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…
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…