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Opinion: Thirza White takes on Budget Estimates

State Budget Estimates effectively took over Tasmanian Parliament last week. It’s a huge deal, or ordeal, depending on how you look at it.  Ministers are supposedly accountable to the people for the public services within their portfolios. It should be a straightforward process.  Ministers are asked questions and they either provide the answers or take […]

Key Dates: Secure Jobs, Better Pay reforms continue

The next wave of changes to Australia’s industrial relations landscape rolled out this week. If you blinked you could miss it, so we’re here to take you through the changes.   What we’ve seen so far:  We’ve been covering the Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill since the start of this year. The first of these changes […]

Business leaders fall over each other to oppose ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ laws

The Business Council of Australia has launched a new campaign claiming that the Albanese Government’s ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ laws would “take away the right for Australian workers to be rewarded for their work ethic and experience.” This raises some questions, given that what the status quo has amounted to has been wages shrinking against […]

TasTAFE Plays Hardball in Bargaining

TasTAFE members recently voted to endorse their Log of Claims to take into bargaining for a new TasTAFE Staff Agreement, their first in the Fair Work system after leaving the Tasmanian State Service.   TasTAFE has sent an opening salvo, threatening to take the CPSU to the Fair Work Commission and claiming that your union is […]

Rockliff Government announces major budget cuts to public sector

The Premier has handed down his State Budget. We set a simple test for the Government: fulfill its promise to fund both a stadium at Macquarie Point, and fund the services Tasmanians need and rely on.   The Premier has failed comprehensively to deliver on that promise.   Not only will agency budgets not be […]

National Reconciliation Week

It’s National Reconciliation Week.  Organised each year by Reconciliation Australia, National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. It’s observed each year between 27 May and 3 June – commemorating the […]

CPSU at Public Services International Oceania Advisory Forum 

Being union makes you a part of a global movement (the largest social movement on earth). As public sector unions, we stand united with our colleagues across the globe, and use our united voice to champion human rights, advocate for social justice, and promote universal access to quality public services.   That’s exactly the purpose of […]

“Resourcing” contributes to six month delay on TFS Fire Evacuation Plans

In January we reported on the revelation that Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) Headquarters did not have arrangements in place that met its obligations under Fire, Building and WHS regulations.    The CPSU wrote to the State Fire Commission in November seeking details about existing fire wardens, the dates of its most recent practice evacuations, as well […]

TasTAFE Agreement: Survey Key Themes & Log of Claims Incoming!

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey to help form the Log of Claims for your new TasTAFE Staff Agreement. It was important for us to understand what issues matter to you to ensure the Log of Claims for your Agreement reflects what you and your colleagues want. We’ve broken down the […]

TasWater Change Proposal to Service Delivery

Following changes to the alignment of a number of teams in January, as well as changes to position descriptions for the Customer & Corporate Relations Team in February, recently TasWater has supplied a Change Proposal to alter its Service Delivery structure.  Proposal:  The proposed change would see alterations to a number of roles in the […]