Telstra

Thank you to every member who attended our meeting and demanded answers. Your questions exposed just how reckless and short-sighted Telstra’s massive skills offshoring agenda truly is. In addition to individual representations we’re making on behalf of individual members, we have sought responses on general issues members have raised with us and received a number of responses from Telstra and

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Telstra isn’t just gutting its AI joint venture – it’s outsourcing Australia’s future systems. Telstra’s latest onslaught on jobs goes deeper than the 209 Australian jobs it plans to cut from the Telstra–Accenture Data & AI Joint Venture. More than 450 additional jobs across various service delivery teams are also under threat in a sweeping offshoring exercise that will hollow

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Following representations raised in response to member concerns last week, Telstra contacted National Secretary Shane Murphy late on Friday afternoon to advise it would withdraw the contentious “Declaration of Understanding” requirement. This is an important win for members. The declaration would have forced employees to agree with Telstra’s classification position before being allowed access to fibre maintenance and construction training

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The Union has written to Telstra regarding a new and highly concerning practice: requiring employees to sign a “Declaration of Understanding” before being allowed access to fibre maintenance and construction training or performing this work. What’s The Issue? Telstra’s declaration asks employees to confirm that fibre maintenance and construction work is classified at CFW4 / Band 4i (or equivalent) and

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Telstra has announced updates to its ‘Flexibility at Telstra’ policy and provided new Hybrid FAQs as part of its Connected Future 30 strategy. The company says these changes are not about mandating office attendance but are aimed at improving connection and belonging, based on engagement survey data. Key Points from Telstra CWU Position While Telstra insists this is about fostering

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The Communication Workers Union acknowledges the recent announcement that TelstraSuper and Aware Super have signed a binding agreement to proceed with their proposed merger. While the CWU is not a party to the merger, we do have representation on the TelstraSuper Board of Directors and will continue to use these positions to advocate strongly for the interests of our members

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TelstraSuper has announced that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Aware Super to explore a potential merger between the two superannuation funds. The merger would bring together TelstraSuper and Aware Super creating a combined, profit-to-member, fund with approximately $228 billion in funds under management and servicing more than 1.3 million members. This proposed merger represents a

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The CWU remains engaged in the CFW Job Description (CJD) review in line with its original, agreed purpose: to modernise outdated language and update references to evolving technologies – not to reclassify or devalue the work our members perform. Unfortunately, Telstra’s current approach raises serious concerns. Rather than honouring the intent of the review, the company appears to be using

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The consultation process for updating the Field Services Core Job Descriptions is progressing with increased momentum. Telstra’s information-gathering survey, which was sent out approximately two weeks ago, has received around 300 responses The data will continue to be refined and analysed and be used to verify the accuracy of the job descriptions within Field Services. Additionally, a Union survey will

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