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Your Union is commencing formal consultation and negotiations with NBN Co on two critical matters arising from the recently finalised NBN Enterprise Agreement. These matters were central to the CWU’s core bargaining position and reflect long-standing concerns raised by members across the country. Recognising their importance, National Secretary Shane Murphy secured firm commitments from NBN Co to revisit both the

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It is with regret that we inform members that negotiations between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Service Stream Limited (SSL) have now reached a critical impasse. Despite multiple rounds of bargaining and further attempts to shift their position, SSL continues to reject key claims that would deliver fair pay and conditions for CWU members. Their latest offer includes minor improvements,

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The CWU has made significant progress in advocating to secure and enhance your terms and conditions of employment during the negotiations for the NBN Enterprise Agreement 2025–2028. We have reached an in-principle agreement on the following offer to be presented: 1. Wage Increases: 2. Enhanced Terms and Conditions: 3. Additional Commitments Secured by the CWU: Next Steps Based on feedback

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Your Union met with NBN yesterday for the first bargaining session of 2025, for a new NBN Enterprise Agreement (EBA). As anticipated late last year, the Union was eager to receive NBN’s pay proposal before moving forward with discussions. Yesterday, NBN presented its wage offer for the new agreement as follows: NBN justified its offer by referencing the current economic

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Bargaining for a new NBN Enterprise Agreement continued Thursday, 7th November. During the negotiations, the CWU presented the following claims: Additionally, the Union and bargaining representatives are still awaiting NBN’s formal response to the claims raised at the bargaining meeting held on 31st October. A reply is expected at the next bargaining session. Negotiations are ongoing, and the Union will

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The Union representing NBN workers, the Communication Workers Union (CWU), is welcoming Labor’s announcement that the Federal Government will introduce legislation that will keep NBN Co in public hands. “This is a welcomed announcement, and the right thing to ensure our national broadband infrastructure remains universally accessible and affordable, for all Australians,” says Shane Murphy, CWU National President. “More than

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Negotiations for a new EBA for workers employed by NBN Co will commence shortly. NOTICE OF EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIONAL RIGHTS (NERR) NBN Co is obliged by the Fair Work Act to issue all employees who are intended to be covered by the proposed Agreement with a Notice of Employee Representational Rights. You are not required to appoint a bargaining representative – as a

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As members may be aware, NBN Co is proposing a significant change to the way their Field Engineers (FE) are employed as the national wholesaler moves away from the construction phase, and into a network maintenance phase. The changes, if they proceed, would effectively terminate all FE employment contracts, re-engaging individuals under the current enterprise agreement. NBN Co say the

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As members are aware, despite significant improvements being won by the Union through the bargaining process, we could not overlook what we saw as overwhelming shortcomings associated with nbn’s pay and remuneration offer as part of EBA negotiations. With inflation increasing beyond the point of targets and forecasts as early as the second-half of last year, our clear demands to

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NBN is currently seeking to fill the following corporate direct employed field tech positions. Members are encouraged to apply: NT:External https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Alice-Springs/Senior-Field-Technician-Alice-Springs_231388* looking for regionally based candidates in Alice Springs* QLD:External https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician-QLD_231391* looking for regionally based candidates in QLD, ideally living in either Airlie Beach, Atherton, Ayr/Townsville, Bundaberg, Cairns/Ingham/Innisfail, Gladstone, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Mackay, Mount Isa and Toowoomba WAExternal https://nbn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/nbncareers/job/Australia/Senior-Field-Technician-WA_231390* looking for regionally based candidates

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