Workers in Telstra's Wholesale and Service Advantage divisions have delivered a stunning rebuff to management’s divide-and-rule strategy by rejecting the company’s unilateral offer.
"Telstra workers have been treated very badly by the company’s management and it is no wonder they have rejected this non-union job contract," said ACTU Assistant Secretary Chris Walton.
"Telstra employees have been denied their right to union representation and subjected to almost every trick in the book by management.
"The small group of workers in these two business divisions showed great courage in holding firm against enormous pressure from management to sign up to a job contract that would have entrenched many of the worst aspects of Work Choices for years to come.
"The company's job contract would have turned new employees into second class workers with reduced entitlements to paid overtime, no guarantees of annual pay rises and reduced redundancy.
"The non-negotiable pay offer would also severely curtail employees' rights to meet with union representatives."
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