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iTWire Monday, 03 May 2021 20:47 NBN technicians walk off job as 100+ car convoy headed to NBN Co Sydney head office Shares With the Communications Workers Union (CWU) calling for a National Senate Inquiry into what it calls the shambolic NBN network , over 100 subcontractors arrived outside the NBN Co North Sydney office to protest against the NBN Co s shambolic management and pyramid contracting scheme that s leaving workers struggling to make ends meet. The CWU is the Communications Workers Union. It is the Communications Division of the Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), and says it represents all workers in the telecommunications, information technology and postal industries. ....
Hundreds Of NBN Technicians Walk Off The Job Share To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. NBN technicians across the county have walked off the job to protest pay cuts and other ongoing issues. This story has been updated to include statements from NBN Co. NBN technicians walk off the job The decision was made on Monday after a Communications Union (CEPU) meeting. This was followed by a convoy of technicians heading to NBN Co’s North Sydney office to protest. ....
NBN Co concedes ‘issues’ with field service app amid worker uproar NBN Co concedes ‘issues’ with field service app amid worker uproar NBN Co owns up to field service app issues as subcontractors unleash a litany of concerns over pay, management, contracting scheme and more. Credit: NBN Co As angry workers moved to march on its North Sydney offices on 3 May, NBN Co conceded that it was aware of some issues its delivery partners and field technicians have experienced with its recently deployed SMAX-Go mobile application for managing and logging work requests. “We have significantly improved the app over the last few weeks to address functionality, system performance and general user experience pain-points, and will continue to modify and enhance the app in the next two weeks,” the National Broadband Network (NBN) builder said in a statement. ....
By Ry Crozier on May 3, 2021 11:49AM Credit: CEPU Over pay and work dispatch system issues. About 100 subcontractors working on the NBN held a protest in Sydney on Monday morning over pay and conditions as part of a larger nationwide action. The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) said “hundreds of technicians” across the country had stopped work, including “over 100 subcontractors” that met in Sydney. The subcontractors drove in a convoy to NBN Co’s North Sydney headquarters to continue the protest. An NBN Co spokesperson said it did not anticipate disruption to connection and other activities as a result of the action. ....
iTWire Monday, 03 May 2021 20:47 NBN technicians walk off job as 100+ car convoy headed to NBN Co Sydney head office Shares With the Communications Workers Union (CWU) calling for a National Senate Inquiry into what it calls the shambolic NBN network , over 100 subcontractors arrived outside the NBN Co North Sydney office to protest against the NBN Co s shambolic management and pyramid contracting scheme that s leaving workers struggling to make ends meet. The CWU is the Communications Workers Union. It is the Communications Division of the Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), and says it represents all workers in the telecommunications, information technology and postal industries. ....