EBA7 / APFWA

Australia Post workers have strongly endorsed a new Union collective agreement that maximises full-time work and protects important workplace conditions and entitlements in a time of flux for postal services worldwide. The results of the APFWA ballot, administered by the Australian Electoral Commission have now been formally declared. The results of the APFWA ballot are: State Total Votes Returned Yes

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CEPU members employed by Australia Post should by now have received a voting paper from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to return a vote for the proposed Australia Post Fair Work Agreement 2010 (APFWA).    The proposed APFWA is the culmination of a 4 year long campaign that included sacrifices being made by thousands of union members when taking protected industrial action

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The first two weeks of May saw a concentrated round of negotiations between the CEPU, CPSU and management. The talks have been productive and very positive, canvassing a wide range of key issues. Progress has been made on a number of key issues, including;  ·       Dispute resolution – where Australia Post has agreed to full arbitration ·       Resolving our outstanding concerns regarding

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The Managing Director of Australia Post gave a clear and open presentation on the opportunities as well as the significant changes faced by the business and what Australia Post is doing to resolve those challenges. Importantly, he made the firm commitment to work with the CEPU and CPSU to find the best solutions for employees and the business. Australia Post

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The CEPU, CPSU and Australia Post have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), outlining a framework for negotiations to achieve a new Fair Work Agreement. The MOU is a result of recent discussions between Australia Post, the CEPU and CPSU. The MOU is a major step forward in building a stronger relationship between Australia Post and the CEPU and CPSU,

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Firstly, a big thank you to the thousands of members in NSW who participated in action to date. The action today may not have resolved the 3 year long dispute with Australia Post and their failings to resolve the impasse that is preventing a new fair EBA7, but the stoppage has at least enabled for members and the Union to

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It is with great disappointment that I inform our members that Australia Post’s Chief Operating Officer Jim Marshall yesterday rejected the Union’s offer to attend urgent EBA talks involving himself and Managing Director Graeme John to resolve outstanding issues preventing a new EBA7 being reached. This decision by Australia Post’s most top paid executives was made following the Union acting

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From today, CEPU members from across Australia will be engaging in rolling work stoppages. This decision comes after senior management notified our members that they would not be paid for any day on which they engaged in partial work bans. From the outset we sought to run a campaign that would minimise public disruption, during the busy Christmas period. However,

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The major Union covering employees within Australia Post has announced that from tomorrow it would be commencing a series of work stoppages across the country. The decision comes in response to Australia Post’s recent action to notify staff that they would not be paid for any day on which they engaged in partial work bans (see attached). “From the outset

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