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Update: As of 2 April 2025, applications for emergency assistance have been closed. CWU Central Branch members from South East Queensland to the NSW Mid-North Coast are facing significant hardship due to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the devastating weather that followed. On behalf of the Branch Commitee of Management, and Central Branch members across the country, our thoughts are with

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The Union representing postal workers today said Australia Post’s positive interim profit has been possible due to the hard work of Australia Post’s workforce. Australia Post today reported an interim profit of $249.1 million, an increase of $215.5 million on 1H24. Communication Workers Union (CWU) National President Shane Murphy said while there is still much work for the company to

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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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As you may be aware following earlier reporting, this year your Union secured a significant increase to the Retail shoe subsidy – which was increased to a maximum of $250. This improvement was a hard fought win for CWU members, following your consistent feedback regarding the increasing costs associated with maintaining retail footwear requirements. However, this increase was initially subject

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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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For some time, the Union has advocated for an increase to the Travelling Allowance rates, payable to members who are required to travel whilst undertaking their duties at Australia Post, and the District Allowance rates, payable to members living and working in certain remote localities. We are pleased to announce that those rates have now been increased. The new table of travelling allowance rates

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We are writing to update you on recent developments regarding the CFW Core Jobs Review, particularly in light of the recent Union victory in the Melbourne Magistrates Court concerning a classification dispute. As previously reported, the Union recently succeeded in a case against Telstra in the Melbourne Magistrates Court, where the Court found that Telstra had misclassified a member who was

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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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Late last week, the Melbourne Magistrates Court delivered a judgment in a case initiated by your Union against Telstra regarding the misclassification of an employee. The court determined that the employee had been incorrectly classified at the CFW 4 level while performing duties more accurately aligned with CFW 5 responsibilities. The employee’s work included: The court concluded that these duties

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