Thanks to all the National Museum of Australia staff who provided their valuable feedback via the CPSU bargaining survey.
Your feedback is now being collated into a draft bargaining claim that will
form the basis of negotiations with management. The draft claim is almost
completed and will soon be distributed to you for further comment and member
endorsement.
What did we say?
Pay
92 % support the CPSU pay claim of 5% pa
100% agree wage rates need to keep up with the market.
Work/life balance
83% do not support an increase in hours
92% support 14 weeks paid maternity leave
89% support 14 weeks paid adoption leave
89% support access to unpaid parental leave until a child starts school
89% support 6 weeks paid parental leave
90% agree there should be support for the retention of mature aged
employees.
Ensuring you are treated with respect
23% of staff disagreed with the statement that your performance
assessment is fair, transparent and consistent
It is of some concern that 19% of respondents think their access to
training and development is difficult and inconsistent.
83% support protecting redundancy provisions.
Making sure you are listened to
Again, while 75% agree they are genuinely consulted, a substantial 25%
do not believe they are genuinely consulted
94% agree you should have access to your union and be represented
87% agree employee reps need training and facilities.
Protecting your terms and conditions
80% support retained access to the AIRC
89% support retaining conditions in the agreement instead of policy or
guidelines
95% support having genuine choice of employment instrument
77% agree NMA should not terminate the next agreement unilaterally on
its expiry.
What happens now?
Your union is has almost finalised your draft bargaining claim based on your
feedback. This claim will soon be circulated for your comment and member
endorsement. In the meantime, to facilitate the progress of your CA
negotiations, your union representatives have begun without prejudice,
preliminary discussions of the draft bargaining claim.
Information sessions
Our survey indicated strong support for information sessions that explain the
bargaining process and the new bargaining environment. CPSU is working with
elected staff representatives and management to set up a series of paid time
meetings, across all staff groups, where this information will be provided.
Bargaining to win
NMA staff have clearly said you want a fair pay rise and an agreement that
maintains and improves your employment conditions. Management will be under
pressure from Government policy to fund a pay rise from existing budgets and
identify productivity gains throughout NMA to meeting the increased 2%
efficiency dividend. The only way to support fair pay and improved conditions is
through majority union support. A majority of staff behind your union pushing
our bargaining claim means better pay and conditions for you!
What do I have to do?
Watch out for your opportunity to attend a claim endorsement meeting
Watch our for your opportunity to endorse the bargaining claim
Attend one of the bargaining information sessions that will be scheduled
after April 10
