Sol’s parting gift for call centre workers

February 26, 2009

Sol Trujillo’s parting present on the day his resignation as Telstra CEO was announced was to cut another 366 jobs from regional Australia in the middle of an economic crisis. Just hours after the company... 

Get all the facts about the non-negotiable ECAs

February 23, 2009

Download this detailed analysis for a comparison of Telstra HR’s non-negotiable ECA’s and the unions’ position on your rights and entitlements. Thirty-nine of these two-tier agreements have now... 

Telstra’s HR strategy is worsening every day

February 23, 2009

It seems like every day brings fresh news of another non-union, non-negotiated ECA being voted down. The strong voting trend is that more and more ECAs are not approved, with at least twenty-five failing... 

The GFC and the NBN

February 19, 2009

In the face of the worst economic crisis that has faced the world since World War II, the ACTU welcomes the Federal Government’s swift and decisive action in combating the global downturn, particularly... 

Ballot pulled ahead of court stoush

February 17, 2009

In a dramatic backdown, Telstra has withdrawn a non-union deal just minutes before a court case was due to start to stop it. The case has raised questions about the lawfulness of Telstra HR’s strategy... 

Telstra’s extremist anti-worker agenda exposed

February 16, 2009

Telstra’s extremist anti-worker agenda has been exposed by the company’s submission to the Senate inquiry into the Fair Work Bill. In its submission, Telstra argues that unions should be barred from... 

Not happy, Sol!

February 10, 2009

Well done to all the union members around Australia who have sent a clear message to Telstra management to show some respect for their rights as they engaged in the first 24-hour nationwide strike for... 

Respecting workers: the Australian way

February 4, 2009

Have you ever been to one of those hawkers’ markets where the salesperson just can’t take no for an answer, and continues chasing you down the street long after you’ve said you’re not interested? That’s... 

ECAs preventing you from improving your conditions and you don’t get a vote!

February 3, 2009

One of the great injustices of Telstra’s “divide and conquer” strategy of releasing non-negotiated, non-union, part A/B agreements to small groups of staff is that the big losers are those who don’t...