TSSA Salary Table – General Stream
TasTAFE Moves to Privatise Clarence Café Without Consultation
Yesterday we heard that TasTAFE was rolling forward on privatisation plans for the café at the Clarence campus without: Seeking union feedback on the proposal, Providing the details of the proposal, or Notifying of the date that feedback was required before a decision would be made. The CPSU received an email outlining that a decision […]
Chubb Workers Stand Together After Lock-Out!
For more than two weeks the entire Tasmanian Chubb workforce were locked out by their multi-national employer. Now they are going on strike. Workers need pay rises that keep up with living costs. They want to be paid the same as workers doing the same job in other Australian states. Chubb profits are up, they […]
Frontline Health COVID Allowance Overpayment: the Details
Don’t panic. You might’ve heard about the mistake made around the payment of the Frontline Health COVID allowance. Some members who are eligible for the allowance didn’t receive it and others who may not be eligible did receive it. This will be a busy time for your payroll colleagues who are working hard to ensure […]
Results in: Parks & Wildlife Service Agreement Ballot
The results are in on your Parks & Wildlife Service Agreement. 79.2% of CPSU members who responded to our ballot voted to accept the offer and new Agreement. Thank you to every union member who has worked tirelessly to get us to this point, including the Delegates who spent countless hours working to draft an […]
Here’s Where Bargaining for Your Next Agreement Stands: Agency by Agency
In its third offer to CPSU members, the Rockliff Government reiterated its threat that it would refuse to backdate pay rises if we don’t reach an agreement by 1 December 2022, when your next pay rise would normally be due. Despite the fact that it has failed to address a vast swath of the matters […]
125 Years of the Community & Public Sector Union
Recently we officially celebrate 125 years of the Community and Public Sector Union in Tasmania. Our roots began with the formation of the Tasmanian Public Service Officers Association in 1897. On 27 January 1897 a General Meeting was held in Hobart, where the rules of the Tasmanian Civil Service Association were passed and a Provisional […]
Insourcing: The New Outsourcing?
For the past decade or so we’ve heard about public services being sold off in whole or in part to outside interests: power, prisons, health services, you name it. Cuts have undermined the services that generations of Tasmanians have built. We’ve seen little benefit to Tasmanians. Services are often decided on profitability rather than community […]
Advice for Managers: Public Sector Unions’ Industrial Action – Your Rights and FAQ
The ballot results are in and alongside your CPSU colleagues, industrial action on Wednesday, 9 November from 1:30pm has been endorsed. We can’t wait to see you and your teams there. During bargaining for the last Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement, Agencies provided many of you with incorrect advice to convey to your teams, so […]
Advice for Workers: Public Sector Unions’ Industrial Action – Your Rights and FAQ
CPSU members have endorsed taking industrial action. Together we will stop work and attend rallies across lutruwita (Tasmania) on Wednesday, 9 November from 1:30pm. CPSU members can choose to stop work for the period of the rally or for the remainder of the day. If you want to join with your colleagues next week but […]