Live News Feed: CPSU - National Secretary
Sol sends Aussie jobs to Philippines
The CPSU has today strongly condemned Telstra for covertly shifting work previously performed by Australian Telstra staff offshore to the Philippines.
29 August 2007 [Read More]
WorkChoice exploits regional workers
The Community and Public
Sector Union (CPSU) today strongly condemned labour hire firm Excelior for using
the Howard Government’s WorkChoices laws to exploit workers at its Bendigo (Vic)
and Robina (Gold Coast) call centres.
21 July 2007 [Read More]
Unstacking boards... as easy as ABC
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has welcomed an Opposition proposal to establish a consultation and panel process for appointments to the
ABC Boards, based on a UK Government process known as the ‘Nolan rules’.
05 June 2007 [Read More]
Workplace watchdogs deserve choice
The CPSU has welcomed the announcement of several hundred new jobs to administer the Government’s latest workplace changes, but it wants the new ‘watchdog’ staff to be given a choice between working under a collective
agreement or an AWA individual contract.
29 May 2007 [Read More]
CPSU slams cyncial AWA changes
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has accused the Government of merely tinkering around the edges" of WorkChoices with the announcement of a new 'fairness test' for AWAs.
04 May 2007 [Read More]
CPSU wins Nov 30 leave case
Action by the Community and Public Sector has overturned a Federal Court decision preventing public servants using their leave entitlements to attend the ACTU national protests on November 30.
28 November 2006 [Read More]
Govt gags Govt gags at ABC
ABC staff campaigning for better pay and conditions are holding the line, despite pressure from another bias witch-hunt sweeping the national broadcaster.
20 October 2006 [Read More]
Medibank sale is bad medicine
Despite growing community concerns the Federal Government is steaming ahead with plans to sell Medibank - Australia's most successful 'not-for-profit' health fund.
24 August 2006 [Read More]
WorkChoices = $17000 pay cut in AVO
The Community and Public Sector Union has slammed a move by the Australian Valuation Office (AVO) to use the Government’s new workplace laws to put staff on individual contracts (AWA) that cut employment conditions and reduce pay - in some cases by thousands of dollars.
30 March 2006 [Read More]
Antarctic staff frozen out by AWAs
Antarctic expedition staff have been exposed to the cold reality of WorkChoices - and they need your help.
13 March 2006 [Read More]
Workers give Hockey stick
Human Services Minister Joe Hockey is drawing fire from workers in a number of his own departments.
14 October 2005 [Read More]
Kevin Andrews' staff need your help!
Despite almost a year of talks, management at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) remain unwilling - or unable - to
finalise certified agreement negotiations with staff and the CPSU.
26 July 2005 [Read More]
Kevin Andrew’s staff to strike
Staff from Kevin Andrew’s Workplace Relations Department (DEWR) in Sydney will take strike action at lunchtime tomorrow (16 June) to protest stalled enterprise bargaining negotiations
15 June 2005 [Read More]
24 hour Customs strike 22 October
A 24-hour strike by Customs officers will go ahead from midnight tonight following the failure of Australian Customs Service management to make an improved offer in stalled pay and staffing negotiations.
21 October 2004 [Read More]
Customs: Something to declare
Customs Officers will hold a series of short protest meetings around Australia tomorrow (Friday 1 October 2004) in support of a new certified agreement.
30 September 2004 [Read More]
Vaile flogs Aussie jobs O.S.
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has today slammed a statement from Trade Minister Mark Vaile that opens the door for the offshoring of government work.
17 August 2004 [Read More]
Scientist sceptical about funding
Flagships are sailing…but what about the rest of the CSIRO fleet?
06 May 2004 [Read More]
Academics and scientists need more!
Federal Budget research package must produce for the public interest, say unions.
04 May 2004 [Read More]
ALP baby plan: Concern over PS cuts
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has given the ALP’s paid maternity announcement today a mixed reception.
31 March 2004 [Read More]
IT offshoring rally: 24 Feb Melb
There is growing concern in the community about the impact of 'offshore' outsourcing of IT jobs on Australia's national interest.
18 February 2004 [Read More]
CPSU get behind Organ Doner Week
The CPSU is lending its support to Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week, which will take place from 22 to 28 February 2004.
