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Members will recall that earlier this year the CWU raised serious concerns regarding the sun protection claims associated with a new batch of Australia Post issued hi-vis polo shirts. Following direct representations made by Branch Secretary Shane Murphy, Australia Post immediately withdraw the garments on an interim basis while further investigations were undertaken. Subsequent independent testing confirmed our members’ concerns,

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A 4% wage rise at Australia Post became effective from the first full pay period, this month. This CPI-exceeding wage increase was secured through the EBA11 outcome that members overwhelmingly voted to lock in during the last round of bargaining in 2024. Importantly, this isn’t a one-off payment, bonus or temporary incentive. It’s a permanent increase to your rate of

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As members are no doubt aware, Australia Post has proposed increasing the minimum workplace attendance requirement for Contact Centre employees from one day per week, to three days per week. Since this proposal was announced by management, we’ve received feedback from members across the Contact Centre network. While views may differ, the overwhelming theme emerging from members appears to be

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If you were unable to attend the free superannuation webinar we recently hosted with Australian Retirement Trust, or would like to revisit the information presented, a recording of the session is now available. The video can be watched via the following link: https://info.art.com.au/APNUW Need personal advice? After watching the webinar, you may have questions about your own circumstances or want

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Have you been wondering whether you’re on track to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in retirement? Perhaps you’ve only recently started paying attention to your superannuation and would like to better understand how it works. To help our members plan for the future, we have engaged superannuation specialists from Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to deliver a special online information session on

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Australia Post has introduced a new Conduct Management Procedure (CMP), replacing the previous Employee Counselling and Discipline Process (ECDP). This change follows significant consultation with the CWU, with a focus on improving consistency across the workforce, and reducing delays in how conduct matters are handled. What members need to know The new CMP sets out how conduct issues will be

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Your Union has continued to engage with Australia Post as work to replace the withdrawn polo shirts continues. This follows the concerns raised by members and the CWU regarding the safety and suitability of the newly issued polos, which were subsequently withdrawn and subjected to independent ARPANSA testing. Australia Post has now confirmed the availability of an additional interim garment

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As part of ongoing discussions, Australia Post has shared the results of the independent testing the company commissioned after agreeing to withdraw the new hi-vis polos following member complaints and CWU representations. ARPANSA Testing Confirms Polos Are Not SPF 50+ Australia Post has advised that testing conducted by the Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) has confirmed that the

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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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GAIUS – NOT TODAY-US: RAPIDE 3… RAPIDLY PAUSED! Recently, CWU members have spoken up about a number of concerns with the comfort, safety and operational performance of the Gaius Rapide 3 electric delivery vehicle. Your feedback has been consistent and clear, and as your Union, we made sure those concerns were landing in front of the decision makers to be

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