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... 

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In a dramatic backdown, Telstra has withdrawn a non-union deal just minutes before a court case was due to start to stop it.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... 

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... 

Poll: Are Telstra’s non-union ballots fair?

January 30, 2009

Telstra’s industrial relations strategy is under a cloud after the Australian Electoral Commission cast fresh doubt on the validity of non-union workplace ballots conducted by the company. In light of... 

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... 

Telstra flogging a dead horse

October 24, 2008

Telstra management is again trying to flog its dead horse collective agreement at the same time as inflation data confirms just how inadequate the pay offer is. The cost of living rose by 5% over the past... 

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