ASU Member Magazine July 2020

ASU Member Magazine July 2020 Welcome to the mid-year edition of the ASU Unite Magazine – and what a year it’s been so far. Download and read the ASU Unite Magazine Here. From bushfires to a global pandemic that has brought unprecedented shutdowns and catapulted Australia into recession, our members have felt the impact of…

Armaguard announce redundancies

Armaguard announce redundancies Today the ASU received an email from Armaguard Linfox advising that the business was announcing redundancies amongst several staff. This was the first time this issue had been raised and quite frankly came as a shock, it was only yesterday that we were advised that Armaguard was about to transition from the current…

Jetstar Meeting – Update for members

Jetstar Meeting – Update for members Our Union met with Senior Jetstar Management yesterday via a national teleconference to discuss and go over a number of issues including the following: Rosters & Resourcing, Increase in domestic operations, Fly Well Program   Rostering & Resourcing Over the past few weeks we have had several members contact…

Fix JobKeeper

Fix JobKeeper I work for Dnata at Melbourne Airport. I work with some of the most amazingly hard-working staff, who are the backbone to a smooth handing of travellers from check-in to boarding and from disembarkation to baggage collection. Recently, over 5,500 of my colleagues were excluded from accessing JobKeeper payments because the Morrison Government altered…

Maurice Blackburn Members Meeting Next Week

Maurice Blackburn Members Meeting Next Week From our last EBA bulletin you are no doubt aware that Maurice Blackburn has now withdrawn the previous Offer (the Offer) to employees originally tabled in December 2019. Maurice Blackburn advises this is due to COVID-19 and the financial uncertainty brought with it. Maurice Blackburn have indicated there are…

Important ASU Bulletin, New Contracts

Important ASU Bulletin, New Contracts ASU members at Serco’s Services Australia contracts have been offered new fixed term contracts. Previously, the ASU has had concerns that Serco used “permanent casuals” to try and avoid employee entitlements. Serco now appears to be asking casual employees to accept Fixed Term Contracts, ending in August 2021. The ASU…