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Fight for our rights – March 4 nationwide protest
Our rights at work are again under attack from the Abbott Government and employer groups It has become even clearer that the full-scale Productivity Commission inquiry into our rights at work could deliver cuts to penalty rates, the abolition of the minimum wage, bring back unfair individual contracts and swing even more power to the employers. The time to stand
Trusted Postal Service and Jobs must not be a casualty of vital moves to make Australia Post more sustainable
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
Employment Opportunity with the CEPU
General Administration – Employment Opportunity The CEPU is the relevant Union representing workers employed in Australia’s Postal, Telecommunications and IT industries. The NSW Postal and Telecommunications Branch is the largest representative section of the union covering these industries and has presently around 9000 members. The Branch relies on the professional administration support role as an integral part of its overall
Abbott is rushing through laws to attack your rights at work
Tony Abbott is trying to rush through laws that introduce new unfair individual contracts that cut take home pay, give more power to employers in bargaining and make it harder for workers to access their union. But to do all this he needs the crucial votes of at least six cross-bench senators. We can stop Abbott’s attack dead in its tracks if
Member update: Post’s proposed payroll changes
NSW/ACT Branch Executive endorses members’opposition to Australia Post pay system changes CEPU State Secretaries call for meeting directly with CEO over botched pay proposal We recently wrote to inform you on Post’s proposed changes to the way you are paid and what the consequences of those changes would mean for members. Following an overwhelming response from members in strenuous opposition
Australia Post: Privatisation on hold, time to deliver on a strong public future
The Union representing Australia Post employees has welcomed news the Federal Government has ruled out privatising Australia Post. Finance Minister Matthias Corman said the Government wouldn’t act on the Commission of Audit’s recommendation to sell the postal service. It is timely recognition of Union concerns that selling Australia Post off to the highest bidder would cost thousands of jobs, reduce services and hit regional Australia, said CEPU Postal
Asbestos time bomb: telecommunications workers at risk from federal agency cut
The Union representing NBN technicians is calling for the Federal Government to reject the Commission of Audit’s recommendation to axe the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency. CEPU NSW Assistant Secretary Shane Murphy said asbestos had a long and damaging history in Australia, and the recent rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) had once again seen asbestos exposure affect workers and residents in many states. The abolition of
Australia Post Chair out of step with everyone
The Chairman of Australia Post is totally out of touch with Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, his customer base and importantly the organisation’s 33,000 nationwide workforce Australia Post Chairman John Stanhope has been quoted in today’ media supporting additional user pay charges to customers for the delivery of postal products and backing in the full privatisation of the nation’s postal service. The Commission of Audit
Threat to postal services, jobs: don’t sell Australia Post
Selling off Australia Post would see postal services reduced and jobs slashed, the postal workers’ union warned today. CEPU Postal and Telecommunications NSW Branch Secretary Jim Metcher said the Federal Government would face fierce community opposition if it took up the Commission of Audit’s recommendation to privatise postal services. “Privatisation would result in thousands of job losses and the closure
Hands Off Aussie Post – Important Campaign Event
The Hands Off Aussie Post (HOAP) community campaign is underway by your Union – the CEPU. It has become public knowledge over recent weeks of the intentions by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and supported by some financial commentators and sections of the media for Australia Post to be privatised as part of the Tony Abbott Federal Government Commissioner
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