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BARGAINING REPORT - SLD 21/29 - 28 July 2021

Telstra EBA update - meeting 1

Despite lockdowns across multiple states, bargaining commenced last Thursday (22/7) for a new Enterprise Agreement with Telstra. Divisional and Branch Officers represented the CEPU. They were Shane Murphy, James Perkins, Clint Thomas, Dahlia Khatab and John Ellery. Two other unions were represented (CPSU and Professionals Australia). At this stage, no other individual bargaining agents were present, as the NERR (Notice of Employee Representational Rights) had not been circulated to the Telstra staff at that stage. We await additional Bargaining Agents being added to the negotiations, if indeed, they are nominated.

It was most disappointing to have to commence bargaining under the shadow of further T22 job cuts. It seems Telstra is back to business as usual, in stark contrast to some good moves made early on in the pandemic, including the temporary delay to cuts.
We've called on Telstra to reconsider going down this path, where the goodwill it earned with the right decisions made last year would be quickly erased by continuing to attack working families - particularly at a time where the two thirds of the country is in lockdown, under some of the harshest restrictions we've seen yet.
We will keep members updated as talks progress. For any queries, contact the undersigned.

Yours sincerely SUE RILEY JOHN ELLERY


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