Vic: Telstra workers to start industrial action from the weekend

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2008
Vic: Telstra workers to start industrial action from the weekend

MELBOURNE, Dec 10 AAP - Telstra workers will refuse to do overtime over the weekend
as part of their industrial action in support of a collective agreement.

The Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU) said the ban on overtime and call-outs
would start at 12.01am (AEDT) on Saturday morning and will finish at midnight on Sunday.

The move follows a secret ballot of nearly 4,400 Telstra employees which voted for
industrial action against Telstra because of the company's refusal to negotiate a collective
agreement.

CEPU National President Ed Husic said the industrial action was the first element of
their campaign.

"As we've stated all along, we'd prefer not be taking any industrial action, but Telstra
is forcing the issue by refusing to negotiate with us in good faith," Mr Husic said.

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KEYWORD: TELSTRA

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