12-615: The Australian Telecommunications Employees' Association (ATEA) was an Australian trade union representing technical and trades employees in the telecommunications industry from 1912 to 1992. Its members were primarily employed by the Postmaster-General's Department (later Australia Post and Telecom ), the Australian Broadcasting Control Board and the Department of Posts and Telecommunications . The union
24-577: A membership of 6,834, of whom 864 were classified as female or junior members. In 1976 the union assumed its final name, as the Australian Telecommunications Employees' Association . A major dispute arose in the 1970s due to the introduction of new technology by Telecom . Telecom management decided to begin replacing existing electro-mechanical telephone exchange technology with the Ericsson ARE 11 computerised system. As part of
36-713: A state level many of the unions exist completely separately. In February 2020 the CEPU was penalized by the Federal Court of Australia for breaches of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) , after proceedings were commenced by the Registered Organisations Commission (ROC) in 2018. An appeal to this decision was lodged. CEPU was affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions . After
48-579: Is a trade union in Australia . Its full name is the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia as it represents workers in all of these industries. CEPU is an amalgamation of three separate unions, which are divisions of CEPU, namely the: Whilst the CEPU is technically one federally registered union, each of the above divisions act largely autonomously sharing resources when needed. At
60-514: The Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union (the successor to the APWU) to form the short-lived Communication Workers Union of Australia (CWU) in 1992, with an initial membership of 80,000. The CWU then became part of the modern Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia in 1994. Technician A technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in
72-605: The Fraser government passed legislation allowing the federal government to order the compulsory redeployment or retirement of government employees. During the late 1970s the ATEA campaigned against the establishment of Aussat , a proposed communication satellite network to be operated as a public-private partnership . The union was an active participant in the Australian trade union movement's overseas aid arm, APHEDA . For example, members of
84-655: The Line Inspectors' Association , Australian Postal Assistants Union , Australian Telegraphists and Clerical Assistants Union , Storemen and Packers Union and the APWU. The union also became a member of the Federation of Postal Unions , but later withdrew from the organisation in 1933, causing it to collapse. The union was renamed the Postal Telecommunication Technicians' Association in 1943 and by 1966 had
96-507: The change, management planned to centralise maintenance functions in large Exchange Maintenance Centres (EMCs). The ATEA proposed an alternative arrangement, involving a decentralised maintenance structure that it claimed would retain technical expertise throughout the network, however this was rejected by Telecom management. The ATEA introduced a series of bans on telephone, teleprinter and satellite communication services, aimed at primarily targeting Telecom's large business customers. In response,
108-635: The first in Australia to win the nine-day fortnight for its members. By 1987 the union's membership had increased to 27,800, of whom 99.0% were employed in Telecom, thus making the ATEA the largest of the 28 unions representing Telecom employees. In 1988 the union absorbed the Australian Telephone and Phonogram Officers' Association (ATPOA), adopting the provisional title of the ATEA/ATPOA. It then merged with
120-660: The relevant skill and technique, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles. The term technician covers many different specialisations. These include: In the UK, a shortage of skilled technicians in the science, engineering and technology sectors has led to various campaigns to encourage more people to become technicians and to promote the role of technician. [REDACTED] Media related to Technicians at Wikimedia Commons Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU)
132-467: The union worked on a project to connect an Eritrean hospital to telephone services. The union also participated in the 'Art and Working Life' program, funded by the Australia Council , hosting an artist-in-residence with the union's Queensland branch in 1985. The program produced a series of posters highlighting the negative impact of technological change on the union's members. The union was one of
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#1732863226913144-557: Was first established as the Australian Postal Electricians' Union in 1912. In 1926 the union considered amalgamating with the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia (APWU), however a proposal to conduct a plebiscite of the membership on the question was rejected at the union's annual conference. The union did, however, participate in a joint conference of postal unions in the same year, including
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