Media Releases

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Feb

Media Release: Five-day industrial action as Telstra plays dirty

Telstra customers are advised that services are likely to be potentially disrupted from the weekend onwards as Telstra workers take part in five days of rolling stoppages, the Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) announced today. Protests will be held in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday, marking a further escalation of industrial action against Telstra over its refusal to negotiate

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4
Aug

Media Release: Australia Post’s ‘sick policy’ – just that

Australia Post faces Commission for denying workers’ sick leave entitlements Postal workers have been stripped of their sick leave entitlements for bogus reasons, including calling in sick ‘too early’, says their union. Australia Post has directed employees to call in sick only during a one-hour window before the commencement of their shift. Workers who have called in several hours before

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