What happens in that ballot will affect all Telstra employees.
Imagine the pressure these small groups of 360 workers must feel being on the frontline of management’s assault on pay and conditions as it seeks to drive down its labour costs.
Leaked human resources documents have revealed Telstra's strategy to target vulnerable groups of employees through its Work Choices-style game plan.
These employees will want to know they're not on their own - that others support them in their desire to get a better deal than what Telstra is offering.
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To recap...
The proposed deal would split the workforce into two groups: Part A for current employees and Part B for new employees and those on expired Australian Workplace Agreements.
There are legitimate questions about whether the pay rise offered under Part A would add up when inflation is forecast this year by the Reserve Bank to be 5%.
- Part B would effectively create second class employees by reducing conditions in some significant areas, such as hours of work, redundancy entitlements for new employees, and no guaranteed wage increases.
And let’s not forget that the document first circulated to employees was in breach of the carer’s leave provisions in the new Australian Fair Pay and Condition Standards.
If the vote gets up, it is almost certain that management will then make the same offer to another small group of employees in its slice-and-dice strategy.
Let Wholesale and Service Advantage (Call Centric) workers know they aren't alone in the fight for better pay and conditions at Telstra.