Reportingin
News for staff in CJS 05/05/09 Authorised Toni Walkington, Branch Secretary, CPSU/CSA
Workload Campaign- Management seek to pull out of the WMS orders!
Our Union representatives have become aware that DOCS Management want to pullout of the WMS Orders.
Management are trying to make the argument that on a technicality, the WMS is not part of the Industrial
Relations Commission (WAIRC) Orders and therefore can be changed by them without the consent of Union
Members or the supervision of the Commission.
This is of great concern because the only logical reason for We have written to management outlining these concerns. The
this position is that they want to change the WMS to increase WAIRC has given DOCS Management 2 weeks to outline their
workload and know Members wouldn’t agree to that. position in writing. We understand that management are again
using the services of a Senior Counsel from Sydney (rumoured to
With workload still a serious issue for many Members, it is
cost $5000 per day) to make their arguments. So much for 3%
completely unacceptable that management intend to increase
savings!
workload unilaterally. The other concern is that this management
position could be linked to an intention to move to a compliance We are hopeful that management will realise that working
model in Community Corrections which would facilitate them collaboratively and not combatively is best for all parties and most
increasing caseload significantly. importantly, the community.
CJS Split
As Members would be aware, the CJS Split is well underway. Our Union is involved in the Management Committee process and have a
large number of Delegates involved. Please feel free to contact any of these Delegates to ask questions or provide feedback.
Union Delegates on Committees: Concerns
1. Jenny Calogero • Issues have been raised of continued service delivery.
2. Louise Bromly • Dilution Ratios of Level6 positions as an excessive workload
3. Pauline Boscato concern.
4. Zoran Trajkovski • Overwhelming uncertainty of staff movements.
5. Kira Loo • Changes to JDFs.
6. Karen Edwards • Continuing Adult service delivery.
7. Michelle Melville-Main • Provision of vehicles
8. Ruth Goss • Reporting centres, where are they,what are they?
9. Pia Annese • Killara, ISP, Psych services, Juvenile programs are likely to
10. Morgan Bonnett undergo significant changes.
11. Head office Re:Alignment • Admin have many concerns
12. Gary Hampson.
Though most Members are supportive of the idea behind the
Next Committee Member Meeting
CJS Spilt, Members have raised a number of concerns about the
11 May, 9am - 12pm, 445 Hay St Perth
possible implications of the split .
All Union Committee Members welcome
JOIN: see your Delegate, visit: www.cpsucsa.org/join or call 1300 733 800