APS Flexibility Principles Signal Rise of “Model Employer” in Canberra
APS Signals Change Across Australia, employers in public and private sectors alike are experiencing a recruitment and retention crisis. After years of ideologically-driven job cuts, privatisation and outsourcing to labour hire companies, the Australian Public Service (APS) is signalling a change of direction. The APS has released new Principles of Flexible Work in the APS, […]
TasTAFE Attempts to Undercut Workplace Conditions
Your union is watching closely after TasTAFE Management signaled it will attempt to appeal a major union-led victory for your colleagues’ pay and conditions. It’s a wake up call as we launch into negotiations for the inaugural TasTAFE Non-Teaching Staff Agreement. Last month, unions took TasTAFE to the Fair Work Commission over attempts to create […]
CPSU Member Win: District Allowances set to rise
CPSU Members won a 24% increase to all six categories of District Allowance this Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement. District Allowances are there to compensate workers for excess costs that come with living in certain isolated areas. Access to public services is vital, no matter where you live. It’s important that workers can deliver these […]
Workloads on the rise: what can members do?
We know the public service is under resourced and underfunded. The need for pay parity and other ways to address the recruitment and retention crisis in many areas is crucial as services struggle under the weight of vacancies that are hard to fill – it’s something CPSU Members have secured some action on in many […]
COVID Ain’t Over
It might not dominate our thoughts or daily lives as it once did but COVID isn’t over – and it’s a Work, Health, and Safety issue. So, if you have symptoms – don’t come to work. Yes, even if your RAT is negative as they aren’t well known for their reliability. The Department for Education, […]
World Water Day: Meet TasWater’s Diana Strehlow
(Pictured: Diana Strehlow, TasWater Policy Analyst) 22 March is World Water Day! Across Tasmanian services we know that so many workers are behind managing this essential resource we all rely on. We talked to CPSU Member Diana Strehlow about her job as a Strategy and Policy Analyst at TasWater. “All our resources like water are […]
Harmony Week: How to become an anti-racism campaigner in 2023
“Harmony Day” was launched in 1999 by the Howard Government as an intended rebrand of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which has been observed around the world since 1966 in response to police killings in South Africa under Apartheid. Attacks on African and Asian communities, fueled by far-right extremism, have seen an […]
Celebrating our Speechies: Swallowing Awareness Day
16 March marks World Swallowing Awareness Day. Although swallowing is probably a function that many of us don’t give too much thought about, it’s vital for life and wellbeing. In fact, the average Australian swallows between 500 and 700 times a day and the process involves 26 muscles. Dysphagia is difficulty with swallowing or an […]
Meet CPSU Delegate, Radiation Therapist Michael Young
Who are Radiation Therapists and what do they do? We heard from CPSU Delegate Michael Young about the lifesaving work these Tasmanians carryout and why we need to urgently address the recruitment and retention crisis these Allied Health Professionals are facing. What does a Radiation Therapist do? Radiation Therapists design and deliver radiation treatments for […]
Union History: How streetlamps helped kick off the campaign that won the 8-hour day
It’s union members who ensure workers have better rights, voice, and pay year-by-year. It’s union members who ensure working conditions don’t go backwards. You probably know we have union members to thank for the weekend – but how much do you REALLY know about Eight Hours Day? ‘Eight hours labour, eight hours recreation, eight hours […]