The Signal
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| Signal 619 | Telstra Creating “Skills Drain” Says CWU Fair Go Foxtel: Subbies Ramp Up Campaign CWU Conference Makes Recruitment A Priority Telstra Award Modernisation No Green Light Yet For NBN Agreement ALP Commits To Stronger Worker Protections Domestic Violence: Study Confirms Effects On Women Workers |
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| Signal 618 | Telstra award modernisation hearing set for December. CWU meets with Telstra on fibre-related training. Foxtel subbies want national action. Still no agreement on ACMA EA. Telco service complaints still rising. ISPs wary of NBN wholesale offer. New USO legislation in parliament. Labor moves on gender wage gap. Fiji: attacks on unions increase Union Training Course |
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| Signal 617 | CWU Award Modernisation Ballot Results CWU (CEPU) Australia Goes Live Stand Up For Super Workplace Laws Employers On The Attack Human And Workers’ Rights For Fiji Rid Australia Of Asbestos By 2030 Tax Avoidance, Evasion & Minimisation Is Costing Australia $50b A Year Donations Urgently Needed: Postal Workers’ Welfare Fund |
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| Signal 616 | CWU To Campaign Against Offshoring Abbot Confirms WorkChoices Revival Inevitable Transfield & Service Stream Win NBN Work Telstra Executives Salaries Media Release Join T Mobile USA Workers In Their Fight Unpaid Work The Dark Side Of “Productivity” ABS Trade Union Membership Data |
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| Signal 615 | Award Modernisation Ballot 1 Telstra Freezes Company Rate For ECA Employees CWU Organising NBN Workers Telstra Bosses get Big Bonuses Staff Get Hurt By Cost Cutting NBN Report Endorses CWU Recommendations Victoria Commits Funds to Telco Training Tassie Member Stands Ground On Separate Bundle Delivery Vic Tel Museum (VTM) Meeting Abbott Confirms WorkChoices Revival Inevitable Injured At Work – Your Rights Telstra/Aust Post Union Dues Taxation Union Shopper Union Travel |
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| Signal 614 | Telstra’s Performance Improvement Conduct Management (PICM) CWU Challenges Telstra On Offshoring Prices Rising Faster Than Wages Telstra Annual Results: Profits Down, But Share Price Up 2. Work On NBN Second Release Sites To Start This Month Verizon Workers Strike To Defend Conditions New Comcare Complaints Process Information |
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| Signal 613 | EBA Pay Rises: July/October 2011 Award Modernisation: Have Your Say “No Decision” On Outsourcing says Telstra Are Telstra’s ECAs Valid? Excelior Travel Allowance Case New Comcare Complaints Process Climate Change And Jobs Fair Work ACT – Two Years On Telstra Travel Allowance Rates |
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| Signal 612 | CWU Election Result: State & Nat Payment for Telstra Workrelated Travel Telstra Clarifies Overpayment Policy CWU Meets With Telstra on NBN Agreement Interest In NBN Roll-out Work High Will Reith’s Rambos Be Revived Telstra Must Pay for Tele worker’s Injuries ATO To Crack Down On Sham Contracting in the Communications PICM – Time Wasting Of the First Degree Telstra/Aust Post Tax Figures |
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| Signal 611 | CWU To Meet With Telstra Performance Management In Telstra: Know Your Rights “Your Management Of Performance Must Be Applied Consistently And Fairly To All Employees.” CWU Promotes NBN Training Opportunities Conroy Releases Telstra Separation Guidelines Silcar Wins The Major NBN Contract NBNCo Trims Contractor List Reminder: Working Australia Census 2011 Equal Pay Case: Unions Step Up Campaign Behind The iPad: The Super-Exploitation Of Chinese Workers Greek Economic Crisis: Telco, Postal Assets Up For Sale Telstra/Australia Post Tax figures for 2010-2011 Closure Clayton Office |