18 February 2004 [Read More]
Put Telstra profit into Aussie jobs
Unions representing telecommunication and IT workers claim today’s record half-yearly profit announcements shows there is no need for Telstra to send more Australian jobs offshore.
12 February 2004 [Read More]
For Pete’s sake!
Union backs Treasurer Costello on IT jobs
14 January 2004 [Read More]
Union speaks out on GATS
CPSU Division Secretary Graham Rodda has urged the ACT Government to take
action to ensure it is not 'frozen out' during negotiations between the Federal
Government and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the General Agreement on
Trade in Services GATS. Graham was appearing before the ACT Standing Committee
Inquiry into GATS.
12 November 2003 [Read More]
Telstra jobs rally in the Gong
Worker organise rally against proposed Telstra call-centre closure.
02 October 2003 [Read More]
Rally for Aussie IT jobs
The CPSU has organised a lunchtime rally in Melbourne on Friday 12 Sept in support of Aussie IT workers threaten by Telstra overseas outsourcing program.
11 September 2003 [Read More]
Union condemns Telstra’s Indian deal
The CPSU has accused Telstra of “breath-taking hypocrisy” following the announcement that the telecommunication giant has entered into a $75 million outsourcing arrangement with Indian firm Infosys.
09 September 2003 [Read More]
Alston jibe angers ABC staff
ABC staff have firmly rejected Communications Minister, Richard Alston's suggestion that the embattled national broadcaster should fix its ongoing funding problems by cutting staff and outsourcing more programs.
08 September 2003 [Read More]
Sacked Telstra mum wins job back
Anne-Marie, the Melbourne mum who was made redundant by Telstra within hours of returning to work from maternity leave, has won a job back. Her story made national headlines when, with CPSU help, she took on Telstra’s unfair decision.
02 September 2003 [Read More]
Tax jobs ‘spill’ a monumental waste
Shock, confusion and anger swept through Tax Offices around Australia following news that more 800 ATO Operations staff will be forced to undergo psychological testing and reapply for their jobs.
14 August 2003 [Read More]
Support grows for sacked Telstra mum
The CPSU has been inundated with messages of support for Anne-Marie, the young Melbourne mother made redundant from Telstra the day she returned from maternity leave.
06 August 2003 [Read More]
Sydney Airport staff to rally
Staff at Sydney airport will rally at 12.30pm on Friday 1 August as part of their campaign against Max "the Axe" Moore-Wilton's job slashing proposals.
31 July 2003 [Read More]
CPSU: protecting the protectors
Union to front Senate Inquiry into Australian Protective Services (APS) powers
22 July 2003 [Read More]
Fire attack at Centrelink Office
Centrelink union calls for safety review following QLD fire attack
09 July 2003 [Read More]
Telstra staff protest job cuts
Workers not happy as Ziggy takes it all too far...
23 June 2003 [Read More]
Telstra workers show their bottle
Hundreds of Telstra workers staged a noisy rally yesterday outside the telco’s head office in Melbourne to protest plans to cut a further 3000 jobs.
06 June 2003 [Read More]
“We’ve lost a lion”
Obituary for CPSU National President Matthew Reynolds
23 May 2003 [Read More]
Brunton ABC appointment a joke: CPSU
A major union has spoken out against the appointment of outspoken ABC critic Ron Brunton to the broadcaster's Board.
06 May 2003 [Read More]
Reith for ABC? No thanks say CPSU
The ABC staff union has come out strongly against reports that ex-Liberal Minister Peter Reith is being considered for vacancy on the ABC Board.
26 November 2002 [Read More]
Strike action in Geoscience Aust.
Staff at Geoscience Australia (GA) will walk off the job at 10 am tomorrow, Thursday 19 September, in protest at stalled enterprise bargaining negotiations.
18 September 2002 [Read More]
Tax staff to strike
Tax workers take action over ‘radical’ compulsory roster plans
17 September 2002 [Read More]
Good news on News: CPSU
Regional broadcasting inquiry proposes regulation to increase local content in regional broadcasting.
27 August 2002 [Read More]
'Solid' Govt guards forced out
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) is attempting to stem the tide of Australian Protective Services (APS) officers leaving their jobs because of a flawed regime of physical and psychological testing brought in after September 11.
