Soon you’ll receive a lengthy document in your letterbox from Australia Post.

This document is the Australia Post Fair Work Agreement 2010 (FWA) outlining your pay and conditions for the next three years – agreed in principle by Australia Post and your National Union representing all states and territories.

You’ll have time to consider your new FWA before being asked to endorse it with a vote conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).

Your Union would like to thank the thousands of CEPU members across Australia for their support in reaching this FWA. It was the determination of members like you, along with genuine good faith negotiations by Australia Post, that made this agreement possible.

Like postal services around the world, Australia Post faces significant business challenges. Letter volumes and Post Office transactions have been in decline due to emerging electronic communications. Meanwhile, new opportunities are opening up in other sectors of Australia Post. The new FWA has been developed to provide certainty and security for all 33,000 Australia Post employees during this time of change.

Your Union has focused on achieving outcomes that protect and enhance your job security, wages and workplace conditions, while returning dignity and respect to the workplace.

The additional pay rises of up to 10% during the course of this agreement will increase the nominal pay of all employees by over 22% since the expiry of your current EBA6 – a good outcome considering many working families experienced a pay freeze during the period of the global financial crisis.

It’s a long and complex agreement. Your Union is here to guide you through the important period ahead, to explain the detail and to make sure this FWA is approved and certified so all Australia Post employees can enjoy the benefits it will deliver.

Regards,

Ed Husic Divisional Secretary	Ian Brant Divisional Assistant Secretary	Burt Blackburne Divisional Assistant Secretary	Bryant Watkins WA Branch Secretary
Cameron Thiele Qld Branch Secretary	Jim Metcher NSW Branch Secretary	Graham Lorrain SA Branch Secretary	Peter Miller Tas Branch Secretary

• Talk to your Authorised Union Representative
• Look for the latest information on www.cepuconnects.org
• Email your question to fairwork2010@cepu.org
• Call your state branch on 1800 102 360