Telecommunications

The CEPU is continuing to meet with Telstra to attempt to resolve outstanding pay issues in the proposed EA. Further discussions took place on 12th April. At this meeting the CEPU also requested a copy of a draft agreement which Telstra has prepared.  The union has subsequently received a copy of this document. While the document contains matters on which

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Members would already be aware of Telstra’s self labelled “final final offer”.  The CEPU has been holding discussions with members across the state to communicate the details of this offer and obtain members’ feedback. The details of Telstra’s offer so far    ·     Pay increases of 2% plus a 2.5% sign on bonus in 2009, 2% in July 2010, 2% in

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Members are advised that Telstra has been informed that protected industrial action is to be carried out by CEPU members in the company this week. The protected action is as follows: 24 hour stoppage of work for CEPU members employed in Network Construction From 12:01am until 11:59pm Thursday 25 February 2010. and 24 hour stoppage of work for CEPU members

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Having had enough of low, unreasonable job rates and a further deterioration of take home pay caused by Foxtel’s evergrowing preference for the wireless Digitpath add-on as opposed to the traditional wired return path install to enable interactive features of Foxtel Digital, Foxtel Downer subbies stopped work for two days this week in pursuit of a fair rates improvement. Following

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Negotiations between Telstra and the Unions have now reached a very complex and delicate stage. Over the past 48 hours there has been, it is fair to say some positive indications from Telstra in relation to some (but not all) issues that remain in dispute. Both the Telstra Management and the CEPU Divisional Executive are still considering the current position.

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After Telstra rolled out their disappointing pay offer, things have quietened down on the EA front.But we’re getting messages from members informing us that some local managers are being quite … “inventive” … when it comes to briefing employees on the state of play with the EA talks. For the record, if a manager tells you the Union is happy

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Service Stream subbies have recently raised the lack of work available at Service Stream I&M across NSW with the Union. Subcontractors have reported that they are lucky to receive 2 work tickets per day. Others are receiving none. Although unfortunate, the lack of work at Service Stream is due to the unavoidable current situation of low work volumes across Telstra.

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The status of at least some of Telstra’s non-Union Employee Collective Agreements (ECAs) could be in doubt as a result of a successful case brought by the CEPU. The Federal Court has ruled that employees at electrical company Blue Star Pacific were not given a reasonable opportunity to decide whether they wanted to accept a proposed ECA because they were

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The CEPU is seeking the views of its Optus members and other employees as to the content of the next Optus Employee Partnership Agreement (EPA). Although the current Optus EPA does not reach its expiry date until October, the company has begun what it describes as “discussions” with employees about the content of the new agreement.  In correspondence with the

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CEPU members in Silcar are currently voting on an Enterprise Agreement proposal for the second time. In June, the CEPU Divisional Executive agreed to recommend two new agreements to its Silcar members, one for  Silcar Communications which provides a range of telecommunications access services and another for  Silcar Telecommunications which covers telepower functions. Both agreements provided minimum 4% annual pay

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