September 2016

To guarantee the best possible future for members of the CEPU Communication Division, it’s time to unify in to one Branch in NSW/ACT and Victoria respectively. Members may or may not be aware that your Union’s Communications Division structure today is the product of the amalgamation of, largely, two predecessor Unions — the Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union (APTU) and

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During a recent Union workplace visit, a NSW box-sorter was discovered to be employed less than the three hours per day minimum engagement provided for in EBA8.  Box-sorters are not second-class and shouldn’t be treated as such — they’re entitled to the same EBA conditions of employment as every other Award level employee. State level discussions occurred with Branch Secretary Jim

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Retail members across the country are ropeable at management’s continued manipulation of the terms of the new transfer process. One Victorian PSO, who asked for their identity to be withheld for fear of reprisals, said it was nothing but sour grapes. “For years we’ve been subjected to management favouritism when filling vacancies in Post Offices. “How is it that I

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Australia Post is preparing to further increase the cost of parcels at a time when they’re openly attacking the pay and conditions of the workers processing those parcels. National Secretary Greg Rayner said the public have just about had it with the chaos caused by management’s failures to address simple issues associated with one of the biggest automation investments they’ve

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Members have had their take-home pay and fifth week leave entitlement unilaterally reduced in an unprecedented and purely greed-driven attack by management at Sydney Parcel Facility (SPF). Despite warnings from Officials and members about the limitations associated with their new multi-million-dollar automation investment, management’s own failings to address the issues associated with its implementation at SPF, Australia’s largest parcel facility,

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It’s important that members understand that there are very specific circumstances around when Australia Post can actually invoke the use of traditionally insecure employment arrangements such as casual and fixed-term contracts. The Union assists members unclear about their employment arrangements almost daily, but a recent case in Queensland stood out as clear abuse of the provisions afforded to employees under

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Last week we informed you about Australia Post’s latest attempted attack on your Authorised Holiday (Union Picnic Day), a plan we had to ask them to repeat out of disbelief that they’d even try this on again. We were overwhelmed by the thousands of members across the country who have contacted us in vocal opposition to this ludicrous proposal. We’d

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Just over three years ago to the day, during EBA8 negotiations, Australia Post laid out its proposal to remove the Authorised Holiday (Union Picnic Day) and afford employees with an additional ARL day instead. The proposal didn’t go very far. Members reacted immediately and with incredible volume to this ridiculous proposal and suffice to say, your Union formally opposed the

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EBA9 campaign survey packs are in the mail Over the next week members will receive a campaign survey pack in the mail containing an EBA9 Union member survey with a reply paid envelope to return it to your state Branch. As your Union commences its campaign to deliver a new EBA9, it’s critical to understand the issues that are most important

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Members across the country are reporting their Honda NBC110 motorcycles stalling unexpectedly. The matter seems to be sporadic so far without any clear patterns of occurrence. Australia Post has issued directions to its service providers to undertake a diagnostic exercise during the regular service schedule based on guidelines issued earlier this year by Honda. An extensive risk assessment has also

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