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imcrookonit

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Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost.
Sep 16^th, 2010 at 9:54am

Union slams Telstra cuts in Grafton

The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has today strongly condemned Telstra for its proposal to close its Business Call Centre in Grafton, cutting 108 jobs from regional Australia.

Employees were informed of the proposal yesterday and the CPSU received notification by fax.

“This decision is a direct attack upon Telstra workers, their families and the services they provide to the Australian community, particularly in regional Australia,” said CPSU Assistant National Secretary Louise Persse.

“Job losses of this size are very bad news for local economies. The impact on Grafton alone will be massive.

“The decision follows the closure in the past three years of Telstra customer service operations in a number of regional areas including Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, Maroochydore and Cairns.

“There is growing community anger about Telstra’s ongoing slashing of Australian jobs and the devastating effect these cuts have on regional areas.”

Telstra says there would be a net reduction of 15 jobs as 93 permanent positions would be added in Brisbane and Melbourne.

“Working in these cities is not a practical option for the staff whose jobs are under threat. They have families and commitments in the local area,” Ms Persse said.

“Is a national disgrace for Telstra to be slashing more jobs in regional Australia and devastating yet more local economies.”

The Page MP Janelle Saffin has launched a petition against the move. The CPSU is urging members and the community in the local area to get involved to overturn this decision.

“Our members are concerned not just about cutting the services they provide but about the effect on the cuts will have on their town,” Ms Persse said.

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imcrookonit Ex Member	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #1 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 9:59am Yes good on you, thank you for that Telstra. Another 108 people to be thrown on the scrapheap. No matter though, as centrelink will be able to look after them now.
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Reply #2 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:06am

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Yes good on you, thank you for that Telstra. Another 108 people to be thrown on the scrapheap. No matter though, as centrelink will be able to look after them now.

Going a bit extreme on the emotion aren't you?

Even if they are only semi-skilled they should have no problem getting a job, christ Australia has only 5.1% unemployment. If they can't then they have serious employability issues.

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #3 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:14am Thrown on the scrapheap?! LOL
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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #4 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:46am 5.1% unemployment in Grafton lol
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 115262 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #5 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:47am Don't worry - Centerlink will find them a job licking the road clean.
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Sir lastnail Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 30779 Gender:	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #6 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:07am Bobby. wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:47am: Don't worry - Centerlink will find them a job licking the road clean. or scooping up road kill LOL
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Reply #7 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:09am

BigOl64 wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:06am:

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Yes good on you, thank you for that Telstra. Another 108 people to be thrown on the scrapheap. No matter though, as centrelink will be able to look after them now.

Going a bit extreme on the emotion aren't you?

Even if they are only semi-skilled they should have no problem getting a job, christ Australia has only 5.1% unemployment. If they can't then they have serious employability issues.

if you believe the cooked up ABS unemployment stats then you must be totally inept.

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"All of the arab states have said we will have peace with Israel when there is a state of Palestine as a UN member state and properly constituted." - Jeffrey Sachs.

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mozzaok Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 6741 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #8 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:17am Hopefully when the NBN is up and running, more people in regional australia will be able to work and live in these regional areas, and not just add to the strain on the already overly stressed big cities.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 115262 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #9 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:18am Sir lastnail wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:07am: Bobby. wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:47am: Don't worry - Centerlink will find them a job licking the road clean. or scooping up road kill LOL Some of the women could end up in massage parlors polishing rockets.
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Reply #10 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:40am

This will have a large impact on Grafton. It only has a population of 16,000. I lived there for 21 years and employment is not easy to find; hence why I left.

Maybe could Telstra could sack some of those incoherent Indians and employ those who speak fluent Australian English? Nar, too much profit to be made.

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culldav Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2020	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #11 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 12:06pm I will bet somewhere along the line these jobs find their way to India or somewhere else besides Australia
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BigOl64 Gold Member Offline Posts: 14438 Townsville QLD Gender:	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #12 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 12:14pm Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:46am: 5.1% unemployment in Grafton lol You know that if you believe that feeding and housing your family is important, you are allowed to move to where the work is, rather thatn stay where it is not.
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Reply #13 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 12:17pm

Sir lastnail wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:09am:

BigOl64 wrote on Sep 16^th, 2010 at 10:06am:

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Yes good on you, thank you for that Telstra. Another 108 people to be thrown on the scrapheap. No matter though, as centrelink will be able to look after them now.

Going a bit extreme on the emotion aren't you?

Even if they are only semi-skilled they should have no problem getting a job, christ Australia has only 5.1% unemployment. If they can't then they have serious employability issues.

if you believe the cooked up ABS unemployment stats then you must be totally inept.

I believe that unless you are a friggen lazy retard, gaining employment in this country isn't that difficult, regardless of the cooked unemployment figures.

Sheesh some of you people need to realise it is not the 1960's anymore, there is NO cradle to grave employment anymore.

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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 115262 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Another 108 Australian Jobs To Be Lost. Reply #14 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 12:20pm Bigol Quote: Sheesh some of you people need to realise it is not the 1960's anymore, there is NO cradle to grave employment anymore. And there isn't a proper unemployment benefit either. Could you live on $230 per week? I hope I never lose my job.
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