Family comes first petition

Dear mark, Even though we know that the best thing for babies is to have their parents at home with them during the early days, the Turnbull Government is once again pushing ahead with plans to cut the amount of paid time at home for new parents.  Tell Malcolm Turnbull that family comes first.  Making sure every new family can give a child a good start in life is something employers and the government need to provide, together. Current parental leave arrangements enhance child and maternal wellbeing and support parents until they are ready to go back to work. It underpins whatever employees obtain by negotiation with employers. Government funded paid parental leave was introduced as a universal program – to be available to all families in Australia. It must stay that way. Let’s all send a strong message to Malcolm Turnbull by signing the petition. Once you’ve signed it, please spread the word in your networks and share the petition with family and friends. In unity, Ged Kearney ACTU President http://www.australianunions.org.au/            Shop online for activist gear

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THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE PSA/CPSU ELECTION

PSA Election Results 2016

RF indicates a Rank and File team member

General Secretary
Stewart Calder-Little      RF	2384
Sue Walsh	1894

Assistant General Secretary
Troy Wright     RF	2512
Steve Turner	1761

President
Kylie McKelvie    RF	2909
Mary Court	1675

Vice President

Nicole Jess    RF

Wendy Hurry

Raymond Wilton

Central Council
Heather Shields  RF	Tracey King  RF	David Illingworth
Sue Walsh	Jodie Stubbs	Erin Mitchell   RF
Anne Gardiner	Jason Schnepf	Wendy Jones
Judy Greenwood	Ian Tuit	Tina Cotton  RF
Cassandra Coleman	Kim De Govrik  RF	Jan Lyon
Shane Elliott  RF	Craig Jones	Julie Westacott RF
Steve Wallace	Kellie Bottrell	Shelley Odewahn  RF
Steve Turner	John Lievore  RF	Brook Down  RF
Leon Parissi	Joanne Nieass	Frank Kovic  RF
Greg Delprado	William Pinkstone	Caroline Heads  RF
Jason Charlton  RF	Brendan McMenamin RF	Michelle Bogatyrov
Greg Shaw	David Halliday	Carmen Wells
Mary Court	Angela Field	Peter McGlynn
John Moratelli	Rachel Smoothy  RF	Natalie Howes  RF
Julie Griffiths	Sallyann Sullivan	Mark Hutchinson

Rebuilding Our Union

It is time to take our union membership seriously and vote to rebuild the CPSU in Higher Education

HOW TO VOTE CPSU-SPSF 2016 Election

I want to encourage everyone to participate in this election in our UTS Branch. You should have received your NEW ballot papers at your home address. 

Dear candidate,

Since the opening of the ballot, I have discovered errors in the candidate statement booklet that was mailed with three ballot papers, declaration envelope and a reply paid envelope.

As a result of this and to prevent any irregularity, I am taking the following actions under Section 193 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009:

• Post fresh ballot papers and a new candidate statement booklet to all eligible members not allocated to sub-branch1.
• Extend closing date of the ballot to 6 July 2016
• Send the attached Notice to all eligible voters explaining what has occurred and
• Advise all candidates via email today about the actions I am proposing to take.

Please find attached copy of the Notice that will be sent with the fresh ballot material to all eligible members not allocated to Sub-branch 1 as above.

Please note that for the 312 members of the POA branch there is no change to the ballot as their candidate statement booklet has no errors.

That ballot will close on 22 June 2016 but will not be counted until 6 July 2016 along with all the others.

This Notice can be uploaded to your team website so members are aware they are not to send ballot material that has already been issued as this will be disregarded.

The colour of the ballot papers is not being altered so the how to vote material that may have been distributed to voters is still correct.

Thanks

Regards

Noopur Madan | Returning Officer
Industrial & Commercial Elections | NSW State Office
Australian Electoral Commission

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Please remember that your vote is important. I personally am voting with the rank and file team in the election there are other candidates but it is important to the strength of our union to take a look at a change of leadership in 2016.

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Dear members Over Christmas the Turnbull Government unleashed more cuts to Medicare when they thought no one was watching.   Pap smears, blood and urine tests, X-rays, ultrasounds and MRIs will no longer be free if the Government gets its way.  But just like we have over the last two years – we can stop them. As a nurse, I know how important these tests are. Pap smears help detect cancer. Blood and urine tests are a vital part of diagnosing problems before it’s too late. Ultrasounds are vital for pregnant women and MRIs & X-rays are essential to diagnose problems. They save people’s lives. Yet the Turnbull Government, just like the Abbott Government, seems intent on destroying Medicare and Americanising our healthcare system. Australian Unions delivered Medicare for all Australians – its central purpose is to ensure that no matter who you are, or where you are from, you can access free quality health care. Join with us to demand Prime Minister Turnbull act to reverse these cuts so these tests remain free. We made Tony Abbott back down on the Medicare co-payment twice. Let’s demand Prime Minister Turnbull do the same. Sign the petition and spread it far and wide. Let’s make this an issue he cannot ignore.      Ged Australian Unions Team  http://www.australianunions.org.au/

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