Submission to the Standing Committee on Environment and Energy Inquiry into Nuclear Energy in Australia, September 2019 The ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch is a proud signatory to the Civil Society Statement on Domestic Nuclear Power Our nation faces urgent energy challenges. Against a backdrop of increasing climate impacts and scientific evidence the need for…
The ASU has written to all employers asking them to get behind the Global Climate Strike on September 20. Young people are standing up to be counted. They are showing leadership beyond their years and are taking action where the leaders of this Country (and other Countries) have failed. The so-called adults in the room…
The ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch on behalf of our members is proud to support the school strikers’ call for a Global Climate Strike on September 20 and the young leaders who are demanding real and immediate action on climate change. The school strikers are everything that young Australians should be – passionate, active and…
Did you know as a member of the ASU you have free and exclusive access to your very own professional development program? The ASU Career Launchpad is a member-only program designed to support you throughout your working life! Upcoming courses: Working with Difficult People 1pm – 2pm Monday 12 August & 7pm – 8pm Monday…
On Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th July 2019, the union representatives for the ASU and ALAEA and Emirates bargaining representatives met to discuss your claims for the Emirates Enterprise Agreement 2020. We discussed each other’s claims and agreed to work together to make one set of common claims. Our claims include: a fair wage increase…
Act now or risk losing your life insurance: Contact your super fund by June 30 Starting from July 1 there are major changes to superannuation that could impact workers on extended maternity leave or sick leave. Act now to avoid losing your life insurance. If you have a superannuation account with a balance of less…
The Federal Election on 18 May 2019 is our best chance to restore fairness for working people and to fix our broken workplace rules. Your union, together with all unions, has been campaigning to Change the Rules in favour of working people. The Morrison Government hasn’t listened. They’ve only made insecure work and low pay…
As a member of the ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch, you have exclusive access to the ASU Career Launchpad professional development program! If you haven’t already activated your account or have encountered any issues, you can get started by clicking here. Simply enter your email address into the system, and an email will automatically be…
Within Victoria the ASU has high levels of active membership across many law firms. The promise we make to you is that ASU members will always receive professional representation and that we will fight for the best possible outcome for our members. Download a copy of our information flyer to see what we can do…
Another big year is coming to an end and we wanted to send you our best wishes for the Christmas and holiday season. What a year it has been! The good news is that your union, the ASU, is bigger, younger and stronger than ever before. We have won significant battles this year across…
Today, for the first time, Labor announced that if elected to Government, it would implement a range of reforms proposed by the ASU to bring back fairness to the superannuation system. As you know the ASU commissioned a report last year into superannuation outcomes for women in the workforce which was only possible because of…
Working people are facing some of the most significant threats to working conditions and rates of pay that we have seen since WorkChoices. For working people, the rules are broken. Work is becoming more insecure, wage theft is rampant and it’s harder to win decent wage increases that keep up with the cost of living.…