The Australian Services Union was shocked to discover that on the very same day that Coles Myer Limited announced a profit of $1.64 billion for the 2006 fiscal year, staffwere given the news that 2,500 above store jobs are to be cut by the 2008 fiscal year.

ASU members and workers employed by CML deserve to be treated with dignity. This is all the more critical when a person’s livelihood is at stake. As of the time of this announcement, the ASU has not been consulted by CML on the proposed restructure. Todate the ASU has not been advised of which parts of the CML business group are to beaffected, or when various business areas will be “simplified”.

ASU members at Target Geelong Head Office met on June 14, 2006 to discuss management’s proposal to move all staff onto a weekly pay roll system to replace the fortnightly payroll system. Staff raised a number of issues that we wanted addressed by management. Please find
below the text of the resolution passed by ASU members on this issue.