Postal

Late last month, Post’s Electric Delivery Vehicles (EDVs) were withdrawn from service, following a serious safety incident involving defective front axles. Thankfully, our members from Ingleburn DC who were operating the defective vehicles at at the time, were not injured. Since the withdrawal, we have consulted extensively with Post through the Executive Safety Council – a decision making body made

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Many parts of NSW and the ACT remain subjected to extreme heat conditions and covered by a blanket of toxic smoke this afternoon. The Air Quality Index, or AQI, used by governments to communicate with the public on how polluted the air is, or forecast to become. Today has seen the worst ever recorded AQI measurements across Sydney and many of

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The last 12-18 months has seen a significant increase in the quantity and size of packets and parcels streamed to Delivery Facilities for sorting, scanning and delivery by Postal Delivery Officers (PDOs). Australia Post’s aggressive pursuit of parcel delivery market-share is supported by your Union as it continues to offset the decline in traditional small letter volumes. As such, we

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The NSW/ACT Branch Office of the CEPU has been notified by a diligent member from Nepean Van Services of a potential risk involving exposure to diesel exhaust in the Eastern Creek Parcel Delivery Centre (PDC). Members would be aware that the Eastern Creek PDC is the latest Australia Post facility to come on line with a Parcel Sorting Machine and

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Management have decided to progressively roll out their new “Indoor Planner” tool across delivery facilities in the coming weeks. We see the Indoor Planner as nothing more than a return to what was a flawed system used against members in the past.  Members have long memories and would no-doubt remember the NEVER agreed to sort rates and miscellaneous times that

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This year’s payment of the One Team Bonus will be paid on 4 September. During bargaining for EBA9 we successfully secured the commitment to pay this additional 1% bonus payment, over and above the EBA pay rise – provided Post met key performance indicators relating to service targets and profit during the preceding financial year. Members should start to receive

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All Australian communities, including those in regional areas, deserve access to a local, reliable post office and service and Australia Post must take steps to ensure those services remain, postal workers say. Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate said yesterday that the increase in the cost of postage stamps is one way of ensuring Post’s ability to continue providing services in

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Members would be well aware of Australia Post’s long-held desire to substitute the Authorised Holiday that has traditionally occurred during the Christmas and New Year period, with an additional Annual Recreation Leave (ARL) day credit. Their proposal was first flagged as an employer claim during bargaining for EBA8 – and again during EBA9 talks. On both occasions, members made it

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Disturbing hearings during the Banking Royal Commission revealed AMP, who managed the Australia Post default superannuation fund (APSP), had misled the Australian Securities and Investment Commission on 20 occasions, interfered in the drafting of an independent expert report and charged customers fees for services they did not receive.   Following these revelations, your Union wrote to Australia Post CEO Christine

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To feel safe at work is a fundamental right of every worker in this country. Unfortunately, for a number of members in retail, this has not necessarily been the case at times. We all understand, from a customer’s perspective, that time is valuable. And as Australia Post continues to dish up staffing review after staffing review calling for more reductions

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