Securing a better deal for Finance employees will require a strong union campaign
This is the home page for members in the Department of Finance & Deregulation.
Bargaining position endorsed
CPSU recently ran a members ballot seeking endorsement for the CPSU bargaining position. The bargaining position was supported by 97% of members who responded. With this endorsement your negotiating team can now take the CPSU bargaining claim to Finance and start negotiating your next Agency Agreement.
Next steps
Your CPSU bargaining team will meet the employer to set out the timetable for negotiations.
At that meeting your bargaining team will table the CPSU bargaining position as a starting point for the negotiations.
CPSU reps will report back to staff on the outcomes of the first negotiation.
Finance - vote for your union bargaining team representatives!- 11 August 2008 The CPSU has received seven nominations from Finance staff to be part of the union bargaining team. As there are only four positions available, the CPSU is conducting a ballot so you can decide who you want to negotiate your collective agreement.
Hmmmm do I want a group of CPSU professionals familiar with the legislation and with years of experience in negotiating industrial agreements with Departments to negotiate my next agreement with Finance? Or would it be better to have a group of pretty junior staff (with levels nominated by Finance), inexperienced with such negotiations and dependant on Finance for their future employment prospects negotiate my pay and conditions for the next few years? Doubt I'll lose much sleep over that decision.
Posted by:Dave - 8 May 2008, 9:48am
Cheers to the CPSU- as a member on an AWA I would like end the AWA before its nominal expiry date and join a collective agreement, can this be a part of our negotiations?
Posted by:GrahamM - 8 May 2008, 9:22am
Agreed, it is good to be able to be given the opportunity to have union involvement and protection. I am a former active union member who until now have not felt comfortable at finance with being involved, especially with the work choices reforms. Now I have an independent non-management controlled channel to express my views. Bravo CPSU...
Posted by:Jane B. - 7 May 2008, 11:44am
Good on you CPSU - It is great to see that we finally are getting a choice again!
Making agreements - the CPSU way Official figures continue to show that union members earn 16% more than non-unionists on average, and that union members have greater access to leave, superannuation and other employment conditions. This is the difference that collective bargaining makes. [read more]
Hmmmm do I want a group of CPSU professionals familiar with the legislation and with years of experience in negotiating industrial agreements with Departments to negotiate my next agreement with Finance? Or would it be better to have a group of pretty junior staff (with levels nominated by Finance), inexperienced with such negotiations and dependant on Finance for their future employment prospects negotiate my pay and conditions for the next few years? Doubt I'll lose much sleep over that decision.
Cheers to the CPSU- as a member on an AWA I would like end the AWA before its nominal expiry date and join a collective agreement, can this be a part of our negotiations?
Agreed, it is good to be able to be given the opportunity to have union involvement and protection. I am a former active union member who until now have not felt comfortable at finance with being involved, especially with the work choices reforms. Now I have an independent non-management controlled channel to express my views. Bravo CPSU...
Good on you CPSU - It is great to see that we finally are getting a choice again!