31 July 2002 [Read More]
CPSU win for defence workers
Following successful action by unions in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission last week, around 178 temporary logistical and supply staff have won permanent jobs in the Defence Department
29 July 2002 [Read More]
Abbott staff think outside theBoxall
The non-union bargaining push in Tony Abbott’s Workplace Relations department, hit a brick wall late on Friday afternoon when it was revealed more than 90 per cent of staff voted against department secretary Peter Boxall's proposed new agreement.
22 July 2002 [Read More]
Abbott cuts regional jobs
Department of Employment staff have reacted angrily to the closure of 12 regional office announced by Employment Minister Tony Abbott yesterday.
18 July 2002 [Read More]
Support Aussie Post worker
Calls of support for the Aussie Post worker penalised for having a happy snap on her desk are pouring into the CPSU.
16 July 2002 [Read More]
Rethink Medibank staff cuts!
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has accused Medibank Private Limited (MPL) of undue haste in cutting 118 jobs.
13 June 2002 [Read More]
Union slams ‘fat cat’ pay hike
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has accused the Howard Government of double standards over its approval of huge backdated pay rises for Australia’s most senior public servants.
31 May 2002 [Read More]
CPSU acts on AGAL drug heist
Union calls for security boost after drugs robbery
29 May 2002 [Read More]
Abbott's Bureaucrats Backdown
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has welcomed a decision by the Department of Workplace Relations (DEWR) to allow direct union involvement in the department's agency agreement negotiations.
27 May 2002 [Read More]
Change at the top for CPSU
After many successful years at the helm of the Community and Public Sector Union, National Secretary, Wendy Caird and Assistant National Secretary, Doug Lilly have announced they do not intend to seek re-election in 2003.
17 May 2002 [Read More]
Abbott's staff in bargaining blue
A simmering dispute in Tony Abbott's Employment and Workplace Relations department (DEWR) is expected spill over into the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) next week.
17 May 2002 [Read More]
Air safety staff to stop work
Air safety maintenance staff and air traffic controllers in Victoria are expected to walk off the job today as part of a campaign for better job security, pay and employment conditions.
13 March 2002 [Read More]
Win for Medibank Workers
After months of campaigning, 1,100 Medibank Private staff have won their struggle for ‘family-friendly’ working conditions.
20 December 2001 [Read More]
CPSU ‘in like Flint’
The CPSU has welcomed news Australian Broadcasting Authority chief, Professor David Flint, is to hold an inquiry into the adequacy of local television news in non-metropolitan areas.
23 November 2001 [Read More]
CPSU action on regional TV cuts
The CPSU says no news is bad news for the bush
22 November 2001 [Read More]
Union thwarts Vodafone sackings
Swift action by the CPSU in the Industrial Relations Commission today has prevented embattled telco Vodafone from issuing redundancy notices to more than a thousand staff.
14 November 2001 [Read More]
Libs caught in Centrelink 'fiddle'
CPSU blasts Howard over the shameless politicisation of Centrelink staff in the secret family debts notification debacle
05 November 2001 [Read More]
Shier's famous last word's
"I've just got three things to say:
I know I have the support of the executive.
I believe I have the support of the board.
The only call for my resignation has been from the union. They will not get my resignation.
Graeme Thomson does not have an influence here at the ABC. "
JONATHAN SHIER: 17 October 2001
01 November 2001 [Read More]
Is ORANGE a lemon?
CPSU action on Hutchison job losses
30 October 2001 [Read More]
Telstra found GUILTY!!!
Australia's biggest employer fined $75000 for workplace discrimination:
26 September 2001 [Read More]
Medibank staff to stop work
The campaign for family-friendly hours in Medibank Private steps up a gear tomorrow, with hundreds of Community and Public Sector (CPSU) members expected to attend stop-work meetings around Australia.
17 September 2001 [Read More]
Foot-&-mouth heroes get the boot
Industrial trouble is set return to the wharves as quarantine inspectors campaign against unsafe working conditions and moves to replace the current workforce with labor-hire staff.
06 September 2001 [Read More]
Award win for telco workers
Bouyed by its One.Tel success, the CPSU sets its sights on the rest of the industry
31 August 2001 [Read More]
Massive ATO staff cuts!!!!
CPSU media Conference in Melbourne Today
(Thursday 30 August 2001)
30 August 2001 [Read More]
CPSU to fight ATO staff cuts
Embattled Tax Commissioner Michael Carmody’s annus horribilus looks set to continue with tax officers mobilising against expected staff cuts.
