Late on Monday 4th May 2015 Dnata sent out a communication to all staff seeking expressions of interest to participate in a range of programs to reduce costs and restructure. Your ASU delegates had an EBA meeting scheduled with the company on 5th May 2015 and we immediately raised the expressions of interest process and…
ASU International and Domestic Freight delegates from all across Australia met with Qantas Freight management in Sydney on 6th May 2015 to discuss the company’s recent announcement that they intend to offshore and outsource the import processing function to India and cross train staff on front counter and other functions. This meeting followed a teleconference…
The ASU is pleased to introduce Sonja Griffin. Sonja has agreed to come on board as a new ASU delegate at Startrack. If you are experiencing issues in the workplace or just have questions about work related matters, you may seek advice and support from Sonja. To break the ice, ASU Organiser for Startrack Andy…
Toll Dnata Ramp and Cargo staff had already overwhelmingly voted against the company’s proposal for an inferior enterprise bargaining deal when your ASU representatives met with the company and TWU negotiators in Sydney on 31 March 2015. In fact 82.8% of those who voted – voted “NO” to the proposal – a resounding result in…
Startrack staff have voted comprehensively to endorse the Startrack Customer Service Centre and Clerical Enterprise Agreement negotiated by ASU. Over 70% of staff who were eligible to vote about the agreement cast a vote and of those 98% voted in favour of the ASU recommended deal. This is an outstanding result and congratulations must go…
Over the past few months Virgin management have been conducting consultations with ground crew jobshare employees at airports about how a new jobshare policy might operate. Jobshare was raised in our enterprise agreement discussions and the company committed to looking at the policy and working to improve it, not only for current jobsharers but for…
Voting for the ASU’s Menzies Aviation (Sydney and Melbourne) Customer Service Enterprise Agreement 2014 closed on 2nd April 2015 and we are pleased to advise that it was overwhelmingly endorsed by customer service staff in Sydney and Melbourne with 98.8% of staff who voted in the ballot voting to approve the agreement. This is an…
Laws that benefit women in the workplace need to be strengthened so that female staff are less dependent on an employer’s whim. Not too many people will be surprised by Tony Abbott’s decision to ditch his signature policy on paid parental leave. It was an unpopular policy that seemed to disproportionately favour women who needed…
The Tabcorp – ASU On Course and Special Events EBA is due to be renegotiated and as always the ASU is seeking your feedback on the issues important to you. The current agreement expires at the end of June this year and the ASU is keen to get started on renegotiations on your behalf. We…
Jetstar staff have voted overwhelmingly to endorse the ASU EBA 5 deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU’s Jetstar National Negotiating Team. The external company conducting the ballot, Elections Australia Pty Ltd, today declared that ASU EBA 5 has been approved by the majority of staff. 84.87% of staff who voted, voted in favour of the Agreement A big thank…
ASU Airport delegates met in Sydney with company reps on 17th March 2015 for a discussion about a series of “trials” Qantas is undertaking to board passengers via the backstairs of aircraft. The meeting was at our request as management failed to consult the ASU either locally or nationally about the trial or its implications.…
Recently the Victorian Off Course Agency Association approached the ASU to commence discussions regarding introducing an Enterprise Agreement (EA) to staff. An EA is a document that contains all your legally binding pay and conditions at work. How this came about Last year VOCAA made an application to make your old Enterprise Award a new…