The Signal

  Signal Number Issues
  Signal 600 Decision Time On Telstra EA
CTs On Unexpired AWAs & The New EA
Telstra Redundancy Payout Shambles
Telecoms Redundancies Challenged
Telstra Asbestos Incident: CEPU Raises Concerns
Broadband Policies In Doubt
CEPU Negotiating NBN Agreement
Federal Election: Coalition Has No Mandate For Workplace Change
Beware Of Telstra’s Common Law Contracts
Telstra Profits Fall
Private Sector Pay Rates Record Low.
US Wage levels now matching those In “Emerging Economies”
Telstra Travel Allowance – New Rates
  Signal 599 The Telstra “Snoops”
Continuing Adverse Action Telstra Cuts Customer Service Again
Employee Bonuses At Telstra
AFP Responds To CEPU On Alleged Telecommunication Breaches
Fire Extinguishers In Exchanges
Telstra Shake-up Will Continue, Says Thodey
  Signal 598 Telstra EBA: CEPU Puts Spotlight on Members’ Concerns
CEPU wants AFP To Investigate Telstra Eavesdropping
Melbourne Chosen For National NBN Centre
Beware of Telstra’s Common Law Contracts
NBN/Telstra Agreement: Employment Implications
Redundancy: Know Your Rights
Workers Turn To Unions For Better Pay
  Signal 597 CEPU Members Say “NO” To Telstra’s Offer
Survey Tells Telstra Some Home Truths
Network Construction Staff Send Message To Telstra
Travel Allowance Warning
Penalties Against Optus “Weak” Says Consumer Group
Behind The iPhone: Labour Condi ions In China
Terrorism Less deadly In US Than Lack Of Health Ins, Salmonella
2009/2010 Tax Rates Union Dues: Telstra & Aust Post
  Signal 596 CEPU Members’ Consultative Survey
Anniversary CEO Talks Up Telstra But Pay Differential remains
CEPU Condemns Telstra Job Cuts
CEPU Wants Direct Employment In NBN
Abbott Is Trying To Mislead Voters & Rewrite The History Of Work Choices
Unions Welcome Labor’s Superannuation Boost
Workers Turn To Unions For Better Pay
CEPU Members Rally
British Telecom Workers May Strike Over Pay
  Signal 595 Discussions with Telstra - EBA
How much is it Worth?
Unpaid Overtime:Telstra Coughs Up
More Member, More Benefits Telstra Pit Remediation Pro-gramme Raise OH&S Issues
NBN Trial Sites Announced
  Signal 594 Govt Releases Draft NBN Legislation
Telstra Bill In Senate
James Hardie Disaster Could Happen Again
Harmonisation Of OH&S Laws
CEPU & Aust Post Agree On EBA Steps
WorkChoices #2 – Coalition Will Wind Back IR Clock
Intergenerational Report Backs 15% Superannuation
  Signal 593 Don’t Volunteer For Interstate Work.
Why Is The Union (CEPU)
  Continuing The EBA Campaign?
Oh – And Another Furphy...
Telstra Staff Up In Arms Over 2. Dirty Exchange
  Signal 592 Telstra Industrial Action Update
CEPU Members’ EBA Conference – Great Effort
Telstra Sick Leave: Know Your Rights
M2 Commander Communications
Postal EBA7, Security, Safety, Pay
Tel Exch “Makeover” Day
Service Blitz Update
NBN Co Consults On Net Design
New Workplace Rights Now Law
  Signal 591 Congratulations On Your Solidarity & Determination           
Telstra Fails To Stop Industrial Action Campaign        
Opposition Anoints Work Choices Diehard
Telstra, NBN Co announce “Terms of Engagement”              
Telstra Health & Safety Committee Elections            
Telstra Manhole Trial Date Set      
Silcar Agreement Voted Up            
Kordia Agreement Endorsed            
The U.S. Example: Hunger on The Rise
CEPU Welfare Fund
  Signal 590 Protected Industrial Action – Vehicle Usage and T/A (ETCA)
Telstra Bargaining Update Not Telling The Whole Story
Telstra’s Cleanup Day Fiasco
HFC, Wireless Pose NBN Challenge
Campaign For Stronger OH&S Laws Continues
Engaged To The Job
Unpaid Overtime
New Members Needed – Act In Your Own Interests
New Members Needed
Member Services
  Signal 589 EBA Campaign in Telstra
CEPU Secures Training Opportunities
State of the Unions
Employer Fails in Indust Action
Design & Wideband “Metrics”
CEPU Unpaid Overtime Action
  Signal 588 Vale Barbara Nelson Atkin
Telstra EA Negotiations: Progress Grinds Down
Telstra Union Debates Industrial Action –Media Coverage
Silcar Telepower Agreement
Broadcast Australia EA Talks Continue
Kordia Enterprise Agreement
Workplace Stress: French Telco Workers Strike
Telstra’s Dodgy Offshore Partner Guilty Of Poor Governance
  Signal 587 Telstra EBA Campaign
The NBN Mess – Who Must Share The Blame?
EBA Meetings
New Members Needed – Act In Your Own Interests
Public Holidays – Know Your Rights
Would You Voluntarily Give Telstra $2900 Per Year?
Unpaid Overtime
  Signal 586 NGO SD&I Changes, Redundancies, Outsourcing etc
Network Construction PDRP/Metrics/PICM Issues
