The most important issues that have come back from CPSU member surveys are the way our hours of work are often changed from shift to shift or schedule to schedule. Their needs to be a greater balance between our needs and the needs of the company. Classifications are negotiated with our unions. Workstream Agreements we had a lot of difficulty getting Telstra to agree to appropriate Job Descriptions. We want to ensure that any new job descriptions are negotiated with the union so that staff aren t saddled with inappropriate or inaccurate JDs.
Pay is negotiated with our unions.
In the same agreements Telstra tried to have our future pay increases determined by market rates of pay. Our future livelihood depends on good union agreements. The reason that union agreements are generally better is that they combine the expertise and strength of the collective. But since then many staff have not had that choice. We want an agreement that provides real freedom of choice.