Welcome to the ASU’s monthly Know Your Rights series. ASU members at AVI have bargained hard over the years to secure above Award workplace entitlements. However, it’s one thing to lock entitlements into an Enterprise Agreement and another to make use of those entitlements. The ASU knows that the first step to living an EA…
On Tuesday 27 October the ASU took AaE to the Fair Work Commission over its proposal to change your pay cycle. We also handed AaE the signatures of 111 employees who had signed our petition calling for the change to be delayed. The Commissioner expressed concern about the changes being rushed before Christmas, and requested…
Your ASU representatives met with representatives of Jetstar on 28 September to discuss a whole range of issues that are of concern to ASU members. We have continued discussions with Jetstar in the last few weeks to try to resolve some of the issues. We are pleased that we have been able to resolve a…
At the recent national meeting of ASU Qantas delegates it was resolved to commence our preparations for our Qantas EBA 11 this year. As a result our Qantas EBA 11 ASU survey has now been released to enable staff to express a view about what we should claim in this next bargaining round. Hard copies…
On 19 October 2015 the ASU filed a dispute in the Fair Work Commission over AAE’s proposal to change your pay cycle, and its impact on employees. In particular, ASU members are concerned about the following things: The fact that the roster cycle and pay cycle will be different will make it extremely hard for…
The ASU again met with the company on 15 October where we questioned the accuracy of some of the responses we had received from them, namely: The security reasons sighted by Jetstar as an impediment to the staff bus dropping off Jetstar staff outside terminal 3 The walk between terminal 4 and terminal 1 being…
Yesterday your ASU reps and WPCC (Workplace Consultative Committee) members met with management to discuss the feedback provided on the ‘roster optimisation project’. It is clear that the majority of staff have rejected the company’s 5/2 proposal, especially given the extreme variability of wages should it have been implemented. Incredibly, however, the company have had…
Following ASU members endorsing the proposal for a new Dnata Passenger Services Enterprise Agreement, we have been working with Dnata to finalise the drafting of the Agreement. We can now advise you that the Agreement is about to be put out for a vote of employees. On Thursday 15 October you will receive the proposed…
As you are aware the ASU has demanded another meeting with senior management in relation to the parking arrangements post the move to T4, this meeting has been scheduled for this coming Thursday. You don’t need to select an option yet. Unfortunately to add confusion to the mix local management put out a communication yesterday…
As you are no doubt aware the ASU met with company representatives on 22 September 2015 to outline your concerns over the change in arrangements for parking post the move to terminal 4. Unfortunately the response has taken two weeks and the outcome to date is not satisfactory. Care Factor Zero! Jetstar has shown little…
On Monday 5th of October the ASU filed an Application for a Majority Support Determination at the Fair Work Commission. The application is made to ask the Fair Work Commission to order that Birdlife Australia must initiate bargaining for an Enterprise Agreement. The application is made on the basis of evidence demonstrating that of the…
Employees have overwhelmingly voted to agree to the terms of new ASU and Slater and Gordon Lawyers’ Agreement, which was negotiated and recommended by the ASU S+G National Negotiating Team. The independent company who conducted the ballot has declared that the new agreement has been approved by a majority of staff – 91% of employees…