Hairdressers organise to fight wage cuts

By Anna Patty Workplace Editor
Updated March 24 2017 - 12:23am, first published March 23 2017 - 10:38pm
NCH NEWS. Mayfield hairdresser Melanie Coombes from Bliss Hair Artists in New Lambton is outraged over deregulation of the industry, claiming it will lead to a rash of backyard operations. Pictured in Mayfield. 17th July 2016. NCH. Pic by MAX MASON-HUBERS MMH Photo: Max Mason-Hubers
NCH NEWS. Mayfield hairdresser Melanie Coombes from Bliss Hair Artists in New Lambton is outraged over deregulation of the industry, claiming it will lead to a rash of backyard operations. Pictured in Mayfield. 17th July 2016. NCH. Pic by MAX MASON-HUBERS MMH Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

A new union for hairdressers is gearing up to fight a threatened clip to their weekend penalty rates, with Newcastle hairdresser Melanie Coombs saying they already get "paid peanuts".