The union representing workers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) says that while Australian science and research has been largely overlooked in the Turnbull Government’s Federal Budget, it appears there will no repeat of the savage job cuts experienced in the Abbott era.
CSIRO Staff Association Secretary Sam Popovski joined other representatives of the Australian research community in the lukewarm response to the budget.
“From a science and research perspective, it’s an underwhelming budget at best. There’s no major investment and the research infrastructure roadmap remains under wraps. Apart from a handful of measures there’s little good news.
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has stepped up the attack on CSIRO rights and working conditions with changes to Executive’s proposed agreement that remove all rights to staff consultation before decisions are made.
CSIRO Executive bargaining representatives have informed the Staff Association of significant Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) intervention on the latest enterprise agreement (EA) proposal only just recently reviewed by CSIRO employees.
The Federal Budget does little to repair the damage that is being done to Australia’s essential public services and public policy capacity, according to the Community and Public Sector Union.