Qantas staff have voted overwhelmingly to endorse the ASU EBA 11 deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU’s Qantas National Negotiating Team. The external company conducting the ballot, Elections Australia Pty Ltd today declared that ASU EBA 11 has been approved by the majority of staff who voted. 93.6% of staff who voted in the…
Voting for the ASU Qantas EBA 11 starts at 9am EST today, Monday 3rd October 2016, and the ASU is recommending that you vote YES to accept this agreement. This is the formal voting process required under the Fair Work Act and so even though ASU members may have already voted in the ASU’s internal…
The long-standing ASU position on marriage rights for LGBTIQ people is that it’s simply a matter of equality, and therefore we support changes to the relevant laws to ensure the LGBTIQ community has access to marriage on an equal basis with non-LGBTIQ Australians. Today we are adding our opposition to the plebiscite proposed by Malcolm…
As you are aware the ASU was in the FWC today in relation to employees not receiving a paid meal break when working overtime. At today’s hearing both the ASU and the company put forward arguments as to what should or should not apply, and, how the entitlement should continue to operate into the future.…
The Australian Services Union will shortly commence negotiations for a new enterprise agreement for staff at Emirates. To do this effectively the union needs feedback from you. We will use your feedback to develop a list of issues that you want prioritised in the negotiations. The ASU Emirates EBA Survey is now open. You can…
Have you been injured at work? Dealing with a workplace injury is stressful and frustrating, but you’re not alone. Together, injured workers can take action to change the status quo. The Victorian Trades Hall Council is holding and Injured Workers & OHS Forum on the 10th of September. Entry is free, but there are limited…
Qantas has today announced a record profit of $1.53 billion, in no small part a result of the hard work and sacrifices made by ASU members and other staff. Cuts, restructures and redundancies have been the norm for years now and all the while ASU members across Australia have given their all. This result is a tribute to your…
On Friday 29 July the ASU and your delegates held further discussions with NHC about your EBA. At this meeting we requested a response from NHC to the detailed claims that the ASU had provided at the previous meeting. Whilst we are still significantly apart on some issues there were some constructive discussions around some…
Last Friday Virgin announced that part-time team members will move to a 6/3 roster pattern from the 1st of September 2016. As a result of the feedback from members we have been able to confirm the following: Delay to the implementation date, with the new roster now commencing 1 September; AM/PM preference to be available;…
Union members on the Qantas Holidays EBA have voted overwhelmingly in favour for a new EBA. 92.42% of votes cast were YES votes. This means that Qantas Holidays staff are guaranteed: a 2.5% pay rise this year (back paid to 1 July) a 2.5% pay rise next year and in 2018 that all our current…
Since our last bulletin we have had 3 more meetings with the company – bringing our total number of meetings to 11. Our last meeting was on 21st July 2016 in Sydney. We have had some productive discussions about the issue of part time capping, jobshare, and flexible work agreements – we believe we have defined the problems, but not yet…
A number of retired ASU members have recently got together and, with the support of the Union, formed the ASU Retired Members Group. The group is still in its early planning stages but has already held two meetings in March and May of this year. ASU Assistant Secretary David Leydon attended the May meeting where…