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Late yesterday afternoon the Australian Industrial Relations Commission approved the CEPU's application for a ballot of members to authorise the taking of protected industrial action in Telstra.



The CEPU asked the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to support a ballot allowing the following industrial action:

• An unlimited number of four hour (4), twenty-four (24) and forty-eight (48) hour  rolling stoppages of work;
  
• An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on overtime (paid and unpaid), recalls/call backs, performing higher duties and not attending management meetings; and/or
  
• An unlimited number of indefinite stoppages at work.

According to the union, the industrial action aims to “send a strong message to Telstra, while minimising the effect on the Australian public”. The union said that members will be available to assist with all emergency calls during any anticipated industrial action.