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Dec

Telstra EA Update: something’s gotta give

Bargaining has continued with Telstra refusing to improve their offer of a measly 1.5% wage rise for Workstream and an equivalent pay pool for Job Family – a pay cut in real terms for both workgroups. In order to break the merry-go-round impasse bargaining had become, the combined Unions Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) put our own offer to Telstra in

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22
Nov

Central Branch – a bigger, stronger, more influential Union

Together, we have just set in motion proposed changes that will secure your Union’s strength and resilience for generations to come. Decades-long wars on jobs by employers in our industries have dealt significant blows to some of the core, traditional sections of our Union’s membership. Savage job cuts, unfair and insecure contracting models and technological advancement and disruption have significantly

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22
Nov

Class action lawsuit against Tandem (formerly ISGM)

For some time your Union has been highlighting the plight of telecommunication industry workers who find themselves stuck in a cycle of systemic insecure work. Some of the major contractors to Telstra and NBN have established, what we refer to as, pyramid subcontracting schemes – driven by the extreme ends of corporate greed. Under these pyramid subcontracting schemes, the worker

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26
Oct

Lock up your elderly – Teddies in Santa hats are coming for them

There has been another light bulb over the head moment at Retail management headquarters – this time it involves visiting nursing homes and retirement villages to prey on the vulnerable elderly for sales. Some bright go-getter has decided to shortly send retail staff out in droves to community care facilities armed with Christmas catalogues, products and bags of cash along

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16
Oct

Telstra cops massive serve from shareholders

Your Union today welcomed the voting down of the company’s remuneration report at the Telstra Annual General Meeting, saying that executives granting themselves massive bonuses at a time when more than 8000 jobs are being axed from the company would have been completely irresponsible. Shareholders today voted down Telstra’s remuneration report — the report which outlines the salary and bonuses

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8
Oct

Carefully consider the impact of My Health Record

Under a new Federal Government initiative, every Australian will shortly receive an online digital record of their medical history. The My Health Record system, by default, records all interactions between patients and their medical practitioners, including test and pathology data, and is accessible by any health care provider who may be involved in your care. This would include employer nominated

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