Postal

Australia Post must do everything in its power to retain local Post Offices and ensure communities have access to postal services, the CEPU Communications Union said today, following news reports a string of post offices in Sydney and nationwide are to be closed down. “Australia Post has promised the union that it will do everything possible to turn around profitability

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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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The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) congratulates Cameron Thiele on his election as Communications Divisional Secretary. Mr Thiele said his focus would be on implementing major new workplace agreements within Australia Post and Telstra in a time of structural and technological change in the postal and telecommunications industries. “The recent endorsement of a new Fair Work Agreement by our

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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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The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has welcomed today’s news of a solid profit for the postal service despite declining mail volumes – saying it is a credit to the hard work of Australia Post employees and a new, collaborative approach to industrial relations from Australia Post management.  Australia Post has announced a $103 million pre-tax profit for the

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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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As part of its commitment to reducing its environmental impact, Australia Post has been trialling an environmental driver awareness program, known as E-Drive.  The program aims to raise awareness and provide training and tools to improve key driver behaviours impacting on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency by influencing the way drivers think about the environment and their driving habits.

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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 CEPU today welcomed the findings of a special Senate Inquiry into the corporation’s medical practices. The Inquiry was undertaken by the Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee and its report was tabled in the Senate last night by Committee Chair Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA). “This Senate Inquiry has made recommendations that provide for the better overall

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