28 August 2001 [Read More]
MP's staffers fume over pay deal
Staff employed in Federal MP's offices are up in arms over an 'unacceptably low' pay offer from the Department of Finance.
24 August 2001 [Read More]
Outrage at Mildura sacking
Mildura is not the sort of place you would expect to find a spontaneous explosion of union activism. Yet in the last week more than 30 staff employed by MADEC Jobs Australia have joined the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and found themselves in the middle of a high-profile industrial dispute.
22 August 2001 [Read More]
Union backs Centrelink inquiry
THE Community and Public Sector Union is urging members on the Centrelink frontline to partipate in the independent inquiry into breaching, announced in Sydney today.
20 August 2001 [Read More]
Great Scott - Geoff's back
SACKED Centrelink worker Geoff Scott was today reinstated by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC). In a written decision, the AIRC gave his employer 14 days to take him back, and awarded back pay.
16 August 2001 [Read More]
Dole breach: It's the policy, stupid
Centrelink workers are saying the Howard Government's mean and trick welfare breaching policy must be looked at, not just Centrelink's administration.
14 August 2001 [Read More]
Sacked for working too hard
CPSU officials have criticised Centrelink for delaying the case of Geoff Scott - the man sacked for working too hard. The union is demanding that Scott be reinstated immediately.
27 July 2001 [Read More]
No more Govt sell off: CPSU
Union rejects Brough’s privatisation plans
25 July 2001 [Read More]
One.Tel - PAID IN FULL
Some justice at last for One.Tel workers
24 July 2001 [Read More]
D-Day for One.Tel workers
Union calls for full entitlement payout
23 July 2001 [Read More]
PRIME decision is bad news: CPSU
The CPSU Communications Union today condemned PRIME Television's decision to cut local news in Canberra, Wollongong and Newcastle.
08 June 2001 [Read More]
Too many strings on One.Tel deal:
The CPSU has called on former One.Tel directors Jodee Rich and Brad Keeling to make their offers to cover One.Tel workers’ entitlements unconditional.
07 June 2001 [Read More]
Huge Support for One.Tel workers
Hundred of messages of support for One.Tel workers are flowing into CPSU
06 June 2001 [Read More]
Rally to Support One.Tel Workers
04 June 2001 [Read More]
Legal action for One.Tel workers
The CPSU has launched action in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) which, if successful, will ensure 1400 One.Tel staff receive 4 weeks redundancy pay, if the company folds.
03 June 2001 [Read More]
one.tel - CPSU media announcement
CPSU strategy to save One.Tel workers’ entitlements
02 June 2001 [Read More]
Support the One.Tel workers!!
One.Tel’s financial collapse has left the jobs and entitlements of 1400 workers hanging in the balance.
01 June 2001 [Read More]
It's a bit Rich, Jodee
Staff at embattled telco One.Tel are demanding former managing directors Jodee Rich and Brad Keeling take personal responsibility any outstanding wages and entitlements.
31 May 2001 [Read More]
One.Tel workers demand action
Following confirmation that troubled telephone company One.Tel has been placed in administration, the CPSU Communications Union has called for urgent meetings with administrators.
30 May 2001 [Read More]
Win for Vodafone Workers
Swift action by the CPSU Communication Union has delivered positive results for Vodafone staff made redundant from the Strathfield callcentre last week.
23 May 2001 [Read More]
Centrelink staff cuts
Staff demand action as jobless number grows
15 March 2001 [Read More]
Court rules against Stellar workers
The CPSU claims the Stellar Call Centre decision is a green light for Telstra and other companies to use outsourcing to lower wages and conditions.
21 February 2001 [Read More]
Shier calls the cops!
Fear and intimidation at the ABC
16 February 2001 [Read More]
Call centre workers back CPSU award
Freehills are alive with the sound of litigation
09 February 2001 [Read More]
Where the devil is the detail?
Newman sidesteps key Welfare Reform issues:
14 December 2000 [Read More]
Cruel Xmas for Moorebank workers
FRUSTRATED warehouse workers will mount a pre-Christmas picket of the Defence Department's Moorebank base this Thursday lunchtime.
13 December 2000 [Read More]
Staff lead the fight for ABC
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has rejected claims ABC unions are not supporting efforts to get additional funds for the broadcaster.
