ZOOM for Regional Members

on Tuesday, 07 March 2017. Posted in Regional Focus

Join us at the Mass Members Meeting in Perth on 29 March no matter where you are in WA. Access all areas with downloads, live chat, video feed and more - only for regional members. Continue Reading below to download how-to guides.

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Regional Housing Survey

on Wednesday, 25 January 2017. Posted in Regional Focus

Help us gather information about GROH housing, rent increases and living in regional WA so that we can take action to make working and living in regional WA for all public sectors workers. 

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GROH Community Meetings

on Tuesday, 24 January 2017. Posted in Regional Focus

We are joined forces with the SSTUWA to host a number of community meetings throughout the Pilbara to discuss GROH Housing with your local candidates and Brendon Grylls, National Party leader and member for Pilbara. Join us to have your say and tell you story.

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Email Your Nationals WA Candidate

on Tuesday, 24 January 2017. Posted in Regional Focus

Your story is the most powerful voice you can give to our campaign for better public services in regional WA. Make sure your local candidate understands how important Your Union Agreement is to providing you with the conditions and entitlements you need to make public service delivery in regional Western Australia the best it can be. Email your candidate using our proforma form here.

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Bargaining begins!

on Tuesday, 17 January 2017. Posted in Regional Focus, YUA Campaign Updates

Bargaining for Your Union Agreement has officially commenced, with CPSU/CSA representatives meeting with the Department of Commerce for the first time on Thursday 12th of January.

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YUA CAMPAIGN HITS THE ROAD

on Thursday, 01 December 2016. Posted in Regional Focus, YUA Campaign Updates

We are kicking off walk-throughs for Your Union Agreement in December. We will be visiting agencies in Armadale, Fremantle and Northam to begin with so keep an eye out for your organiser at your workplace! We can't wait the chat to members about the campaign and the event splanned for next year.

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Your Union Agreement goes to Geraldton

on Tuesday, 29 November 2016. Posted in Regional Focus, YUA Campaign Updates

As part of our trip, we encouraged members to attend a jobs forum being held by Labor and to make the case there for the issues that matter to them in Geraldton. Overwhelmingly, the conversation was dominated by TAFE issues with locals understanding that education is critical to the employment prospects of Geraldton youth. Public Sector cuts and permanency are high on the agenda too with the Leader of the Opposition acknowledging that permanency is critical to regional economies.

We visited a number of agencies including Police, Agriculture, Child Protection and Family Services, Corrective Services, Housing and the Courts. We also caught up with our delegate and ‘no trade-offs’ champion Andrea Davis.

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GET REDY WRAP

on Friday, 18 November 2016. Posted in Regional Focus, YUA Campaign Updates

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Your Union Agreement Claim

on Monday, 12 September 2016. Posted in Regional Focus, YUA Campaign Updates

    

2 YEAR AGREEMENT
2.5% PAY RISE PER YEAR
NO TRADE-OFFS

  

BREAKING GROUND

NO PRIVATISATION Introduce a clause to confirm that jobs, roles or activities undertaken by employees covered by the Agreement will not be privatised or outsourced during the term of the Agreement.

FAMILY & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE 20 Days dedicated paid leave (non-cumulative) Measures to protect the confidentiality of employee details; Workplace safety planning strategies to ensure the protection of employees; Referral of employees to appropriate domestic violence support services; Appropriate training and paid time off work for agreed roles for nominated contact persons; Access to flexible work arrangements; and Protection against adverse action or discrimination on the basis of disclosure of, experience of, or perceived experience of, family and domestic violence.

MAKING IT BETTER

	CULTURAL & CEREMONIAL LEAVE 5 days dedicated paid leave (non-cumulative) For legitimate ceremonial and cultural purposes to meet the employee's customs, traditional law and participation in ceremonial activities.
	BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Extend to 5 days paid leave per incidence Expand circumstances in which an employee may access this entitlement to better reflect modern families Facilitate the reasonable use of other forms of paid and unpaid leave as necessary following the utilisation of bereavement leave.

GIVING IT TEETH

	WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT Employer requirements to monitor, measure and report on workload indicators. Review and refine existing list of indicators. Dispute mechanism
	FIXED TERM CONTRACTS Requirement to advise employees engaged on a FTC to be advised in writing at the time of their appointment of the prescribed circumstance, claimed by the employer, for  permitting the use of a FTC. Set out criteria for filling a public sector vacancy to enable employees on FTCs to apply for permanency.
	LABOUR HIRE Amended to specify circumstances in which labour hire employee can be engaged to work within public sector. Specify what the compliance review must entail. Change compliance review frequency to annual.
	JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES Clearly define what constitutes consultation and when an employer is required to consult with the Union and employees.
	FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS Strengthen clauses by placing onus on the employer to provide evidence when rejecting requests for flexible arrangements.

INITIATING CHANGE

RECLASSIFICATION Joint review of public sector reclassification process and assessment tools to be commenced during the life of the agreement.

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

SUPERANNUATION Increase from 9.5% to 10.5% with secondary options for employer to match employee superannuation contributions up to a pre-determined amount and for super to be paid during unpaid maternity leave.

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