Sentences with phrase «csiro staff association»

«These are not workers who go on strike at the drop of a hat; it takes a lot to get them into a situation where they feel they need to take action,» says Anthony Keenan, a spokesman for the CSIRO Staff Association, which is affiliated with the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).

But CSIRO Staff Association Secretary Sam Popovski in Melbourne said the «backflip» on climate science capacity was «merely a Band - Aid» given that the agency is proceeding with the staff cuts.

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the CSIRO Staff Association have been at loggerheads since an employment contract, called the Enterprise Agreement, expired in August.

Marshall did not comment on claims made earlier in the week by the CSIRO Staff Association that up to 450 jobs could be lost.

Marshall treated staff as if they were corporate employees, not members of a research organization, said Sam Popovski, CSIRO staff association secretary.