As you know, I recently took leave from my position as Branch Secretary of the ASU Private Sector Branch to stand for ALP preselection in the Western Metropolitan Region. I was successful and will run for Parliament at the next state election in November 2018. I’d like to thank all of you for your well-wishes…
Our Union met with Qantas Management on November 8th to discuss several issues relating to ongoing Rostering problems, employee fatigue concerns and the Domestic / International cross training issues that members have raised in recent weeks not only with the ASU Delegates but with local Management also. Management agreed that the rostering was an ongoing…
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…
In March the ASU served your EBA claims and commenced negotiations with Menzies for a new EBA. Along with your ASU Delegates we argued for a fair pay rise, increased parental leave, increased superannuation, better access to annual leave and improved rostering practices. During the negotiations there was a significant setback with dnata setting up…
As you are likely aware the Aerocare Collective Agreement 2017 was rejected by the Fair Work Commission. The Australian Services Union is putting out this bulletin to explain the consequences for your terms and conditions of employment. Do I currently have an enterprise agreement? Yes. The Aerocare Collective Agreement 2012 remains the enterprise agreement governing…
For the last 24 years I have had the privilege of representing ASU members across our union. It has been the greatest honour to have had your support to lead our union for the last 12 years. Together in the ASU we pride ourselves on the way we stand up and fight for workers’ rights.…
Emirates staff are standing together and voting NO to Emirates proposed Agreement. Emirates staff have been negotiating their pay and conditions with management for over a year, but the company is yet to make a reasonable offer. Emirates staff just want the company to respect and value their loyalty and experience with the company. The…
Emirates staff are standing together and voting NO to Emirates proposed Agreement. Emirates staff have been negotiating their pay and conditions with management for over a year, but the company is yet to make a reasonable offer. Emirates staff just want the company to respect and value their loyalty and experience with the company. The…
On 31 August the Fair work commission rejected the substandard Aerocare agreement that was opposed by the Australian Services Union and the TWU. This is a significant decision and has wide implications across the airline industry, including in the highly competitive ground handling market. As ASU members know, the Aerocare model of split shifts at…
ASU members at ports throughout the country overwhelmingly endorsed our claim for Jetstar EBA 6. The claim was developed after extensive consultation with our members and other staff at Jetstar through surveys and feedback from delegates. What is endorsed? The Claim is a comprehensive set of issues that reflect the significant contribution that ASU members…
Following the successful ‘No!’ vote in June, the Bargaining Committee brought Emirates back to the table and provided your feedback on their current Proposal. When the ballot was returned on 26 June 2017, Emirates’ current Proposal had been rejected by staff. Emirates agreed to come back to the table to hear the views you have…
We had another meeting with Qantas on 23 August 2017 in Sydney. We got more detail on how the restructure is going to work and it is not pretty, in fact we have significant concerns that it will not work. Hidden in the small print is the fact that Qantas is intending that the new centralised Sydney base resource…