Unions flag more Telstra strikes

One of Telstra's key unions today flagged a second round of strikes planned for Tuesday next week, giving the telco just one day's peace after industrial action scheduled for this weekend.

The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), which earlier this week said the majority of around 4,400 workers who voted in a poll supported industrial action, today said that the new wave of strikes would hit all capital city central business districts around the nation from 8AM Tuesday morning.

A series of other stoppages are also planned for 12 midday, including a 48-hour stoppage at Telstra's global operations centre at Clayton, Victoria. A number of other call centres, such as in Bendigo and Sydney's Burwood, will be affected by the four-hour actions. The union said some stoppages, from 12 midnight on Tuesday, could take place in several of Telstra's Melbourne facilities, but at this stage the actions were indefinite.

The union warned workers that only CEPU members could take part in the action, and that they could only take action in the specified workplaces. Emergency jobs will still be carried out, and the union warned members to contact it immediately if their employment was threatened in any way by Telstra managers as a result of the industrial action.

The Community and Public Sector Union is also considering carrying out industrial action at Telstra.

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When will we ever learn. Sydney Lawrence -- 11/12/08

Well Renai here we go again mores the pity.

Wake me up when unemployment reaches 3000,000 and the deficit is 35 billion. Wont be long.

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When will we ever learn **** -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118706)

Yep, right on Sydney............................now let's wait for the hullabaloo I expect I will cop, for agreeing with you on this. Funny how none of this has happened for quite a number of years (strikes that is) until we all find ourselves once again with unemployment rising, and a recession a distinct possibility. I would have thought these strikers should be happy to be employed, cos I'm not (working that is), and I would be very happy to take their places on the Telstra payroll.

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Ouch joe -- 11/12/08

GoC on strike?! that probably would be bad if they did little more than fob off genuine requests for service from us front line gremlins! and A deficit isnt neccasarily bad there sydney... it means the governments pumping money into the economy to stimulate it, it generally happens everytime you have a bear market, though i must say our governments moving fast to stop this reccession...

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Fools paradise. Sydney Lawrence -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118722)

Good comment Joe but let me know what you think when unemployment is running at horrendous high levels and the deficit hits 35 billion.

The current 10billion hand-out is useless as most will use it to pay off debt ( no help to the economy) or simply save it ( no help to the economy).

The best result would be to spend it on goods the only problem is finding some manufactured product that is made in Australia.

Oh well the handout will probably be a help to China.

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enough is enough neddyboy -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118737)

where do ridiculously overpaid ceo's, such as mr trujillos $13million salary come into all of this?

now before those with interests start with the old trusty bs, pay peanuts/get monkeys and mr trujillos salary pales in comparison to some other ceo's, i am talking about all ceo's. but if you believe $13million isnt alot of money then, by all means, please use the peanuts/monkey rhetoric.

funny how this peanut/monkey analogy doesnt seem to work in reverse though? when mr or mrs average, who can clearly demonstrate competency, are wanting a payrise, simply to make sure the kids eat and the rent is paid? not to put another ferrari in the mansions 6 car garage.

but unfortunately even when not paying peanuts you get monkeys. just look at oxianias (now merged with zinifex to form oz minerals) former ceo, who pocketed a cool $8.35 million one off ex gratia payment at a time when oz minerals stock has plummetted (as have all stocks, but) from $2.20 to 0.55c and are now in a trading halt, because of crippling debt, which they may not be able to refinance? then what? sell assets or insolvency? so well done mr. hegarty, you are proof of why the average person has had enough.

it is greed at the top, not the bottom, which caused the financial crisis. but instead of those at the top actually leading by example and removing their snouts from the trough, they continue to gorge, while expecting *the help* to suffer further.

sad thing is, those who invest our $'s in super etc, see management putting the boot to their workforce as a good move. just yesterday rio tinto announced they would be cutting the workforce by 10k. as a result their share priced jumped some 10% on the day.

so looking at the big picture, i believe telstra have brought this on themselves and at last, it looks as though *the help (like me)* are saying, enough is enough. *hear hear*.

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Government handout Anonymous -- 12/12/08

We could of course spend the $1,000 on overpriced Telstra products and services. Now that would be a good investment in the Australian economy, and a contribution to the bonuses of overpriced American executives

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Buy Australian. Sydney Lawrence -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118738)

Well at least Anonymous the purchase of Telstra products would see the profits remain in Australia for the advantage of Australians.

Unlike the purchase of Optus products where the profits go directly to Optus owner, the Singapore Government.

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Anon Anonymous -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118753)

Sydney - by buying Australian as you say, I will be lining the pockets of a large number of overpaid, overweight and arrogant American executives whilst doing myelf a disservice by paying more than I have to.... The Singapore Government looks a better bet to me mate.

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Freedom of choice. Sydney Lawrence -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118762)

Up to you Anon it's a free country.

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Why not Aussie companies? Sydney Pete -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118762)

Why couldn't the government hand out gift cards that are only valid for use with Aussie owned companies?

Simple? Too simple?

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@Why not Anonymous -- 12/12/08 (in reply to #320118783)

Because that would be clever

And of course racist and anticompetitive, according to the bleeding hearts.

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Live within your means. Sydney Lawrence -- 13/12/08 (in reply to #320118787)

neddyboy you comment on OZ Minerals was spot on and we will see a lot more of this Management mismanagement be exposed after Christmas.

I agree these people ( who cause their business to fail because of their incompetence) should be publicly flogged but all CEO are not in that cowboy calibre.

Sol has kept Telstra under double wraps when he could have lashed out and obtained gigantic amounts of finance, as most of the CEOs did who are now in trouble, so good work Sol.

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