CPSU members achieve better pay and conditions by acting collectively and supporting each other.
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.
CPSU's core bargaining claim
The core claim is the building block of all CPSU bargaining campaigns. It is based on our experience negotiating hundreds of collective agreements over the last two years. The claim was developed and endorsed by your elected representatives on the sixty seven-member CPSU Governing Council (GC). It outlines key bargaining elements which GC believes should be contained in every CPSU-negotiated agreement. These include:
protecting terms and conditions
allowing for a balance between work and family life
improving pay and superannuation
ensuring employees are listened to and treated with respect
Having a core bargaining claim helps in all our bargaining campaigns. Achieving good bargaining outcomes will continue to rely on union members participating actively in bargaining campaigns and employees showing their support by joining the union.
What's in the core claim?
The core claim is divided into three parts:
Principles: This sets down the framework in which bargaining should occur and outlines the responsibilities that the union and employers have in relation to bargaining in good faith.
Common core claim: This sets out the range of pay and conditions outcomes union members will be campaigning for, such as:
4% per annum pay rises
protecting retirement through superannuation
protecting union delegates ad
employee rights
hours of work
genuine work life balance
redundancy, retraining and and redeployment
consultation arrangements
access to Carers' provisions
providing
job security
expanding paid parental leave
recognising Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander workers
maintaining healthy work and workplaces
Agency specific claims: This part of is for specific matters are developed with the direct participation of CPSU members and potential members at the agency level. It could include claims dealing with allowances, leave, overtime and working hour's issues (such as flex time, shift work or scheduling), organisational reviews and any other issues of interest and benefit to members and potential members.
The CPSU core claim will continue to develop over time to reflect changes in the bargaining environment.
Workplace Wrap - June 2010- 23 June 2010 All the latest news from CPSU campaigns around the country including; Telstra, ABC, Customs, ACT Govt, NT Govt, the CSIRO and much more.
Workplace Wrap - May 2010- 25 May 2010 The temperature may be cooling as Winter approaches, but things are heating up in many CPSU campaigns. Here's a snapshot of recent activities.
Workplace Wrap - December 2009- 16 December 2009 All the latest news from workplaces across the country including Defence, Centrelink, Telstra, Bureau of Meteorology and many more.
Workplace Wrap - October 2009- 21 October 2009 All the latest news from CPSU workplaces including the Tax Office, Defence, Quarantine, Medicare, CSL Limited, Telstra, Immigration, Centrelink, Bureau of Statistics and much more.
