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Job applicants are being sought on Australia’s ‘largest telecommunications project’ – the NBN – but the job applicants are not coming from where you might expect. “3 Years Work In Australia – Interviews in Ireland in June” begins an online job advertisement for $75,000 jobs on the National Broadband Network. “Experience in copper cable jointing is a must – expand your

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Your Union has slammed NBN Co and the Turnbull Government over their attempts to cover up a failed NBN policy, and to bully whistleblowers who exposed those failures. CEPU Communications Divisional (National) Secretary Greg Rayner labelled it a “politically motivated attempt to cover-up Malcolm Turnbull’s NBN policy failures” and a “major step back in the protection of whistleblowers in Australia.” “The leaked

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The union representing postal workers today put Australia Post on notice that any plans to have posties completing all sort of odd jobs would be met with fierce resistance. Communications Divisional (National) Secretary of the CEPU Greg Rayner said today’s report that Australia Post was planning for posties to do everything from looking after family pets to checking electricity and water

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It is with regret that I report to members of the tragic incident involving a police shooting and the death of a part time permanent postal service officer, Steven Hodge at Warners Bay Post Office (Newcastle) late yesterday afternoon. Steven was employed by Australia Post for the past 20 years and was aged 51. He was also a member of

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The Communications Union has today called on the Federal Government to outline a comprehensive plan for the future of Australia Post, which doesn’t involve simply jacking up prices and slowing down services. Changes to Post quietly introduced last week by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull pave the way for a doubling of stamp prices and will see mail take up to

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Today’s reports in the media of 1,900 job cuts in Australia Post summons the beginning of a two speed postal service. CEPU NSW Secretary Jim Metcher addressed media today explaining that under these changes the community and postal users will have a stark choice between paying significantly more for obtaining the present level of postal services or being forced to

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The postal workers’ Union recognises the need for sensible reform to the reserved letter service. However, it will not support reforms that contribute to postal workers facing compulsory retrenchment as a consequence of the community no longer having access to an affordable and reliable mail or post office service. This is particularly concerning to vulnerable regional and rural areas of the

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Today’s Australia Post profit results are no reflection on the hard working staff of Australia Post, according to the Communications Electrical Plumbing Union. “Australia Post workers are more focused and productive than ever,” said NSW Branch Secretary Jim Metcher. “No one is more invested in the long-term financial viability of Australia Post than its thousands of hard working staff. “Obviously

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The maintenance backlog across Telstra’s 100-year-old copper network has reached crisis point over Christmas and January with no end in sight. “Maintenance and waiting time figures obtained by the CEPU and published today show Telstra’s chronic underinvestment in maintenance and repairs is catching up with them,” said Communication Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU) NSW/ACT Assistant Secretary Shane Murphy “Over the past

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The Union representing the largest group of Australia Post workers says a modest increase in postage must be seriously considered if it will help protect the sustainability of the postal service and jobs. CEPU NSW Secretary Jim Metcher said the benefits Australia Post provides to the wider community were far reaching, especially the job opportunities and diversity of services within rural and regional areas across the nation. “The way Australians

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