The Ox is slow, but the earth is patient.
There were over 100 matters agreed as part of the PSUWA offer last December that were to be progressed in the New Year. Most are due to be completed by 31 March with others scheduled for completion by 30 June and a few by 31 December. Progress, like the ox, has been slow but steady. […]
Huge changes to Fair Work Act flagged for 2023
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act) 2022 means big things for workplaces, with a raft of new laws already enshrined and many more to come. Unions fought for these changes since before the last Federal election because of the nationwide issues on job security and pay. CPSU Tasmania General Secretary Thirza […]
Libraries Tasmania staff gear up for Tasmania Reads
It’s an exciting week on the horizon for library lovers of all ages. Tasmania Reads will see a slew of events across Libraries Tasmania sites. Tasmania Reads is all about the joy of reading. Alison Triffett (pictured, left) and Kim Lethbridge (pictured, right) from Rosny Library exude this joy. They love their jobs, their library, […]
Libraries: A mirror of the communities they serve.
We chatted with Rosny Library staff Kim and Alison about their job and their library and uncovered a whole lot of passion for their community. Meet Alison Triffett, Information Services Coordinator I work in the Rosny catchment, which covers libraries from Bicheno down to Nubeena, so we’ve got six library collections to look after. That […]
Nationwide Staffing Shortages: We Need Workforce Plans
Australia’s Federal Education Minister has foreshadowed major reforms to how we recruit and retains our national teaching workforce, in response to shocking data that be believes shows we have just years to fix the system before it becomes unfixable. “One thing that’s blown my mind is that 30 to 50 per cent of teachers quit […]
CPSU Member Profile: Rachal – Medical Scientist
Meet Medical Scientist and CPSU Delegate Rachal. Rachal works at the Core Laboratory at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Following the International Day of Women and Girls in Science we found out a bit more about Rachal and the work she does with her colleagues. What does your job involve? “I am a medical scientist in […]
University of Tasmania: New Rights and Improved Conditions in new Agreement
The new and improved University of Tasmania Staff Agreement 2021-2025 is a testament of hundreds of union members representing thousands of workers at Tasmania’s second largest employer – campaigning together for better pay, improved job security, more manageable workloads and new rights for our new world. It wasn’t an easy task, with UTAS Senior Management […]
Paid Parental Leave: New Bill move towards improved workers rights
Time to care for your child is a right that union members have fought to secure and improve for decades. In good news, the bill to extend paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks is now in Federal parliament. The bill also seeks to make paid parental leave scheme fully flexible, rather than the […]
CPSU Members #ChangetheDate at Work: Substituting Public Holidays
In the lead up to January 26, the CPSU has heard from several members who have requested to substitute their 26 January public holiday out of respect to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. Some of these requests were approved, others were not. Why the difference? To answer that question, let’s dig into the different […]
Monitoring & Compliance Unit Members Endorse Log of Claims for Agreement
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, a small team of dedicated Monitoring Officers make Tasmanians safer by monitoring higher-risk offenders. The MCU monitors around 250 Tasmanians who are: From the screens within the MCU office each offender’s location is able to be monitored. If they leave approved areas or enter excluded areas the […]