print :

2017-03-09

snail

ACMA Enterprise Agreement update

The latest meeting in the long-running negotiations for a new Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) agreement was held on Thursday 2 March. 

Unfortunately, little progress was made at the meeting. ACMA management says it is keen to make progress in negotiations and to have another vote on an agreement within the next few months. 

But at the same time they are saying that the offer that was made in December last year is the best possible given the Government Bargaining Policy (GBP). 

As reported in E-bulletin #2, that offer was rejected by a solid majority of ACMA employees. 

The CWU and other bargaining representatives have advised ACMA that it needs to change its approach if it wants to get a YES vote up. 

We have urged management to go back to the start and revisit the current EA, making only those changes that are absolutely necessary to satisfy government policy. 

Negotiators have pointed out that a number of agencies have been able to make Enterprise Agreements within the GBP framework without stripping back key employee entitlements and conditions, the agreements covering air traffic controllers and staff at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) being two examples. 

All those involved in bargaining have agreed that they will examine these two agreements prior to the next meeting on the 16 March.

What's New

Telecommunication

Telstra's Pay Offer
Telstra EBA 2018
ACTU turns 90
May Day 2016
Optus EPA approved
Telstra EA Update
Optus award update

Postal

Reps training
Reasonable overtime
Vale Jojie Vivar
Changes to Bulletin
Christmas pay rises
Postal reform
Facebook bullying
Year in review
Vale Jim Armstrong

News

Happy New Year
Happy New Year
Vale Shane Morse
Meeting reminder
Coronavirus Update
METRO RALLY
Reps training
ACTU turns 90
Vale Jojie Vivar
May Day 2016
Facebook bullying
May Day 2015
Working In Heat
Your Union Petition
Save our Posties
Sensis Sell Off
""