The ASU has developed the Managing COVID-19 (Omicron) Risks in the Workplace Toolkit for Unions, Delegates and HSRs. As you know employers have a legal duty, as set out in our Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, to ensure the health and safety of workers and others so far as is reasonably practicable. This duty…
The federal pre-election sales pitch budget has failed to provide any plan to increase real wages or deliver secure jobs. Scott Morrison and the Coalition Government has used $4 billion in unspent NDIS money to prop-up a budget surplus and at the same time have given tax cuts to people who earn over $200,000 a…
March for job security and fair pay for all working Australians. Download details and print a poster here March commences at; Victorian Trades Hall Council 10.30am Wednesday 10 April 2019 ASU Members Meeting from 9.30am ASU Offices 116 Queensberry Street Carlton South followed by march to Trades Hall at 10am
The Australian Services Union, Victorian Private Sector Branch pays tribute to the Hon Joan Kirner AC as a strong leader and champion for Victorian women of all ages. As a union represented by over 70 percent female membership, we recognise the extraordinary and lasting contribution Joan Kirner made to advocating for women’s empowerment in Victoria.…
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…
Today’s media has been flooded by stories about the Productivity Commission’s Review into the Fair Work Act. But what does it mean for you? For some time employers and their associations have been lobbying the Federal Liberal Government to look at amending the Fair Work Act’s provisions for workers, particularly in reference to penalty rates.…
It’s Equal Pay Day today! Dear ASU women, The struggle for equal pay is something our union takes very seriously. We have been at the forefront of fighting for pay equity for decades. Despite these ongoing efforts, and some great victories in key sectors, overall the pay equity gap is getting worse in Australia and…