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| Signal 610 | CWU Has Right Of Entry Case CWU Challenges Excelior On Trainee Allowances NBN Co Contracts Fujitsu For Greenfield Rollout Service Stream To Run NBN Co Call Centre OPTUS Flags Redundancies In Customer Service Areas CEPU Has Major Win On Contracting Out Clarity On Contractors Needed Say Federal Court “Sham” Contracting Telstra Outsourcers Prosecuted Union Membership On The Rise Rebranding The Union |
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| Signal 609 | CEPU Defends Award Conditions 1000 Jobs May Go Telstra Considers Further Out sourcing Telstra Payroll System Still Under Review Unions Meet With Telstra On NBN Training NBN Training Must Be National Priority Unions Gear Up For Secure Work Campaign 100 Years International Women’s Day Member’s Letter |
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| Signal 608 | Court Decision – Protection Of Workplace Delegates CEPU Secures Call Centre Access Rights CEPU Questions Transfield On NBN Conditions Excelior Wants To Short Change Trainees What Can You Say? Telstra “In-Sources” Compensation Administration Demand For Overseas Communications Employees On The Rise U.S. Workers Fight Attacks On Union Rights Member’s Letter |
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| Signal 607 | It’s Australia – People Have A Right to Join A Union CEPU Seeks Framework Agreement With Telstra CEPU To Focus On NBN Training CEPU Meets With Telstra Over Unpaid Overtime Telstra Posts Big Decline in Earnings Optus HFC The Wildcard In NBN Pack Unions To Boycott Contractor Enquiry Pressure On Deutsche Telekom To Deal With US Union |
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| Signal 606 | What About The Workers/ Telstra Redundancy Swaps WikiLeaks Telstra Award Modernisation Excelior Trainees Travel Costs Miners Cry Poor But Don’t Pay Tax Comcare Pursues Telstra On Man hole Safety Telstra Flood reconstruction: NZ Staff Technical Arrangements CEPU Meets Govt and Telstra Re Training Dollars Fire At Will |
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| Signal 605 | CEPU Initiative Improves Trainees’ Conditions Telstra Award Modernisation Know Your Rights: Sick Leave Medical Certificates For Sick Leave/Carer’s Leave CEPU Delegates Training Annual Leave Christmas Period Accelerated NBN Roll-Out May Heighten Skill Shortages, CEPU Warns Ark Tribe’s Victory The People Vs Recession |
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| Signal 604 | New Comm Division President Telstra Wields The Knife Ill-timed Telstra Survey Angerf Documents Shed Light On “Exceeding Expectations”. FWA Hears Telstra ROE Case Telstra Defence Contract Work Goes To Fujitsu Sham Contracting Under Fire Unions Make ROE Gains |
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| Signal 603 | CEPU Plans NBN Organising Drive Loss Of Defence Contract Costs Jobs Telstra AGM CEPU Pursues Telstra Right Of Entry Case Telstra Wants To Change Network Construction Centre Shifts Wages Fall Below Cost of Living As Company Profits Boom |
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| Signal 602 | Telstra Employ on AWAs – We’re All In This Together. Telstra Follow Up: EA Issues CEPU Neg EA With NBN Co Unions Want Govt To Act On Contractor Arrangements Wages Share Of National In come Falls To 46 Year Low Poverty On The Rise In U.S. CEPU Queries Telstra On Job Cut Reports Telstra Pay System: Info Req Optus May Do NBN Deal |
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| Signal 601 | The Libs And Nats – You’ve Got to Be Kidding! Employees Vote Up Telstra EA Divisional Secretary, Ed Husic, To Enter Federal Parliament Telstra Freezes “Merit” Pay In Consumer, Countrywide Telstra Launch New “Supertech” Service Project Lighthouse Implementation Telstra OHS Alert: Defective Lighting Connectors NBN 3.0: Industry Debate On Broadband Widens Asbestos-Related Deaths Double In 10 Years Hard Road Ahead For Us Workers |
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| Signal 600 | Decision Time On Telstra EA CTs On Unexpired AWAs & The New EA Telstra Redundancy Payout Shambles Telecoms Redundancies Challenged Telstra Asbestos Incident: CEPU Raises Concerns Broadband Policies In Doubt CEPU Negotiating NBN Agreement Federal Election: Coalition Has No Mandate For Workplace Change Beware Of Telstra’s Common Law Contracts Telstra Profits Fall Private Sector Pay Rates Record Low. US Wage levels now matching those In “Emerging Economies” Telstra Travel Allowance – New Rates |
