This year has started on a worrying note with Government Ministers blaming workers for receiving a decent, fair, living wage Industrial Relations Minister Eric Abetz recently said: “We risk seeing something akin to the ‘wages explosions’ of the pre-Accord era, when unsustainable wage growth simply pushed thousands of Australians out of work”. This belittles the very…
Your next EBA pay increase is due to commence on the first full pay period after 1 July 2014. This pay rise is secured under the Virgin EBA and is your second pay increase since December last year. In the past 6 months alone pay increases have ranged between 8.15% and 13.6% depending on where…
Since taking to power in September, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Coalition Government have relentlessly tried to frame the conversation on the Australian economy against working people and their hard won fair wages and conditions. But we need to be clear on the facts. Recent data has shown that in the year to 31st December…
The ASU has been pursuing Toll Dnata for the non-payment of the transport allowance. The ASU and your delegates again met with the company on Friday 16 May 2014 and received confirmation that they had concluded the calculations for individuals and are in the process of drafting individual letters to employees outlining what each person…
On Thursday 8 May the ASU held further discussions with the company about your EBA. At this meeting the ASU provided further detail about our claims and further detail was sought from the company in relation to theirs. There were constructive discussions around many of our claims including; Better provisions for converting casuals to permanent…
Days without a certificate. For several months now Menzies has been requiring you to bring a certificate for all absences. Your PSS’s were instructed to advise you to bring a medical certificate even if you hadn’t used your entitlement of 3 days without a certificate. The ASU raised its concerns with HR and advised that…
ASU delegates and officials again met with Qantas domestic airports’ management to get both an update on the restructuring plans for service and sales desk and baggage services but also to hear what decisions had been made about the management restructure On the plans for service and sales desk and baggage services and the restructure…
On 19 March the ASU met with Qantas in Mascot to get further detail on what they say the future structure at airports may be. As you were made aware at ASU members meetings and earlier bulletins the company indicated that it was going to review and potentially restructure areas such as the Sales Desk,…
Transport allowance has been reinstated and back-pay is being calculated. As of May 2013 Toll Dnata inexplicably stopped paying you a transport allowance. We are not sure why or how this occurred however once the ASU was made aware that this payment was no longer being received we raised the matter with your management. We…
On 29 January 2014 the Fair Work Commission approved your new EBA. This is fantastic news and testament to union member’s perseverance in holding out for a better agreement. Your new EBA takes effect 7 days after Commission approval so therefore all of the new provisions and improved conditions are not too far away. When…
Together we have fought for a 3 year Agreement which ensures significant improvements to your pay and conditions at Virgin. It’s time to join the rest of your workmates and become a member of the ASU so that we can continue to improve your working conditions together. Who is the ASU? The Australian Services…
Virgin Ground Crew and GCC staff have overwhelmingly endorsed the ASU negotiated agreement – with 75% of those voting, voting in favour of the new agreement. This is a fantastic result particularly as over 77% of the staff covered by the agreement cast a vote. A big thank you must go to our hard working…