With the current agreement expiring on 21 April, AUSTRAC bargaining has reached crunch point.
What has happened?
Despite the very clear views of staff, your employer is still seeking to
increase working hours and make comprehensive cuts to your redundancy benefits.
Based upon your feedback, staff reps would not agree to these provisions – and
so management have responded by suspending negotiations and taking their offer
direct to staff.
Why is the employer doing this?
It is a bargaining tactic – intended to secure the outcomes the employer
wants without further consultation from staff reps and CPSU reps. Management may
be testing the strength of your opposition to increased working hours and
redundancy benefit cuts.
What are staff reps doing?
Your negotiating team has written to your CEO to say that:
Management must commit to genuine negotiations with staff reps and the
CPSU.
A final round of negotiations must be held on April 10 – with all
parties committed to reaching agreement at that meeting.
What does the employer's tactic tell us?
It demonstrates the key factor in bargaining outcomes – your support. To get
the employer back to negotiations and to reach a mutually acceptable outcome,
staff must demonstrate that their staff reps have majority support.
Lock in your support - join today
Union membership costs less than $10 a week, is tax deductible, and brings
member only benefits. Most importantly, it is that financial commitment that
demonstrates to management that your support is serious.
