Communication Workers Union

CONSULTATIVE SURVEY RESULTS

The Consultative Survey ballot conducted by the CEPU to determine if members were in favour of the proposed Telstra Enterprise Agreement concluded on Friday 11^thJune 2010.

After receiving advice from the Returning Officers for each Branch, CEPU can now announce that 54.19% of formal votes received voted against acceptance of the proposed Agreement.

A report is now being prepared for consideration by the CEPU Communications Divisional Executive to consider what action to take following the results of the Consultative Ballot. Members will be advised of any decision of the Divisional Executive as soon as possible.

SERVICE DELIVERY TEMPORARY TRANSFER

Service Delivery country staff have been asked to help out in metro Melbourne, on Travel Allowance (ETCA), over the upcoming weekend. This work clearly is paid overtime, as such, is subject to our ongoing protected industrial action notifications (i.e. it is banned).

TRAVEL ALLOWANCE WARNING

Travel allowance is paid only if staff actually stay overnight at the temporary location. There has been a recent incident in Network Construction where Network Construction staff were not at the temporary location overnight, resulting in severe disciplinary action being taken against them.

NETWORK CONSTRUCTION - WORK CENTRE VISITS

Branch officials are planning a series of lunchtime work centre visits to Network Construction areas over the next few weeks. Members who are in areas that would like a visit should contact John Ellery in the Branch office to confirm arrangements.

We are also receiving reports of some unusual methods of appointing staff to jobs in Network Construction, including suggestions of bias and nepotism. Members with any additional information should also contact John Ellery in the Branch office.

OT & RECALL/START (SOD) & END OF DAY (EOD)
Overtime bans and recall bans continue to apply on a daily basis and includes weekends and public holidays - further notices regarding these bans and stoppages for the upcoming days have been forwarded to Telstra. These bans are legal, protected action.

As a further reminder, the ban relating to unpaid overtime continues to apply to the unpaid "log on" prior to normal start time as well as work functions outside normal paid hours.

For example members that would normally log on at 7.30 am with an "on site" start time of 8.00 am, should commence log on to start work at 8.00 am then travel to first job.

Other members in areas such as call centres, where Telstra try to force them into a ready situation prior to their start time should also apply this action. They also should be logging on at their actual start time.

END OF DAY (EOD)
No function other than actually driving home (to a maximum of 30 minutes ) past the normal paid knock-off time should be performed at the end of day. Members who would normally clear work during normal hours should continue to do so, However members should not perform any other out of hours function including the "submit" function for last ticket of work.

End of day functions that are covered by the ban on paid & unpaid O/T include: dropping off or picking up stores at depot, filling out paper work, any computer related functions including shutting it off , phone log off, etc.

Members should simply upon returning home, park the vehicle, turn it and their phone off. There is no need to notify anybody as the GPS will already know that the vehicle has been parked at its normal location.

Members simply apply the overtime ban from the time they finish driving until they log on again at their start time.

If managers try to harass you with phone calls overt the SOD and EOD, either on your home phone or mobile let us know and we will take them on in Fair Work Australia over an adverse action against employees exercising their work place rights.

The overtime and recall bans are having a significant effect also, driving down productivity halting or stalling, major transformation and other projects.

OTHER ACTION
The paid & unpaid OT should also be applied to performing other functions outside the normal hours of duty such as, washing and cleaning vehicles, training, etc.

Any problems with these bans should be notified to the branch office, please contact either John Ellery 0419 823 580 or Len Cooper 0438 389 302.

WELFARE FUND
We still need to give assistance to our members who are going out on strike. Please give to the Welfare Fund to help them to keep going. They are fighting for us all.

The details of the welfare fund payment process are as follows:
Direct debit through your financial institution or EFT to: CEPU Welfare Fund. BSB: 063262 Ac No: 10454772
Cheque or money order made out to CEPU Welfare Fund and posted to: CEPU Welfare Fund, 1/139 Queensberry Street, Carlton South 3053.
Credit Card over the phone to the Branch - 03 9349 4411

There is no BPAY facility

To Apply To Claim On The Fund
If you wish to make a claim to help with any hardship being experienced, please contact JOHN ELLERY Branch Assistant Secretary, in the first instance: 0419 823 580