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Your Union has continued to consult closely with our legal partners to consider any and all possible legal remedies available through the court system to address the unfair treatment of our members working in, what we describe as, shonky pyramid contracting schemes. And today, a class action lawsuit by Shine Lawyers on behalf of subbies has been announced against another of the companies we

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Late last year we wrote to you about a new Federal Government initiative in which every Australian will receive an online digital record of their medical history. As a reminder, 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

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Representations made by your Union at the highest national level have led to Australia Post finally recognising the specific footwear needs of posties undertaking their mail delivery duties primarily on foot. Acting State Secretary Peter Chaloner welcomed the decision and said it was long overdue. “For some time now, we’ve been chipping away at long-held views within management ranks on

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Earlier this year your Union wrote to Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate urging her to review the default Superannuation fund arrangements for new employees who are ineligible to join the APSS fund and had not nominated another fund.   A copy of that letter can be viewed by clicking here. This representation came off the back of damaging appearances by AMP in

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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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Your Union has today welcomed Westpac and NAB’s decision to invest in local communities through vital banking services to be offered across Australia Post outlets. This follows the Commonwealth Bank’s announcement last week to commit to Australia Post’s Bank@Post service. We’re now calling on ANZ to follow suit in committing to this important service for their customers across the country. The Australia

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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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A culmination of many months of discussion and planning between your Union and Australia Post will see the introduction of a trial of the One Network Structure across segments of the delivery network shortly. For far too long, posties at many workplaces across the country have been required to work side by side each other, performing the same duties to

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Telstra’s devastating job cuts announcement hasn’t gone without notice at the bargaining table. UNION CLAIMS PRESENTED TO TELSTRA As a combined Unions single bargaining unit (SBU), we presented Telstra with a set of claims which focuses on job security, retraining and a fair pay increase for all employees — not just for those the boss chooses. Amongst other things, the

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Working Australians and their families across the country will be taking to the streets over the coming weeks in a significant escalation to the Change the Rules campaign — demanding more secure work, better pay and a fairer future country for our kids. The major Sydney event will coincide with a family fun day to celebrate May Day with loads of activities for

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