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| Signal 599 | The Telstra “Snoops” Continuing Adverse Action Telstra Cuts Customer Service Again Employee Bonuses At Telstra AFP Responds To CEPU On Alleged Telecommunication Breaches Fire Extinguishers In Exchanges Telstra Shake-up Will Continue, Says Thodey |
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| Signal 598 | Telstra EBA: CEPU Puts Spotlight on Members’ Concerns CEPU wants AFP To Investigate Telstra Eavesdropping Melbourne Chosen For National NBN Centre Beware of Telstra’s Common Law Contracts NBN/Telstra Agreement: Employment Implications Redundancy: Know Your Rights Workers Turn To Unions For Better Pay |
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| Signal 597 | CEPU Members Say “NO” To Telstra’s Offer Survey Tells Telstra Some Home Truths Network Construction Staff Send Message To Telstra Travel Allowance Warning Penalties Against Optus “Weak” Says Consumer Group Behind The iPhone: Labour Condi ions In China Terrorism Less deadly In US Than Lack Of Health Ins, Salmonella 2009/2010 Tax Rates Union Dues: Telstra & Aust Post |
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| Signal 596 | CEPU Members’ Consultative Survey Anniversary CEO Talks Up Telstra But Pay Differential remains CEPU Condemns Telstra Job Cuts CEPU Wants Direct Employment In NBN Abbott Is Trying To Mislead Voters & Rewrite The History Of Work Choices Unions Welcome Labor’s Superannuation Boost Workers Turn To Unions For Better Pay CEPU Members Rally British Telecom Workers May Strike Over Pay |
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| Signal 595 | Discussions with Telstra - EBA How much is it Worth? Unpaid Overtime:Telstra Coughs Up More Member, More Benefits Telstra Pit Remediation Pro-gramme Raise OH&S Issues NBN Trial Sites Announced |
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| Signal 594 | Govt Releases Draft NBN Legislation Telstra Bill In Senate James Hardie Disaster Could Happen Again Harmonisation Of OH&S Laws CEPU & Aust Post Agree On EBA Steps WorkChoices #2 – Coalition Will Wind Back IR Clock Intergenerational Report Backs 15% Superannuation |
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| Signal 593 | Don’t Volunteer For Interstate Work. Why Is The Union (CEPU) Continuing The EBA Campaign? Oh – And Another Furphy... Telstra Staff Up In Arms Over 2. Dirty Exchange |
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| Signal 592 | Telstra Industrial Action Update CEPU Members’ EBA Conference – Great Effort Telstra Sick Leave: Know Your Rights M2 Commander Communications Postal EBA7, Security, Safety, Pay Tel Exch “Makeover” Day Service Blitz Update NBN Co Consults On Net Design New Workplace Rights Now Law |
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| Signal 591 | Congratulations On Your Solidarity & Determination Telstra Fails To Stop Industrial Action Campaign Opposition Anoints Work Choices Diehard Telstra, NBN Co announce “Terms of Engagement” Telstra Health & Safety Committee Elections Telstra Manhole Trial Date Set Silcar Agreement Voted Up Kordia Agreement Endorsed The U.S. Example: Hunger on The Rise CEPU Welfare Fund |
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| Signal 590 | Protected Industrial Action – Vehicle Usage and T/A (ETCA) Telstra Bargaining Update Not Telling The Whole Story Telstra’s Cleanup Day Fiasco HFC, Wireless Pose NBN Challenge Campaign For Stronger OH&S Laws Continues Engaged To The Job Unpaid Overtime New Members Needed – Act In Your Own Interests New Members Needed Member Services |
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| Signal 589 | EBA Campaign in Telstra CEPU Secures Training Opportunities State of the Unions Employer Fails in Indust Action Design & Wideband “Metrics” CEPU Unpaid Overtime Action |
