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EBA9 BALLOT RESULT The results are in and a majority of Australia Post staff have supported the EBA9 offer from Australia Post. Almost 60% of employees eligible to vote returned their ballots. 74% of employees nationally voted ‘yes’. Australia Post workers in Victoria rejected the deal with 55% voting ‘NO’. In the run up to … Read more

EBA9 vote no VOTE NO TO A PAY-CUT (IN REAL TERMS) Ahmed is offering a pay-rise of 0.5%* in September & 1.5%** in December each year. The CPI is already 2.1% and rising. It is expected to be at least 2.5% next year. *0.5% for a base level postal worker on the top increment and … Read more

EBA 9 COVERS 2017, 2018 & 2019. Ahmed is offering a pay-rise of 0.5%* in September & 1.5%** in December each year. The CPI is already 2.1% and rising. It is expected to be at least 2.5% next year. *0.5% for a base level postal worker on the top increment and with 15% penalty rates … Read more

REVISED OFFER –  Australia Post have made small adjustments to their offer SURVEY –  Union member survey about EBA offer EBA OUT TO A VOTE –  We assume Aust Post will ask employees to vote on the EBA proposal. If there are no changes to the current position from Australia Post, the Victorian Branch of the union STRONGLY … Read more

AHMED ROADSHOW – offered a “One Team Reward” THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MAN – real reason for CEO departure EBA9 CLAIMS & GOVERNMENT POLICY – caps EBA pay rise FOCUS GROUPS – employee testing of EBA9 NEXT STEPS – reject current offer prepare for protected action ballot Read More

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BARGAINING POLICY – The Turnbull bargaining policy for the Public Service and Government Business Enterprises including Australia Post, is designed to limit or reduce entitlements that already exist in EBA8 and places a cap on pay rises that can be negotiated.  AUSTRALIA POST CLAIMS – Australia Post have put 8 claims on the … Read more

Members will be aware that the current Fair Work Agreement EBA8 expires on 31stt of December 2016. Negotiations for the new EBA should be starting anytime from the middle of August to the middle of September. Your branch is conducting a survey of the Victorian Membership so that we are well placed to put your … Read more

Your Union needs to hear from you – EBA9 membership survey The Victorian Branch has already commenced its EBA9 campaign and posted out the 1st EBA9 survey (below) to all members. Thanks to the hundreds of members who have returned their surveys. For those members who have not completed the first survey here is another … Read more

7 September, 2016 Just over three years ago to the day, during EBA8 negotiations, Australia Post laid out its proposal to remove the Authorised Holiday (Union Picnic Day) and allocate employees with an additional Recreation Leave day instead. The proposal didn’t go very far. Members reacted immediately and in large numbers….