Enterprise Agreement Protected Industrial Action Survey

City of Melbourne - July 2019

ASU Officials and Delegates have been bargaining with Council representatives over the past number of months. City of Melbourne chose to end bargaining without agreement from all bargaining parties.

City of Melbourne put out to vote for a not agreed sub-standard agreement which was rejected by a majority of employees.

ASU and delegates have decided to survey members on taking Protected Industrial Action to gain a better understanding of the types of action that members are prepared to engage in.

By completing this survey, you will give us an idea of what action you want us to propose to take, as any proposed actions will have to go through our application to the Fair Work Commission for protected industrial action approval.

Results will assist in our efforts to try and deliver a better outcome in the present impasse and put CoM on notice that ASU members believe a better outcome can be achieved for everybody.

All members are encouraged to complete this survey, so please share the link...

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* 1. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Other Gender Identity

Prefer not to say

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* 2. The ASU require personal information to authenticate completed surveys however, we will never release details to any other party.

Name:

Email:

Mobile:

Job Title:

Department:

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* 3. What are your employment hours?

Full Time

Part Time

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* 4. What is your employment status?

Permanent

Fixed Term

Temporary

Casual

Agency Hire

Trainee

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* 5. What is your length of service with Melbourne City Council?

Less than 1 year

Less than 5 years

Between 5 - 10 years

Over 10 years

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* 6. Are you a Union member?

Yes

No, but I am interested in joining

I am not interested in joining because

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* 7. What type of protected industrial actions are you prepared to engage in?

1. Indefinite or periodic industrial action in the form of not complying with restrictions on making comment or distributing information to the public, residents, ratepayers, Councillors or the media.

2. Indefinite or periodic ban on checking emails after 12 noon each day. Emails will not be responded to until the next working day.

3. Indefinite or periodic ban on reading or responding to emails from Managers, Directors, the CEO or Councillors.

4. Indefinite or periodic ban on entering private property.

5. Indefinite or periodic ban on repairing or cleaning of selected vehicles.

6. Indefinite or periodic ban on patrolling of selected city areas.

7. Indefinite or periodic ban in the form of not processing or banking cheques.

8. Indefinite or periodic ban on issuing invoices.

9. Indefinite or periodic ban on collecting fees or charges.

10. Indefinite or periodic ban on wearing name badges.

11. Indefinite or periodic ban on accepting rates’ payments or processing of infringements.

12. Indefinite or periodic ban on the collection of money.

13. Indefinite or periodic ban on attendance at staff meetings or “one on one” meetings with supervisors or team leaders.

14. Indefinite or periodic ban on the issuing of infringement notices in selected areas.

15. Indefinite or periodic ban on contributing to, preparing or submitting Council reports.

16. Indefinite ban on GPA discussions.

17. Indefinite or periodic industrial action in the form of diverting or transferring all external calls and emails to managers.

18. Indefinite or periodic ban on the scheduling of selected Council vehicles for maintenance or servicing.

19. Indefinite or periodic ban on emptying litter or rubbish bins or picking up litter in selected areas.

20. Indefinite or periodic ban on after hours call outs.

21. Indefinite or periodic ban on responding to non-urgent requests.

22. Indefinite or periodic ban on contributing to, preparing or submitting Council reports.

23. Indefinite or periodic ban on preparing briefing papers for councillors.

24. Indefinite or periodic ban on not entering phone calls onto request system.

25. Indefinite or periodic ban on issuing animal tags for new registrations

26. Indefinite or periodic industrial action in the form of wearing, posting and distributing union campaign material such as t-shirts, badges, stickers and written communications in support or rejection of the proposed enterprise agreement.

27. Indefinite or periodic ban on picking up and disposing of dead animals.

28. Indefinite or periodic ban on the attendance of employees at selected Council Meetings.

29. Indefinite or periodic ban in the filling out of job sheets.

30. Indefinite or periodic ban on the receipt or processing of building permits.

31. Indefinite or periodic ban on all shelving duties in all council libraries.

32. Indefinite or periodic ban on employees doing overtime.

33. Indefinite or periodic ban on the use of selected council vehicles.

34. Indefinite or periodic ban on adhering to directions on the wearing of Council uniforms.

35. Work stoppages of 30 minutes duration.

36. Work stoppages of 1 hour duration.

37. Work stoppages of 2 hours duration.

38. Work stoppages of 4 hours duration.

39. Work stoppages of 8 hours duration.

40. Work stoppages of 12 hours duration.

Any other actions that you wish to propose?

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* 8. You can assist delegates by becoming a contact that can help distribute updates and meeting notices to your work group. Having a contact or group of contacts in a workplace helps to ensure effective communication with all members.

Which of the following activities are you prepared to assist with in order to make Council a better place to work?

Distribute information to my work group

Be part of a committee to discuss workplace issues

Be part of a focus group to discuss ideas for change

Becoming an ASU Delegate

If your area is not represented by a delegate, it's a good time to think about getting involved, as experienced delegates and an organiser will be involved and can support you through the process.

Please circulate this newsletter with the survey link to other members, on notice boards and in lunch rooms and ask all members in your area to complete this survey.

This survey will close at Close of Business on 09/08/2019

For further information please contact ASU Organiser Sean McCourt on 0419 506 178 or via email at smccourt@asuvictas.com.au

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Results from the survey will be discussed by your ASU delegate group to decide if members wish to take protected industrial action and what actions members are prepared to engage in.

Your current ASU delegates at Melbourne City Council are:-

Tony Brooks 'tony.brookes@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Lucas Scully 'lucas.scully@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Jeff Dingli 'jeff.dingli@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Avril McQueen 'avril.mcqueen@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Bruce Michailidis 'bruce.michailidis@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Angelo Terzakis 'angela.terzakis'@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Daniela Correa 'daniela.ac.correa@gmail.com'
Susan Alexander 'susan.alexander@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Trevor Allamby 'trevor.allamby@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Joel Bond 'joel.bond'@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Gary Browne 'garybrowne@gmail.com'
Jeanette Vaha'akolo 'jeanette.vaha'akolo@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Jenny Allen 'jenny.allen@melbourne.vic.gov.au'
Karoline Morwitzer 'tuffguts@gmail.com'

Authorised By: LISA DARMANIN • BRANCH SECRETARY • ASUVicTas 116 Queensberry Street, Carlton South VIC 3053

Enterprise Agreement Protected Industrial Action SurveyCity of Melbourne - July 2019

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* 1. What is your gender?

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* 2. The ASU require personal information to authenticate completed surveys however, we will never release details to any other party.

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* 3. What are your employment hours?

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* 4. What is your employment status?

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* 5. What is your length of service with Melbourne City Council?

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* 6. Are you a Union member?

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* 7. What type of protected industrial actions are you prepared to engage in?

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Enterprise Agreement Protected Industrial Action Survey

City of Melbourne - July 2019