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| Signal 588 | Vale Barbara Nelson Atkin Telstra EA Negotiations: Progress Grinds Down Telstra Union Debates Industrial Action –Media Coverage Silcar Telepower Agreement Broadcast Australia EA Talks Continue Kordia Enterprise Agreement Workplace Stress: French Telco Workers Strike Telstra’s Dodgy Offshore Partner Guilty Of Poor Governance |
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| Signal 587 | Telstra EBA Campaign The NBN Mess – Who Must Share The Blame? EBA Meetings New Members Needed – Act In Your Own Interests Public Holidays – Know Your Rights Would You Voluntarily Give Telstra $2900 Per Year? Unpaid Overtime |
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| Signal 586 | NGO SD&I Changes, Redundancies, Outsourcing etc Network Construction PDRP/Metrics/PICM Issues Bullying Is Rife In Australian Workplaces What could you do with $2900? Member Services |
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| Signal 585 | Telstra EBA Talks Telstra & Optus profits jump Broadcast Australia EA Telstra Links Staff Bonuses CEPU Members Win Workers Comp Payout Optus EA Negotiations NZ Strike Action Widens Telstra in Court: Safety Breaches Telstra TA Rates 1/07/09 |
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| Signal 584 | CEPU’s EBA Negotiations In Telstra Update Aust Post Ballot & Strike Action Performance Management Schemes In Construction Telstra Profit Up Despite Sol’s $2.2M Payout Refurbishment Telstra Offices |
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| Signal 583 | Telstra EA Progress Report CEPU Seeks Extension Optus EPA Case casts Doubt On ECAs Aust Post CEPU Moves CEPU Puts Skills on Agenda Wideband Design Perform Man Anti Discriminations Laws Strengthened Dutch Fight Retirement Age |
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| Signal 582 | Telstra EA Negotiations Fair Work Act Commences OPTUS EPA Telstra Bringing It All Home Unions Support CEPU Indust Campaign ESTA EBA Slack Businesses Let-off Under New IR Laws Aust Post EBA Campaign |
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| Signal 581 | Good Faith Bargaining AWAs A Minority Opinion Federal Court Challenge ECAs CEPU Warns On Functional Separation Telstra Promises To Lift Game Telstra To Cut 100 Melb Jobs Journey Cover & Welfare Fund |
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| Signal 580 | EBA Talks With Telstra – Consultation Begins Don’t Mention The War Federal Labour – There Are No Excuses Welfare Fund Journey Cover Are You Using Your Ambassador Card? Check Out The Branch Web Site. CEPU Annual Meeting |
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| Signal 579 | Parliament Passes Fair Work Bill CEPU Ask ILO To Rule Asbestos In Bushfire Areas Postal EBA7 Mobile Phones & Tumours Labor’s Fibre Plan Questions Telstra Cuts Construction & Field Workforce Telstra Service Complaints |
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| Signal 578 | Trujillo Departs – Chance For A New Direction CEPU Members Rally for EBA Happy Homecoming For Trujillo Telstra 12 Hour Shift Closures CEPU Member receives ACTU Award USA: Hero Pilot Stresses Union Role |
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| Signal 577 | Telstra: A Bankrupt Management Philosophy and Operation Telstra’s Deceptive and Misleading (D&M) Conduct |
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| Signal 576 | CEPU Members’ Feedback Industrial Action Impact Vale Noel McCormick Know Your Rights OT & Recalls Telstra Backs Down Before Court Telstra & Human Rights What Will They Stoop To Next? |
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| Signal 575 | ECAs Don’t Be Conned Trujillo Cops Banks’ Heat A Jack London Short Story Can You Trust Telstra’s Advice. Memo To Unexpired AWA Employees |
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| Signal 574 | Industrial Action Wide spread Impact Why Do They Persist? The Redundancy Agreement & Management Lies about it How Grubby Can They Get? A Great Fuss About How Many? What Is Telstra Organising Here? Member Welfare Fund |
