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		<title>Telstra and communications industry unions agree on important principles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Communications industry unions and Telstra have agreed on a set of important principles that commit the company and unions to a productive working relationship. The document also outlines the first steps that will be taken towards this aim.]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/07/02/telstra-and-communications-industry-unions-agree-on-important-principles/</link>
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		<title>Sign petition for a single union negotiated agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fill out this petition to show your support for all Telstra people having the choice to join one collective agreement.]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/06/25/sign-petition/</link>
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		<title>Enterprise bargaining – what’s next?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the Federal Government’s new workplace laws about to come into effect, there are opportunities for Telstra staff to win better outcomes at work. ]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/06/23/enterprise-bargaining-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-next/</link>
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		<title>Well done everyone, Telstra ready to talk</title>
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The newspaper headlines say it all:‘Telstra deals unions back in game’, ‘Telstra calls truce with unions’ , ‘Telstra ends dispute and wants new union talks’.
If you haven’t already caught the news, on Monday Telstra management announced that it would begin negotiations for a new enterprise agreement. Read all the memos to staff here.
This is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/05/26/well-done-everyone-telstra-ready-to-talk/</link>
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		<title>Government build of NBN good news for telecommunications industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The announcement of a new Government-created company to build the National Broadband Network is great news for our industry.
The NBN is a crucial piece of nation-building infrastructure that will help transform the Australian economy and the national telecommunications industry for the 21st century.
The Government investment in this project will maximise Australian jobs, encourage business investment, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/04/07/government-build-of-nbn-good-news-for-telecommunications-industry/</link>
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		<title>My work area voted for an ECA. What happens now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that a solid majority of non negotiated, non union “Employee Collective” agreements have been defeated there are now a minority of areas where union members are covered by an ECA.
Be in the union and be active!
The most important message for employees in these areas is that it’s more important than ever to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/03/30/my-work-area-voted-for-an-eca-what-happens-now/</link>
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		<title>Members&#8217; Welfare Fund - CEPU</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Telstra workers have shown admirable commitment and determination by continuing their campaign for a fair and just wages deal in the face of major obstacles from management.
They won’t give up until justice is done – which means Telstra coming to the negotiating table and treating workers with respect.
The campaign is having a definite impact on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/03/17/members-welfare-fund-cepu/</link>
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		<title>Sol’s parting gift for call centre workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 announced a better-than-expected half-year profit of $1.92billion, the company confirmed it would close call centres in Bendigo in Victoria, Bundall on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/02/26/sol%e2%80%99s-parting-gift-for-call-centre-workers/</link>
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		<title>Get all the facts about the non-negotiable ECAs</title>
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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 been rejected by workers – and it’s no wonder why.
If a non-union deal is offered in your workplace, there are a few simple steps you should follow.
1. Contact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/02/23/get-all-the-facts-about-the-non-negotiable-ecas/</link>
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		<title>Telstra’s HR strategy is worsening every day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 to win staff support in the last three weeks. Telstra HR is not telling staff about these outcomes. This week at least [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yourrightsattelstra.com/2009/02/23/telstra%e2%80%99s-hr-strategy-is-worsening-every-day/</link>
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