Job cut protest at Telstra HQ

Date: 29 March 2000

Protest Details
Telstra Corporate Headquarters
242 Exhibition St. Melbourne
12 noon Thursday 30th March 2000.

Telstra staff plan to take protest action at Telstra's corporate Headquarters in Melbourne tomorrow.

They are protesting about the 16,000 jobs to be slashed from Telstra's workforce over the next 18 months, despite the recent announcement of a $2.2 billion ½ year profit

Hundreds of Telstra staff are expected to take part in the protest by symbolically occupying the foyer at 242 Exhibition St.

Stephen Jones from CPSU and Len Cooper from CEPU will lead the joint union action.

"If jobs are cut, service standards will decline. We are fighting to save Australian jobs and to ensure all Australians get a decent standard of service from Telstra." said Mr Jones.

Len Cooper from CEPU added, "This is the start of a important campaign. We are calling on all Australians to show that they share and support our goals. Together we need to tell the Government, who are the majority Telstra shareholder, that jobs and services are just as important as profits."

For comment
Stephen Jones CPSU
0417 261 152

Len Cooper CEPU
0427 389 302
03 9387 3703

For background
Gail Drummond 0408 395 940
Rupert Evans 0408 223 025

Protest Details
Telstra Corporate Headquarters
242 Exhibition St. Melbourne
12 noon Thursday 30th March 2000.

For further information

Contact:	Stephen Jones
Union:	CPSU - National Office
Phone:	0417 261 152
Email:	dermot_browne@cpsu.org
WWW:	www.cpsu.org

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