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CWUnion Bulletin

Victorian Telstra Members

Regular Telephone Hookup

TUESDAY 2nd APRIL AT 7.30PM

TELSTRA PROTECTED ACTION – RE UPDATED BANS
 

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CURRENT AND ADVISED PROTECTED INDUSTRIAL ACTION BANS (Including stoppages)

1) BAN ON DUTIES REQUIRED TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY EMPLOYEES DURING UNPAID TIME

Members are advised that this ban has been WITHDRAWN.
 

2) BAN ON PERFORMANCE OF ESSENTIAL CUSTOMER SERVICING WORK (ongoing)

Members are directed NOT to accept recalls under “essential customer servicing” “ie the three levels of restriction”.  This means, if you are listed on a recall roster or “on call”, or “emergent call” or “immediate call” you are directed NOT to attend to any duties associated with these arrangements. This includes any remote activities such as providing out of hours telephone advice.

Note: This action does not include 000 call centre staff, and this action does not apply where there is a threat to life or the safety of customers (ie. commonly known as life and limb exemptions).  Contact the Branch Office if there is a management request to override the bans on life and limb grounds.
 

3) BAN ON PERFORMANCE OF EMERGENCY WORK (ongoing)

Members are directed NOT to accept recalls under “emergency work” provisions.  This means, if you receive a recall for emergency work, (that is – you were not on an essential customer servicing arrangement and you were not notified prior to ceasing work), you are directed NOT to attend to that work – including any remote activities such as out of hours telephone advice.
Note: Life and limb exemptions apply as above.
 

4) 24HR STOPPAGE – TUESDAY 12 MARCH 2019

Ban period has elapsed, so this protected action has finished at this stage.

5) BAN ON ADDITIONAL HOURS (overtime) BOTH SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED (ongoing)

Members are directed not to engage in additional hours (overtime) both scheduled and unscheduled. This covers all forms of additional hours, including on weekends and RDO’s, commencing from Note: Life and limb exemptions apply as above.
 

6) BAN ON RECEIVING/ACCEPTING STORES AT HOME ADDRESS (ongoing)

Members are directed NOT to accept the dropping off and storage or stock and equipment (ie stores) at their home addresses commencing Monday March 25. Members are to advise Team Leaders that it is not acceptable to deliver these materials to the home address, and that alternate addresses (ie local closest exchange or depot ) are to be utilised.
 

7) BAN ON WORKING IN TELSTRA IMAGE WEAR/UNIFORM

Members are advised that this ban has lapsed.
 

8) BAN ON WORK RESULTING FROM ESCALATIONS FROM OFFSHORE “PARTNERS”

Members working at the GOC 30 Henderson Rd, Clayton, Victoria are advised that the time frame for this ban has elapsed (it ceased 1159 pm Monday 1 April.)
 

9)  PERIODIC STOPPAGE OF WORK – Friday 5th April and Monday 8th April (NEW)

Members are directed to engage in 2 periods of work stoppages – starting 7.30am to finish 8.00 am on both days - Friday 5th April and Monday 8th April. Each stoppage will be 30 minutes duration, and apply to staff who have a work provided vehicle and are dispatched via an automatic dispatch terminal.” Life and Limb” exemptions apply as in (2) above.

In solidarity,
 

SUE RILEY Secretary, CWU (T&S) Vic | 0439 762 455 | sriley@cwu.asn.au

JOHN ELLERY Assistant Secretary, CWU (T&S) Vic | 0419 823 580 | jellery@cwu.asn.au

JONATHON WRIGHT, Recruiting Officer, CWU (T&S) Vic | 0490 503 829 | jwright@cwu.asn.au

LEROY LAZARO Secretary, CWU (P&T) Vic | 0422 546 81 | Leroy@cwuvic.asn.au

VAL BUTLER Industrial Officer, CWU (P&T) | Vic | 0408 766 444 | vabutler@iinet.net.au

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