Bullying Is Rife In Australian Workplaces
What could you do with $2900?
Member Services
  Signal 585 Telstra EBA Talks
Telstra & Optus profits jump
Broadcast Australia EA
Telstra Links Staff Bonuses
CEPU Members Win Workers Comp Payout
Optus EA Negotiations
NZ Strike Action Widens
Telstra in Court: Safety Breaches
Telstra TA Rates 1/07/09
  Signal 584 CEPU’s EBA Negotiations In Telstra Update
Aust Post Ballot & Strike Action
Performance Management Schemes In Construction
Telstra Profit Up Despite Sol’s $2.2M Payout
Refurbishment Telstra Offices
  Signal 583 Telstra EA Progress Report
CEPU Seeks Extension
Optus EPA
Case casts Doubt On ECAs
Aust Post CEPU Moves
CEPU Puts Skills on Agenda
Wideband Design Perform Man
Anti Discriminations Laws Strengthened
Dutch Fight Retirement Age
  Signal 582 Telstra EA Negotiations
Fair Work Act Commences
OPTUS EPA
Telstra Bringing It All Home
Unions Support CEPU Indust Campaign
ESTA EBA
Slack Businesses Let-off Under New IR Laws
Aust Post EBA Campaign
  Signal 581 Good Faith Bargaining
AWAs A Minority Opinion
Federal Court Challenge ECAs
CEPU Warns On Functional Separation
Telstra Promises To Lift Game
Telstra To Cut 100 Melb Jobs
Journey Cover & Welfare Fund
  Signal 580 EBA Talks With Telstra – Consultation Begins
Don’t Mention The War
Federal Labour – There Are No Excuses
Welfare Fund
Journey Cover
Are You Using Your Ambassador Card?
Check Out The Branch Web Site.
CEPU Annual Meeting
  Signal 579 Parliament Passes Fair Work Bill
CEPU Ask ILO To Rule
Asbestos In Bushfire Areas
Postal EBA7
Mobile Phones & Tumours
Labor’s Fibre Plan Questions
Telstra Cuts Construction & Field Workforce
Telstra Service Complaints
  Signal 578 Trujillo Departs – Chance For A New Direction
CEPU Members Rally for EBA
Happy Homecoming For Trujillo
Telstra 12 Hour Shift Closures
CEPU Member receives ACTU Award
USA: Hero Pilot Stresses Union Role
  Signal 577 Telstra: A Bankrupt Management Philosophy and Operation
Telstra’s Deceptive and Misleading (D&M) Conduct
  Signal 576 CEPU Members’ Feedback
Industrial Action Impact
Vale Noel McCormick
Know Your Rights OT & Recalls
Telstra Backs Down Before Court
Telstra & Human Rights
What Will They Stoop To Next?
  Signal 575 ECAs Don’t Be Conned
Trujillo Cops Banks’ Heat
A Jack London Short Story
Can You Trust Telstra’s Advice.
Memo To Unexpired AWA Employees
  Signal 574 Industrial Action Wide spread Impact
Why Do They Persist?
The Redundancy Agreement & Management Lies about it
How Grubby Can They Get?
A Great Fuss About How Many?
What Is Telstra Organising Here?
Member Welfare Fund
  Signal 573: Telstra’s Non-union, Non-negotiated ECA. Telstra Workers Should Continue To Be Angry
Unions Pressure Telstra To Resume Negotiations
What’s Wrong With The ECA?
What Should You Do (Or Not Do) At Work Now? [Sig 572]
Telstra Employees On Current AWAs [Sig 572]
Strike Action And LWOP
  Signal 572: Industrial Action: First Week – Objectives Achieved. Great Effort!
What Should You Do (Or Not Do) At Work Now?
Can You Believe Them?
Strike Action & Leave Without Pay
Industrial Action And Sick Leave
Welfare Fund CEPU Members
Telstra Employ On Current AWAs
Congratulations to Our Lucky New Members
Join Now. Get A Discount. Be Part Of The Industrial Action
The Public Supports Your Strike Action
  Signal 571: Industrial Action – Some Ground Rules
Next Tuesday’s Action
Telstra Management Is Treating You With Contempt
Join The CEPU
  Signal 570: What’s Wrong With The ECA?
It’s Been 10 Years Since Telstra Workers Took Industrial Action
Don’t Forget To Vote - & Post It
Urgent: Noel Washington Rally
Join Now & Get A Discount
The TV Draws
December 3rd GM & Function
  Signal 569: Protected Industrial Ballot
A Disgraceful Sham – Telstra’s Latest ECA Ballot
Telstra Unions Still In Your Corner
Telstra AGM – Be there if you can
Support The Nurses
The Mick Rocca Debacle
Join CEPU Now And Get A    Discount
STOP PRESS: CEPU Win Re Payment For EmergencyDuty On Public Holidays
  Signal 568: Up To Their Old Divide & Conquer Tricks
Telstra’s Misinformation
Some Hard facts
More on the NBN
The Reality
Telstra’s Expressions Of Interest Nonsense
  Signal 567: ECA Or Union Agreement?
Redundancy Agreement Future
Some More Recent EBA Settlements With Unions
CEPU Protected Industrial Action And The Fighting Fund
Vote Yes Requirements You Must Know
They Say, The Economic Downturn Means…
If It Looks Like A Duck And Acts Like A Duck…..
Service Blitz
What Messages Are Telstra HR Getting That Aren’t Disclosed
  Signal 566:

