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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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Australians are being urged to help keep our posties safe on the roads, with new statistics released by Australia Post revealing there’s been a 30 per cent increase in posties injured by others on our roads.  The call marks World Post Day and comes in support of Australia Post’s campaign aimed at improving road safety for posties. “This World Post

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The Union representing NBN workers, the Communication Workers Union (CWU), is welcoming Labor’s announcement that the Federal Government will introduce legislation that will keep NBN Co in public hands. “This is a welcomed announcement, and the right thing to ensure our national broadband infrastructure remains universally accessible and affordable, for all Australians,” says Shane Murphy, CWU National President. “More than

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Negotiations for a new EBA for workers employed by NBN Co will commence shortly. NOTICE OF EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIONAL RIGHTS (NERR) NBN Co is obliged by the Fair Work Act to issue all employees who are intended to be covered by the proposed Agreement with a Notice of Employee Representational Rights. You are not required to appoint a bargaining representative – as a

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Voting in the EBA11 ballot of employees has now closed, and members across the country have thrown their overwhelming support behind their new Enterprise Agreement. EBA11 will lock-in all your existing rights at work, without any trade-offs, continue to maximise full-time jobs as the preferred employment model at Australia Post, protects the 15% postie payment and will make it easier

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As members may already be aware, ballots of employees held to determine support for Telstra’s EBA2024 offer have been resolved with the majority of participating employees voting yes to support the Agreements. In summary: As a reminder, the following key outcomes were secured by your CWU negotiating team as part of the bargaining process: Although Telstra workers felt that the

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We’re pleased to report to members that following further discussions at a high level this week, the CWU and Australia Post have reached agreement, in-principle, on EBA11. A proposed new EBA11 would, subject to member approval, lock-in the following key outcomes for members, and their families: As part of the overall package, the CWU and Australia Post will continue working

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