the next day and tell people who have worked for the same company for decades that they will be replaced with contractors instead.
"Some employees have been working there for 30 years," Mr Allen said.
"How can one earn $6.1million a year - how many boats do you buy with that a year? Does Lance Hockridge go around looking for a boat with a pool on top and then expect the workers to take the pain?
"With around 5.8% unemployment in Queensland, there's not a lot of jobs in Rocky after cuts made by Newman and the downturn in mining. "They chuck you on the scrap heap of life and create uncertainty for people and their families...where is the social responsibility from these people?''
Meanwhile, AMWU state organiser Peter Lyon said there had been a lack of consultation across the board.
"This is not a genuine redundancy process," Mr Lyon said.
"They have called for voluntary redundancies. However, if no one volunteers, they're put in a pool called 'employees in transition' and the company will bring in contractors anyway.
"If these redund- ancies are not genuine, those workers who lost their jobs will have to pay back a hefty amount of tax from the package."
UNION MEETING
A meeting will be held at 4.30pm on Tuesday at Trades Hall Building, Campbell St for AMWU members affected by Aurizon's latest round of job cuts.
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