EBA or ECA – Here they go again
Unionised workers fighting for you
Get a Discount

  Signal 565: CEPU Applies For Protected Action Ballot
Telstra Tries Another ECA While Executive Earnings Skyrocket
The Best Policies For A Down turn
Who are They Lying To Now?
Union Claims Telstra Sacked Whistleblower
Unions Go After Telstra Investors
Proxy Votes: Make Employees’ Voices Heard At Telstra AGM
Don’t Forget Your Discount – Join Now
  Signal 564: New Member Recruitment – Cut Off Day Extended
Reminder Telstra’s Third Rate Non-Negotiated ECA Still Third Rate & Risky For Your Future
EBA Meetings & Tel Hook-ups
  Signal 563: CEPU’s EBA In Telstra
Telstra Workers To Consider Industrial Action
CEPU New Member Sign Up
Metro & Outer Metro EBA Meetings
Country Members Telephone Hook-up
  Signal 562:

CEPU’s EBA IN TELSTRA MEETINGS for members and other staff
COUNTRY BASED MEMBERS TELEPHONE HOOKUP RE EBA
Will They Ever Learn
Where Is Telstra
Car Tracker Devices Drive Employees Over The Edge
Telstra Fails To Gag Unions
Labor’s IR Reforms A Mixed Bag

  Signal 561:

TELSTRA EMPLOYEES SAY NO!
Deputy Prime Minister Says No To Telstra
Superannuation Rip-off By Telstra Management
The EBA Blues
An Extra Public Holiday For Nearly 500,000 Victorians
Protect Telstra Workers: Poll Finds
Telstra’s IR Dogfight Has Lessons For All Employers
Sound Familiar?
CEPU Clayton Office
Send A Message Of Support
Ballarat EBA Meeting
General & COM Meetings
CEPU Div Office Financials
CEPU Official’s Contact Nos

  Signal 560:

EBA in Telstra: A tale of two court cases
Court Case 1 - Federal Court
Court Case 2 – AIRC

