Telstra HR management rushing to beat new IR laws

November 27, 2008

Telstra HR management is seeking to make agreements that may not be allowed under new laws. Your unions and the ACTU are working through the detail of the new industrial relations legislation and our... 

Play Fair Telstra

November 21, 2008

For months, Telstra has been ignoring its workforce’s right to a fair, union-negotiated enterprise agreement.  There has been no negotiations since Telstra’s management unilaterally walked... 

Dodgy dealings sees bad deal for WA call centre staff

November 21, 2008

Telstra staff in Service Advantage (Call Centric) in WA have endorsed an employee collective agreement for that area. The agreement follows an earlier ballot in September when staff across Call Centric... 

Why the rush Telstra?

November 13, 2008

It’s less than two months ago that a clear majority of Service Advantage and Call Centric staff voted no to a non-union, non-negotiated offer from Telstra. So why is Human Resources doing it again? And... 

Vote NO to non-union offer

November 11, 2008

Reports are starting to filter through of behaviour by Telstra management that could be interpreted as intimidation or coercion. In recent days, employees at one site have told of being called into a manager’s... 

Workers to vote this month on industrial action

November 10, 2008

Telstra employees will vote later this month on whether to take protected industrial action in support of better wages and conditions, including an unlimited number of 24-hour stoppages. The Australian... 

Telstra could learn from Terria

November 10, 2008

The looming trouble at Telstra is in sharp contrast with constructive negotiations for a workplace agreement with the Terria consortium that is also bidding for the multi-billion dollar National Broadband... 

Telstra investors face share price fall unless management puts jobs and broadband first

November 6, 2008

Senior Telstra management’s aggressive and uncompromising stance on the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network (NBN) is putting at risk thousands of jobs for Telstra workers and could lead... 

Telstra workers let down

November 3, 2008

Telstra’s workforce needs a strong industrial umpire with dispute settling powers to break the long-running stalemate over a new collective agreement, unions said today. Despite overwhelming evidence...