07 December 2000 [Read More]
How to Save the ABC
Unions put forward 12-step recovery plan
06 December 2000 [Read More]
ABC on strike
05 December 2000 [Read More]
CPSU says 'Keep Centrelink Public'
22 November 2000 [Read More]
Fahey puts the frighteners on
Leaked document confirms Government's ‘outsource or else’ agenda
02 November 2000 [Read More]
Report confirms IT outsourcing fears
CSIRO Staff Association condemns waste of public funds at the expense of public sector science
07 September 2000 [Read More]
Nifty Nev backs battling boffins
Former Premier and CSIRO chairman Neville Wran has lent his support to the campaign against IT outsourcing.
31 August 2000 [Read More]
Telstra profits: staff want a cut
31 August 2000 [Read More]
Time for Telstra to Pay Up
Telstra staff are demanding their cut of the company's huge profit announced today.
30 August 2000 [Read More]
Time for Telstra to Pay Up
Telstra staff are demanding their cut of the company's record profit
30 August 2000 [Read More]
'Mad' scientists rally over IT cuts
Hundreds of angry scientists will rally tommorrow in protest at John Fahey's plans to outsource information technology in government research organisations.
28 August 2000 [Read More]
Fahey's fiendish flog-off fiasco
‘Mandatory’ market testing exposed
11 August 2000 [Read More]
CPSU welcomes ALP's welfare plans
03 August 2000 [Read More]
DETYA staff reject unfair deal
26 July 2000 [Read More]
Telstra staff in privacy protest
Call-centre staff reject Telstra's phone taping plans
18 July 2000 [Read More]
Welfare minister should apologise
13 July 2000 [Read More]
Reith puts boot into OH&S
07 July 2000 [Read More]
TAX OFFICE STRIKE OFF
28 June 2000 [Read More]
New deal has TV staff in the picture
CPSU wins new a award for workers in the TV industry
28 June 2000 [Read More]
TAX STAFF REJECT PAY OFFER
Strike threat looms as GST gets closer
15 June 2000 [Read More]
CPSU fights for safer skies
Airservices Fails To Address Safety – Again!
15 June 2000 [Read More]
CPSU tells real Telstra story
Telstra spin doctors hard at work but workers tell the real story
05 June 2000 [Read More]
Air Safety: Dick Smith is wrong
05 June 2000 [Read More]
Fighting for Telstra services & jobs
CPSU is leading the fight for Telstra jobs and services in rural and remote Australia.
01 June 2000 [Read More]
Wendy Caird team wins CPSU Elections
29 May 2000 [Read More]
Public Service sell-off Condemned
24 May 2000 [Read More]
IRC to rule on Telstra's sick leave
22 May 2000 [Read More]
Sham Telstra Inquiry goes West
17 May 2000 [Read More]
Telstra sacks sick staff member
Telstra - making it queasier for you.....
16 May 2000 [Read More]
Tax officers to strike 11/05
10 May 2000 [Read More]
Howard buys into Tax Office Dispute
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has welcomed the Prime Minister's acknowledgment that tax officers are doing a tremendous job to implement the tax new system.
06 May 2000 [Read More]
Cuts threaten air safety in the bush
Senate Hearing reveals Armidale, Coonabarabran and Mudgee Left Without Vital Aviation Safety Service
02 May 2000 [Read More]
Tax Office industrial action likely
Tax pay talks fail -
Industrial dispute now likely
01 May 2000 [Read More]
Tax Office pay dispute looms
30 April 2000 [Read More]
Union says: no more 'dirty tricks'
26 April 2000 [Read More]
Telstra union rumbles ballot rort
18 April 2000 [Read More]
Unions beat Telstra discrimination
'Round one'to the unions
14 April 2000 [Read More]
Union win in Employment National
13 April 2000 [Read More]
Family Court Day of Protest
13 April 2000 [Read More]
Adelaide Airservices cuts risk lives
06 April 2000 [Read More]
Court action over Telstra job losses
06 April 2000 [Read More]
Pressure Builds on Stellar Contract
The Carr Government has been asked to intervene to ensure that a new Stellar call centre at Hornsby is not operating in breach of the Carr Government's own Contracting Policy.
03 April 2000 [Read More]
Job cut protest at Telstra HQ
29 March 2000 [Read More]
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