  Signal 559: Enterprise bargaining:
Union position vindicated
  Signal 558: Telstra Wage “Offer” Is A Real Wage Cut
Proposed Telstra Wholesale & Service Advantage (Call Centric) Agreements
A Quick Read – Your EBA – Things You Need To Know
Telstra Unions Notify Bargaining Period
Telstra Results Pave Way For Fair Wage Rise
Retiring From Telstra - check out the SCOA
  Signal 557: SPECIAL SIGNAL
RE: UNION’S EA IN TELSTRA
BEWARE THE SNAKE OIL!
  Signal 556:

EBA Meetings & Discussions
Union’s Latest Letter To Telstra
WorkChoices Fight Not Over Says CEPU
CEPU Still Pursuing CSS Issues
All Unions Mass Meeting

  Signal 555:

Telstra's HR Deception falls flat
HR refusing to negotiate a new EBA
Telstra's bid for the National Broadband Network (NBN)
Gillard slams Telstra for ending EBA talks

  Signal 554: Telstra HR: Longing for the return of the Howard era
  Signal 552: Life Membership/Meritorious Service Awards
Telstra EBA Survey: What You Are Telling Us
Telstra EBA: Preliminary Talks Continue
Telstra Integrated Logistics
Unions Call For Action Against Off-shoring
Asbestos Laws Strengthened
Unions Outline The Case For Change
  Signal 551: Talks Begin With Telstra On New EBA
Log Of Claims On Telstra
Workers Create Telstra Business And Profits
Telstra Employee Engagement Survey (EES)
ACTU Locks In Behind Unions On Telstra EBA Campaign
Inflation Will Be At 4% For Year, Reserve Bank
QANTAS Hiring Strike Breakers As Union Gears Up For Industrial Action
  Signal 550: May Day 2008” CEPU Highlights Telstra EBA Campaign
CEPU Highlights Industry Skill Shortages
National Broadband Network: Manoeuvring Continues
Mobile Phone Risks: Concerns Mount
ATTACHMENT:
New Agreement=Good Pay and Conditions+World Class Customer Service
  Signal 549: Employee Opinion Survey – Time To Tell Telstra What You Want
Employee Opinion Survey – A Member’s Opinion
Broadcast Australia Call-Out Dispute
Opposition to Block Funding For National Fibre Roll-out
Huge Increase In AWAs in Telecom/IT Sector
ACTU Warns On Employer Health And Safety Push
Irish Telecom Workers Campaign For Union Rights
  Signal 548: Office renovations Disability Allowance Claim - GOC
New Inflation Figures Show Real wages Under Threat
Broadband Moves: Telstra Reorganises…
…While G9 Ponders
Telstra’s Slip Showing On Next G
Contracting Companies Reject Collective Bargaining
Telstra IT Transformation
  Signal 547: GIVE US YOUR VIEWS
TELSTRA 2008 EBA WORKSHOP FOR MEMBERS
COUNTRY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
EBA MEETINGS
  Signal 546: CEPU’s EBA In Telstra
AWAs Banned On WorkChoices Anniversary
CEPU launches New National Website
CEPU Your Rights At Work Campaign Continues
A Short History Of Telecommunications Technicians Unions In Australia.
Telstra Credit Consultant Upgrades
Telstra Home Delivery: A Headache For Employees
Sub-Contractors Get Bad Deal
Telco’s Missed Call
  Signal 545: Today Tonight Exposes Telstra Network Problems
CEPU Still Fighting For CSS Members
  Signal 544: Workplace Ombudsmen Says Workers Pressured T Sign AWAs
Extra Public Holiday For 50,000 Regional Victorians
Online Poll
Service Stream Discussions Continue
Workers Still Performing Unpaid Overtime
Kordia (Maritime) Agreement Delivers God Wage Rises
The Right To Strike And Organise
Telstra Workplace monitoring Spreads To Telstra Shops
And Another Thing…
  Signal 543: CEPU’S EBA IN TELSTRA 2008
  Signal 542: CEPU’s Redundancy Agreement in Telstra
No New Power To Terminate AWAs
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard And Pre WorkChoices AWAs
Technical Staff Let Down By Their Employer – Yet Again
Emergency Recall Payments On A Public Holiday
AWAs: Transitional Arrangements Will Protect Employee Options
Telstra: Workplace Ombudsman Inquiry Continues
ACTU Focuses On Telstra
  Signal 541: 2008 – EBA Year In Telstra
Telstra National Health & Safety Committee Election
Telstra WorkChoices AWAs Summarised
Watchdog Tackles Telstra Over AWA Claims
Urgent Telstra Employee response Required