Authorised Holiday Arrangements

Authorised Holiday declared for December 31st Authorised  Holiday  Authorised Day to be declared on Monday 31 December 2018 All employees entitled to the Authorised day to be provided with an Expression of Interest (EOI) , and asked to nominate their preferred option as below. Option 1: work the Authorised Day (with payment being in accordance … Read more

EAMB Meeting on 13th July 2018

Report Back on EMAB dispute’s meeting DELIVERY SHOP-STEWARDS & MEMBERS BULLETIN Meeting on EAMBs – 13 July 2018 The union (Joan Doyle, Martin O’Nea (Delivery Organisers), Mark Hennessy (the union’s OHS Advisor) & three shop-stewards – Enzo Mannuzza (Templestowe DC), Diana Grey (Mornington DC) and Rob Critch (Airport West DC) met with Australia Post (Vance … Read more

Letter to AP on forced eAMB Rollout

15th June 2018 Vance Duke Australia Post State     Manager-Vic/Tas  E Commerce Delivery Dandenong Letters Centre 120 Nathan Road DANDENONG SOUTH VIC 3175 Attention: Tracey Smith Dear Mr Duke Re: Implementation of e AMB Conversions The union is fielding many complaints about the accelerated and widespread introduction of e AMBs. We believe that the implementation approach … Read more

Letter to CEO Christine Holgate regarding AMP and Superannuation for Accumulation members.

Ms Christine Holgate Managing director and group CEO Australia Post 111 Bourke St Melbourne 3000 20th April 2018 Dear Christine I am writing on behalf of our members to voice our concerns regarding the disturbing news from the Royal Commission into the Banking Sector regarding the exposure of practices at AMP. Our members who are … Read more

Public Holiday Rostering

The Fair Work Act 2009 ( s114) states that an employer may request an employee to work on a public holiday if the request is reasonable. Likewise, the employee can refuse to work on a public holiday if the request from the employer is not reasonable or the refusal by the employee is reasonable. In the former situation, … Read more

Another milestone for our Keep Me Posted campaign

Department of Treasury calls for submissions into banning charges for paper based bills and statements The Department of Treasury has called for submissions on four options regarding fees/charges for paper based bills and statements in the latest milestone for our Keep Me Posted campaign.The options range from doing nothing to banning all fees/charges for consumers … Read more

Delivery Night-Shift Changes Proposed

DELIVERY NIGHT-SHIFT CHANGES PROPOSED Management have announced major changes to Delivery Night-shift. They wish to reduce night-shift operations to the following Delivery Centres: Dandenong Port Melbourne Western Airport West Preston Sunbury & North Geelong / Corio In additional to this re-structure, they are looking to down-size.  They believe about a third of Night-shift sorters are … Read more