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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
The CEPU and other Telstra Unions are continuing their negotiations with the company for a new Enterprise Agreement. As indicated in previous e-Bulletins, headline issues include: 1. regulation of performance management systems to ensure fairness and transparency; 2. updating, where necessary, of banding and classification systems; 3. redundancy provisions; 4. dispute settlement and consultation processes. As members would be aware, legislative changes introduced by
On the day that the new Fair Work Act has taken effect, the CEPU and other unions along with Telstra have released details of a new Principles Agreement designed to promote a better working relationship into the future (outlined below). After 13 years of conflict driven laws, today marks the start of a new way for employers and unions to
The CEPU has announced that it will immediately suspend its industrial action campaign at Telstra. Late yesterday afternoon, a teleconference of the union’s Divisional Executive unanimously voted to suspend action following Telstra’s commitment to enter into formal talks ahead of 1 July. “The CEPU is committed to good faith bargaining with Telstra,” CEPU National President Mr Ed Husic said. “Telstra’s