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| Signal 573: | Telstra’s Non-union, Non-negotiated ECA. Telstra Workers Should Continue To Be Angry Unions Pressure Telstra To Resume Negotiations What’s Wrong With The ECA? What Should You Do (Or Not Do) At Work Now? [Sig 572] Telstra Employees On Current AWAs [Sig 572] Strike Action And LWOP |
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| Signal 572: | Industrial Action: First Week – Objectives Achieved. Great Effort! What Should You Do (Or Not Do) At Work Now? Can You Believe Them? Strike Action & Leave Without Pay Industrial Action And Sick Leave Welfare Fund CEPU Members Telstra Employ On Current AWAs Congratulations to Our Lucky New Members Join Now. Get A Discount. Be Part Of The Industrial Action The Public Supports Your Strike Action |
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| Signal 571: | Industrial Action – Some Ground Rules Next Tuesday’s Action Telstra Management Is Treating You With Contempt Join The CEPU |
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| Signal 570: | What’s Wrong With The ECA? It’s Been 10 Years Since Telstra Workers Took Industrial Action Don’t Forget To Vote - & Post It Urgent: Noel Washington Rally Join Now & Get A Discount The TV Draws December 3rd GM & Function |
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| Signal 569: | Protected Industrial Ballot A Disgraceful Sham – Telstra’s Latest ECA Ballot Telstra Unions Still In Your Corner Telstra AGM – Be there if you can Support The Nurses The Mick Rocca Debacle Join CEPU Now And Get A Discount STOP PRESS: CEPU Win Re Payment For EmergencyDuty On Public Holidays |
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| Signal 568: | Up To Their Old Divide & Conquer Tricks Telstra’s Misinformation Some Hard facts More on the NBN The Reality Telstra’s Expressions Of Interest Nonsense |
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| Signal 567: | ECA Or Union Agreement? Redundancy Agreement Future Some More Recent EBA Settlements With Unions CEPU Protected Industrial Action And The Fighting Fund Vote Yes Requirements You Must Know They Say, The Economic Downturn Means… If It Looks Like A Duck And Acts Like A Duck….. Service Blitz What Messages Are Telstra HR Getting That Aren’t Disclosed |
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EBA or ECA – Here they go again |
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| Signal 565: | CEPU Applies For Protected Action Ballot Telstra Tries Another ECA While Executive Earnings Skyrocket The Best Policies For A Down turn Who are They Lying To Now? Union Claims Telstra Sacked Whistleblower Unions Go After Telstra Investors Proxy Votes: Make Employees’ Voices Heard At Telstra AGM Don’t Forget Your Discount – Join Now |
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| Signal 564: | New Member Recruitment – Cut Off Day Extended Reminder Telstra’s Third Rate Non-Negotiated ECA Still Third Rate & Risky For Your Future EBA Meetings & Tel Hook-ups |
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| Signal 563: | CEPU’s EBA In Telstra Telstra Workers To Consider Industrial Action CEPU New Member Sign Up Metro & Outer Metro EBA Meetings Country Members Telephone Hook-up |
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| Signal 562: |
CEPU’s EBA IN TELSTRA MEETINGS for members and other staff |
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| Signal 561: |
TELSTRA EMPLOYEES SAY NO! |
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| Signal 560: |
EBA in Telstra: A tale of two court cases |
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| Signal 559: | Enterprise bargaining: Union position vindicated |
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| Signal 558: | Telstra Wage “Offer” Is A Real Wage Cut Proposed Telstra Wholesale & Service Advantage (Call Centric) Agreements A Quick Read – Your EBA – Things You Need To Know Telstra Unions Notify Bargaining Period Telstra Results Pave Way For Fair Wage Rise Retiring From Telstra - check out the SCOA |
