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The CEPU is calling on Australia Post to release figures on the number of bombs and guns found in employees’ lockers – after workers were forced to sign a form promising not to bring them to work. Australia Post’s newly enforced policy requires workers to declare they are not harbouring deadly weapons in their lockers. CEPU NSW Secretary Jim Metcher

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After long and protracted discussions, both the CEPU and the TWU have settled the demarcation dispute between both organisations resulting in Unions NSW issuing the attached statement for publication. The CEPU welcomes this sensible agreement reached with the TWU that has provided for this Australia Post Union coverage determination to be made by Unions NSW. The CEPU and its strong

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Following further discussions with Australia Post it has been agreed for ‘individual’ SBD rounds to be jointly assessed at the local level for conversion back to single bundle delivery where SBD is not the most effective methodology. In the most recent SBD Dispute Update on 11 November 2011, members were informed of the following agreed criterion for initial SBD rollback:

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CEPU national office representatives along with senior Australia Post management including the Managing Director met with 21 Postal Delivery Officers from all states in the last week of September on the controversial Separate Bundle Delivery (SBD) system of work. Health and Safety concerns along with SBD being a costly inefficient work practice featured during these talks. The 21 posties who

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Australia Post’s claim that they have successfully rolled out SBD to over 700 rounds across the country is not true.  Information reported by members around the country have not even half that number of rounds converted to SBD.  Similarly, Post are claiming Posties are having positive experiences using SBD – well we keep searching and haven’t been able to find

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The Union over recent weeks has had cause to intervene on extended trading hours and CCTV matters of concern that has resulted in high level discussions with Australia Post at the state level. Extended Trading Hours at Australia Post Retail Outlets It is understood that two Area Managers has caused some significant grief with Retail employees at all levels in

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The CEPU has received compelling evidence of OHS concerns from an independent commissioned report into Separate Bundle Delivery (SBD), titled “The Shaw Report”. The Divisional Executive of the CEPU (national) met recently on 28-30 November to discuss the implications of this report, which has disappointingly been ignored by Post management despite the report’s adverse findings to delivery employees’ workplace safety.

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Earlier this year a pilot program was undertaken by Australia Post involving drivers from NSW and Victoria to assess the benefits (if any) in training drivers to improve their driving styles and habits to improve the impact on the environment by reducing Australia Posts carbon emissions. The results of the trial show that of the 3 training methods used, those

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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 have hard-fought many trying campaigns in the last 12 months. At this time last year, CEPU members employed by Telstra were engaged in protected industrial action, CEPU members employed by Australia Post were in preparation stages for their protected industrial action, and Foxtel sub-contractor CEPU members were engaging in on again – off again industrial action. All these

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