Members Bargaining Report 13
Members Bargaining Report 13
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WE SAVED OUR SICK LEAVE
Thanks to the great effort of the CPSU bargaining team and all CPSU MEMBERS we have successfully saved OUR UNCAPPED SICK LEAVE.
The University listened to our arguments and in the spirit of good faith bargaining that has underpinned the process so far agreed that there is no reason to cap sick leave.
What else happened at bargaining?
When we met on Wednesday 29 July 2009 the University also AGREED to pretty much all of the CPSU claim for UNION RIGHTS. This includes the provision of office facilities, access to staff inductions, 5 DAYS LEAVE each year for TRADE UNION TRAINING, 5 DAYS LEAVE each year to attend UNION CONFERENCES, and reasonable time for the conduct of union activities.
The University AGREED to the CPSU claim to pay FIXED-TERM staff on a contract of more than one year or who have been employed for more than 2 years 17% SUPERANNUATION. UNE will be one of the few Universities in Australia to do this.
The University AGREED to the CPSU claim to increase the SEVERANCE PAYMENT for FIXED-TERM staff. As we said in the last report fixed term general staff lost money going into a single agreement.
The University AGREED to the CPSU claim that general staff will be REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES if they change their primary place of employment.
The parties also AGREED to: INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE CHANGE, REDEPLOYMENT AND REDUNDANCY, CHILDCARE and a clause PROHIBITING THE OFFERING OF ITEAs (which replaced AWAs until the end of the year).
We are now very close to a NEW and IMPROVED
AGREEMENT FOR GENERAL STAFF
The main outstanding issues are Salary increase, Family & Community leave, Misconduct (suspension without pay), Transfer, Conversion for fixed term staff and a Flexibility clause.
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What’s next? The parties will discuss their “final” positions at the next general staff bargaining on Monday 10 August. The CPSU will soon commence a series of general staff updates to continue to listen to your views about the Agreement. |
| WHERE ARE WE UP TO WITH BARGAINING? |
| What have members endorsed? | Does it meet our claim? | What has been agreed to in principle? | Does it meet our claim? | What's not been agreed? | ||
| Commitments | YES | Consultation Arrangements | YES | Dispute resolution | ||
| Types of employment | YES | Requirement to State Terms of Engagement | YES | Salary increase | ||
| Accident Make-up Pay | YES | Indigenous Employment | MOST | Family & Community leave | ||
| Public Holidays | YES | Flexible and Family Working Arrangements | YES | Unsatisfactory performance | ||
| Christmas Break | YES | Superannuation | YES | Misconduct | ||
| University Shutdown | YES | Salary Packaging | YES | Parental leave | ||
| Jury and Witness Leave | YES | Other Allowances | YES | Conversion for fixed term staff | ||
| Incremental Progression | YES | Position Classification | YES | Flexibility clause | ||
| Documentation | YES | Annual Leave | YES | |||
| Rosters | YES | Long Service Leave | YES | |||
| Meal and Tea Breaks | YES | Sick Leave | YES | |||
| Ten Hour Breaks | YES | Workplace Change | YES | |||
| Call Back Arrangements | YES | Redeployment & Redundancy | YES | |||
| Resignation | YES | Performance Management | MOST | |||
| Termination of Employment | YES | Probation | YES | |||
| Abandonment of Employment | YES | Ordinary Hours of Work | YES | |||
| OH&S | YES | Overtime | YES | |||
| Separated Agreement for General Staff | YES | On-Call Provisions | YES | |||
| Stand-Downs | YES | |||||
| Higher Duties Allowance | MOST | |||||
| Medical Retirement | YES | |||||
| Intellectual Property | YES | |||||
| Trade Union Rights | YES | |||||
| Workloads | YES | |||||
| Childcare Facilities | YES | |||||
| AWAs and ITEAs | YES | |||||
| Casual Conversion | YES | |||||
| Shift Work - General Staff | YES |
| Help DEFEND the gains the CPSU has won | |
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Talk to colleagues & friends at work about our ACHIEVEMENTS in bargaining and get them to join the General Staff Union. |
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Become a work place contact or join the CPSU Campaign Team (contact Jen Mitchell on 6773 3736 or ). |
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Would you like your union to hold a meeting in your work area? If so, please contact Jen Mitchell on 6773 3736. |
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Please print this bulletin and put it up in your tea room. |