CPSU rejects government's APS pay offer

The Canberra Times

Canberra Times public service and politics reporter Miriam Webber outlines the CPSU's decision on the government's pay offer, and what it means for negotiations.

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00:00 The Community and Public Sector Union has announced it will knock back an APS-wide pay

00:04 deal of 11.2 per cent over three years after it polled more than 15,000 members.

00:10 There was narrow support for the pay package of 51.9 per cent, while 48.1 per cent were

00:15 against it, but the union says this is lukewarm and they can't embrace that deal just yet.

00:21 Public Service Minister Katie Gallagher has meanwhile welcomed that support and said she's

00:25 looking forward to formalising the deal.

00:28 But for the moment, if the union doesn't accept the deal, they'll go ahead and apply to the

00:32 Fair Work Commission for protected action ballots.

00:35 And this could push a deal on APS-wide pay further down the road.

00:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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