Postal

NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN Negotiations commenced with Australia Post last week with an initial three day session held in Melbourne. Your Union presented an overview of matters of importance. Several sub-committees to deal with specific issues have been established. These sub-committees, which will include direct member involvement, will deal with issues in areas such as the Retail Services Transformation, Call centres, Transport

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NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN Negotiations commenced with Australia Post last week with an initial three day session held in Melbourne. Your Union presented an overview of matters of importance. Several sub-committees to deal with specific issues have been established. These sub-committees, which will include direct member involvement, will deal with issues in areas such as the Retail Services Transformation, Call centres, Transport

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The Australia Post Fair Work Agreement (APFWA) will reach its nominal expiry date on 31 July 2013 and your Union commenced negotiations with Australia Post this week in advancing claims for a new EBA8. Encouragingly, both the Union and Australia Post have committed to meeting as regularly as three minimum full days per fortnight in an attempt to reach agreement

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Your Union wrote to each retail member in NSW and the ACT late last year following a flurry of complaints from members employed in retail concerned for the job security following Australia Post’s announced return to a common counter arrangement in retail. The Union has since met with Australia Post on a number of occasions regarding the matter and is

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Delivery members would be aware of the long standing debate with Australia Post Senior Delivery Management over the appropriate time allocated in Post’s daily assessment systems with regards to the Pre Ride Motorcycle Safety Check. Australia Post has for a number of years only allocated 5 minutes for this mandatory safety check in the various assessment systems utilised by Australia

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It is with deep regret and sadness that I inform members of the fatal tragedy that has occurred yesterday involving the accidental death of a motorcycle Postie from the Mitchell Delivery Facility in the ACT. The name of the postie is Mark McGregor who has been employed with Australia Post since around 2000. We are advised Mark is survived by

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The Australian Unions’ campaign for a wage increase for minimum wage and Award workers has again been successful this year. The new pay setting body established by the Federal Labor Government – Fair Work Australia (FWA) has delivered its third consecutive wage increase decision since its establishment in July 2009. Under Labor’s wage setting laws, the Panel considers not only

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Recently Australia Post management issued an SIB calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from drivers to be outstationed at yet to be determined Transport/Business Hubs to perform customer collection duties. These drivers would still be attached to STF and although working out of hubs they would be separate to the hubs. Hubs will still remain a customer of transport and

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THE LEVEL OF OVERPAYMENT AND UNDERPAYMENTS ARE ALARMING – SAYS NSW UNION The issue of Australia Post payroll irregularities is at a serious level and has surfaced again across the nation. The NSW Branch of your union has recently intervened in this matter with Australia Post at the National Level and has resulted in discussions occurring between the NSW Branch

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Following intervention of your NSW Branch of the union with Australia Post at the National level over their employee locker policy decision – Australia Post has now confirmed ceasing the rollout of the locker policy until further notice. NSW Branch Secretary Jim Metcher has issued the following statement to Australia Post this morning: We are pleased that you have finally

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