Telecommunications

Almost 100 Telstra technician jobs will be slashed across regional NSW, fueling union fears for the future of reliable communication services in the region.     Last week Telstra, regional Australia’s biggest communications provider, issued about 92 termination notices to technicians working in communities across NSW and the ACT.  The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union, representing Telstra technicians, said the move was

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The quality of Telstra’s service has yet again come under fire with revelations that live copper wiring has been left dangerously exposed because of poor maintenance efforts. Where local cross connection cabinets in areas around the Sydney CBD and Parramatta have been damaged, Telstra has poorly repaired them with plastic bags, leaving cables exposed near schools and businesses. “Each of

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The major union within Telstra – Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU) – says today’s Federal Government announcement on the NBN brings greater certainty to the direction of the project – and offers an important lifeline to Telstra. “While we still want to review the details underpinning the announcement, there’s no doubt today represents a milestone for telecommunication users and the

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The Communications Union (CEPU) has elevated hopes of fairer working conditions for Telstra employees upon the announcement of Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo’s imminent departure from the company. CEPU spokesperson BJ Jafari said, “This could not come at a better time, when Telstra is employing anti-worker tactics to deny their workforce certainty with a new fair wage and conditions agreement” “We

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Today’s edition of The Australian contains a piece that will make you double take so hard you’ll hear your neck click. The article is titled: “Telstra attacks human rights record”. It quotes from a Telstra submission to a national human rights inquiry. Its comments were so strident that even the Chair of the Panel, Father Brennan was quoted as saying:

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As part of the ongoing campaign for a fair, transparent Union EBA, Telstra workers held a series of community events and protests on Monday 9 February. Industrial action occurred and was well adhered to by the membership across Australia, with the exception of Victoria, where Union members elected to defer their planned stoppages due to the worsening bushfire tragedy. CEPU

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Telstra customers are advised that services are likely to be potentially disrupted from the weekend onwards as Telstra workers take part in five days of rolling stoppages, the Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) announced today. Protests will be held in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday, marking a further escalation of industrial action against Telstra over its refusal to negotiate

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Some Managers are describing their current position as being  “Under Siege”. The financial community is belting Telstra’s senior management due to their self destruction in relation to their  N.B.N.  bid.   Without doubt, Telstra has given their competitors a massive free kick. The Telstra workforce is supporting widespread industrial disruption in many areas within the company right across Australia which could

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Telstra HR have been forced to admit that some local managers have given incorrect information to staff about redundancy rights in the latest agreement proposals.   As you know, Team leaders are not industrial relations experts, so it’s not surprising they make mistakes. They are also under huge pressure from above to get ECA votes through before workplace laws change. 

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Telstra employees will be infuriated by today’s revelations that Telstra Directors are indulging in an extravagant, all-expenses paid weekend in Las Vegas, while at the same time refusing to negotiate a fair collective wage agreement for its workforce, according to their Union, the CEPU. The CEPU, has publicly condemned the perk-fest as a smack in the face to workers struggling

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