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| Signal 557: | SPECIAL SIGNAL RE: UNION’S EA IN TELSTRA BEWARE THE SNAKE OIL! |
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| Signal 556: |
EBA Meetings & Discussions |
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| Signal 555: |
Telstra's HR Deception falls flat |
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| Signal 554: | Telstra HR: Longing for the return of the Howard era | |
| Signal 552: | Life Membership/Meritorious Service Awards Telstra EBA Survey: What You Are Telling Us Telstra EBA: Preliminary Talks Continue Telstra Integrated Logistics Unions Call For Action Against Off-shoring Asbestos Laws Strengthened Unions Outline The Case For Change |
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| Signal 551: | Talks Begin With Telstra On New EBA Log Of Claims On Telstra Workers Create Telstra Business And Profits Telstra Employee Engagement Survey (EES) ACTU Locks In Behind Unions On Telstra EBA Campaign Inflation Will Be At 4% For Year, Reserve Bank QANTAS Hiring Strike Breakers As Union Gears Up For Industrial Action |
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| Signal 550: | May Day 2008” CEPU Highlights Telstra EBA Campaign CEPU Highlights Industry Skill Shortages National Broadband Network: Manoeuvring Continues Mobile Phone Risks: Concerns Mount ATTACHMENT: New Agreement=Good Pay and Conditions+World Class Customer Service |
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| Signal 549: | Employee Opinion Survey – Time To Tell Telstra What You Want Employee Opinion Survey – A Member’s Opinion Broadcast Australia Call-Out Dispute Opposition to Block Funding For National Fibre Roll-out Huge Increase In AWAs in Telecom/IT Sector ACTU Warns On Employer Health And Safety Push Irish Telecom Workers Campaign For Union Rights |
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| Signal 548: | Office renovations Disability Allowance Claim - GOC New Inflation Figures Show Real wages Under Threat Broadband Moves: Telstra Reorganises… …While G9 Ponders Telstra’s Slip Showing On Next G Contracting Companies Reject Collective Bargaining Telstra IT Transformation |
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| Signal 547: | GIVE US YOUR VIEWS TELSTRA 2008 EBA WORKSHOP FOR MEMBERS COUNTRY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE EBA MEETINGS |
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| Signal 546: | CEPU’s EBA In Telstra AWAs Banned On WorkChoices Anniversary CEPU launches New National Website CEPU Your Rights At Work Campaign Continues A Short History Of Telecommunications Technicians Unions In Australia. Telstra Credit Consultant Upgrades Telstra Home Delivery: A Headache For Employees Sub-Contractors Get Bad Deal Telco’s Missed Call |
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| Signal 545: | Today Tonight Exposes Telstra Network Problems CEPU Still Fighting For CSS Members |
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| Signal 544: | Workplace Ombudsmen Says Workers Pressured T Sign AWAs Extra Public Holiday For 50,000 Regional Victorians Online Poll Service Stream Discussions Continue Workers Still Performing Unpaid Overtime Kordia (Maritime) Agreement Delivers God Wage Rises The Right To Strike And Organise Telstra Workplace monitoring Spreads To Telstra Shops And Another Thing… |
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| Signal 543: | CEPU’S EBA IN TELSTRA 2008 | |
| Signal 542: | CEPU’s Redundancy Agreement in Telstra No New Power To Terminate AWAs Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard And Pre WorkChoices AWAs Technical Staff Let Down By Their Employer – Yet Again Emergency Recall Payments On A Public Holiday AWAs: Transitional Arrangements Will Protect Employee Options Telstra: Workplace Ombudsman Inquiry Continues ACTU Focuses On Telstra |
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| Signal 541: | 2008 – EBA Year In Telstra Telstra National Health & Safety Committee Election Telstra WorkChoices AWAs Summarised Watchdog Tackles Telstra Over AWA Claims Urgent Telstra Employee response Required |
