A healthy profit revealed today shows Australia Post can afford to continue providing secure jobs for workers and quality, reliable mail services to Australian communities, the postal workers’ Union said. CEPU Postal and Telecommunications NSW Branch Secretary Jim Metcher welcomed the announcement of a $312 million (after tax) profit in Australia Post’s annual report, saying [...]

Proposed changes to Australia Post’s regional mail sorting centres have been put on hold today, following talks between the union and the company. Australia Post has proposed changes to mail sorting in a number of regional NSW areas including Albury, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong, Bathurst, Tamworth, Kempsey and Casino. The changes, if implemented, could result in [...]

The new Government has only been in for a few weeks and already Telstra executives have come out of their burrows. They are attempting to move workers across to the far inferior “Workchoices – AWA” style job “Adams” family system. CEPU members would be aware that Telstra have issued a notice to employees outlining changes [...]

The CEPU last week met with Australia Post at a summit meeting. At this meeting, Post executives outlined the major structural change and the business plans that Australia post shall be embarking on in transforming the company into becoming a major domestic and international market leader. A summary of topics discussed at the summit are [...]

On the 11th September 2013 Australia Post’s General Manager National Delivery Network advised the CEPU of the following;  Honda Australia have informed Australia Post that they may have an issue with the fuel pump mechanism on the NBC llO motorcycle. Australia Post has made the decision to withdraw the use of NBC llOs in operations [...]

Video from ABC’s 7:30 can be watched here: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2013/s3799533.htm Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 09/07/2013 Reporter: Greg Hoy How will underperforming and financially troubled contractors as well as complaints of inadequate pay to others affect the rollout of Australia’s biggest infrastructure project, the National Broadband Network. Transcript LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Sticking with politics, the Federal Government has [...]

Australia Post workers have strongly endorsed a new EBA8 that promotes full-time employment and protects important workplace conditions and entitlements as we face tough economic times within Australia Post and the industry generally. The results of the EBA8 ballot, undertaken by the Australian Electoral Commission are as follows: NSW Votes returned: 6777   Yes vote: 90.12% ACT Votes [...]

By Jake Sturmer and Johanna McDiarmid (ABC) Updated Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:34am AEST VIDEO: Contractors have nicknamed the telecommunications pits ‘bag-dad’ (ABC News) PHOTO: The telecommunications pits have been nicknamed ‘bag-dad’ by contractors (ABC News) RELATED STORY: NBN Co urged to plan strategies in case of Coalition win MAP: Australia Unions have told the ABC that Telstra’s copper network is in a state [...]

Australia Post and your Union have been negotiating a new EBA8 since March this year. Between March and now, a number of offers to finalise the Agreement have been made to your Union and shared with employees however, they fell short of delivering for our members. Your Union has continued to press for the issues [...]

Members without a doubt would have seen the widespread media reports over the past week regarding Telstra’s poor management of the removal of Asbestos pits across the Network in readiness for the NBN roll-out. Penrith community residents were subject to poor work practices upon the removal of pits around Evan St & Hornseywood Ave Penrith leaving  residents concerned they [...]