Media Releases

CEPU & CPSU joint media statement Telstra’s announcement of the largest jobs purge in Australian corporate history is unacceptable. The destruction of 8,000 skilled white and blue collar jobs is a national jobs emergency that can not be allowed to proceed. Cuts of this scale will severely undermine Telstra’s capacity to deliver quality services to its customers, particularly those in

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Today’s revelations that Optus is axing 200 jobs from across the country has come as a devastating blow to workers. Optus today announced that it will cut 200 jobs and close 36 stores nationwide as it pulls the plug on its Virgin Mobile brand. CEPU Communications Union National President, Shane Murphy, said the news will hit workers and their families

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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 and fair pay. Events are planned in major cities and regional communities across Australia. The events and subsequent campaign activities will represent the largest mobilisation of working people since the

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The Union representing Optus workers has slammed a racist job advertisement and says an independent investigation and a transparent review of the telco’s hiring policies must follow immediately. CEPU Communications Division National Secretary Greg Rayner said, “That this racist job ad was published is an affront. Optus leadership should provide a full explanation and cooperate with an independent investigation. “Workers and

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NBN workers are optimistic new training facilities will go some way to addressing the Federal Government’s shambolic NBN scheme, but say the details of the training need to be thoroughly reviewed. Branch Secretary and National President, Shane Murphy, said the announcement today that NBN Co will open a number of simulated training facilities to help train 2000 external workers in

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Malcolm Turnbull’s NBN is a shambolic mess, not just for consumers struggling for a connection, but also for the workers forced to deal with the disaster, the Communications Union said today. CEPU Communications Division National President Shane Murphy said that a 4Corners program aired last night revealed how the Turnbull Government’s poor handling of the project has led to a

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Your Union welcomed today’s Australia Post profit announcement. CEPU Communications Division National Secretary Greg Rayner said the almost tripling of the national postal carrier’s profit demonstrated successful transformation to profitability can occur without massive job cuts. “The Accord signed between the Union and Australia Post allowed the company to embark on a journey of significant transformation, while ensuring the job

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Around 55 telecommunications technicians working on the Telstra copper network connecting and maintaining the NBN have been sacked on the spot today, leaving workers, their families and regional communities devastated. Trilogie Resourcing, a labour-hire shell company with ownership connections to NBN and Telstra backed training provider Celemetrix, told the workers from the Port Macquarie, Newcastle & Hunter, Greater Sydney and

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The Union representing posties across the country is urging residents to do more to protect both their dogs and their local Australia Post worker, with almost 1 dog attack a day on posties across the nation. National Secretary of the CEPU Communications Union, Greg Rayner, urges: “With 241 dog attacks on Australia Post workers in 2016, the threat to local

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The CEPU today said it had been surprised at Telstra’s decision to sack up to 1400 workers, and was disappointed the company had decided not to consult with workers through their union. Months into the planning by Telstra executives and today Telstra workers and their union were ambushed without any prior notice. The union’s National Secretary Greg Rayner said workers had

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