As you’re aware, Virgin have recently announced proposed changes to the part-time roster at Melbourne Airport and are currently undertaking a review. Your ASU representatives met with the company on Monday in order to address the many questions and concerns raised by members. Unfortunately the company were unable to provide a response or further information…
As members are aware a new rollover Agreement has been proposed for the Australian Services Union (Qantas Holidays Limited) Agreement 3. Following our national member’s meetings in June the company has rejected the continuation of travel vouchers for the life of the new Agreement. The company has now moved for the Agreement to go out…
A meeting of all Union members at Tenix has been arranged to discuss the fast approaching next round of negotiations for the new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA). The EBA is the legal document that regulates all of your terms and conditions of employment. It is in these discussions that your wage increases are negotiated for…
This week the ASU presented a great Australian with life membership of the union. Bob Hawke joined the Federated Clerks Union Victorian Branch (now the ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch) in 1958 when he became an Advocate and Research Officer with the ACTU. Bob has been a continuous member of the union since that time,…
ASU members at Myer Distribution Centre in Altona have finalised their new EBA this week. Members were very keen to ensure that the many gains they had fought hard for over the years were not eroded and stripped away by Myer management in these negotiations. Many of these conditions were hard won by the members…
TO ALL UNION MEMBERS IN THE RACV MCC AND RELATED WORK AREAS The negotiations for your new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) continue to roll on with RACV management. It has been a few weeks since our last update so we thought it was time to let you know the current state of play… WHAT THE UNION…
Since the last ASU update, EBA negotiations have been continuing for a replacement agreement for On-Course and Special Events staff. There has been some progress made over some issues, however the union must be satisfied that the overall agreement leaves people better off. The union will continue to negotiate with Tabcorp in good faith. The…
ASU Organiser for TIO Andy Lewis has met with employees to discuss the transition of Investigators to the Dispute Resolution Officer Title. During the meeting Andy suggested the following to members, Taking management at face value it is unlikely, and would not be cost effective, that employees spend the majority of time or substantial proportion…
“Come back to the table when you agree” – that’s what the Maurice Blackburn negotiators told your national negotiating team at today’s EBA meeting. In meetings of members over the last couple of weeks across the country you have told us that: The firm’s pay offer is not good enough and they should not treat Support Staff and Lawyers…
The ASU has been informed that TNT is now providing letters to employees concerning return to work interviews. These interviews are proposed to take place when the employee returns to work from personal leave and where the employee has used more than 10 days personal leave in the calendar year. TNT has suggested that these…
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The ASU is calling for expressions of interest for any ASU member interested in becoming an ASU delegate. We have decided to do an expression of interest process so that we can see who is interested and then meet with those individuals to properly explain the role of being a delegate and to answer any…