LATE NEWS - VALE - COLIN COOPER

We received the sad news late Friday that a former stalwart of our Branch and former union (ATEA) Col Cooper passed away after a long illness. We have no detail of the funeral at this time.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Branch Committee of Management has determined that the Annual General Meeting be held on
Tuesday 27 August 2024 at 7.00pm
The BCOM advises that the meeting be open to members via telephone and Zoom.

JOIN AGM BY PHONE

02 8015 6011 (supplied to members)

JOIN AGM BY ZOOM

Click on the link below and follow the prompts. (supplied to members)

BUSINESS OF THE AGM

Our Rule 64 states:
(d) At every Annual General Meeting of a Branch the order of business shall be as follows:
(i) Reading and confirmation of Minutes.
(ii) Correspondence read and dealt with.
(iii) Appointment of Returning Officer and Auditor.
(iv) Presentation of the Secretary's Annual Report.
(v) Motions of which Notice has been given.
(vi) General Business.
The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act also requires that the Annual Accounts be presented to a meeting of members and the Branch accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023 will be presented to the AGM.

PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

The annual accounts and audit report of the Branch have been published on our web site. The accounts are at CWU T&S Branch Annual Accounts

WELCOME TO OUR STAFF - KEN HARDISTY

We are pleased to advise that Ken Hardisty has joined our team in the T&S Branch. Ken was formerly the National Assistant Secretary (Technical) in our Union. He comes with a wealth of knowledge from his experiences doing EBAs etc in Telstra, Post and our other technical areas. Ken can be contacted via email at khardisty@cwu.asn.au.

POST EBA

The Post EBA is going to ballot shortly supported by the postal branches. It appears that technical issues were not raised in discussions and despite assurances, our Branch (with the most Postal techs in Aust) was not given any opportunity to pursue them.

POST RESTRUCTURE

Despite the EBA, the Postal technical restructure issues remain unresolved and we are keen to pursue them. The general issues include SME classifications, Teams Allowance, and PTO5 at outstations. The problem of low salaries for technical staff, particularly for electricians, needs resolution as recruitment is almost impossible with current salaries. Our JCCs in Sydney and Melbourne are functioning well and Ken Hardisty will be the point person for these matters.

TZV REPORT

The EBA has now been forwarded to Government for approval. Once approved it will be published for a week before you will be asked to vote. We are still dealing with some wording changes.
We have been inundated with new policies to be assessed by our delegates. See the list below. We will meet TZV this Thursday to discuss the trial at Ballarat and get more detail.