Introducing your new union leadership team I write to introduce the new leadership team of the Australian Services Union – Victorian Private Sector Branch. As your new Branch Secretary, along with newly elected Assistant Secretary Cassie Farley and the experience of our President David Leydon, we intend to lead an ambitious, purposeful, and practical union…
The ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch today announced Matt Norrey has resigned from the role of Secretary with his replacement to be announced in the coming weeks. Mr Norrey has served as Branch Secretary since 2018 and after a difficult three years battling the challenges of the pandemic, will hand over to new leadership. Imogen…
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Your new benefits platform is here! We are delighted to introduce you to your new home of amazing rewards and benefits. From the 4th of May, your member rewards program will have a brand new look, providing you with access to thousands of discounts, benefits and offers on groceries, fuel, health insurance, tech products, whitegoods,…
Did you see the Federal Budget this week? The Budget will have a real impact on wages, jobs and the support our frontline services and industries receive. Here’s our detailed analysis on the issues that matter to ASU members: Morrison has no plan to fix the cost of living crisis. If the Morrison Government…
Social Media at Work As the boundaries between work and leisure become more blurred it’s important to understand that comments made on social media can affect your employment. In some cases employees can be dismissed for making comments about their workplace, employer, manager or co-worker using Social Media forums. Therefore it is always wise to…
ASU Social Media Moderation Guidelines There are a few simple rules that visitors to the ASU Facebook Page and our other social networking channels should follow: We invite visitors to actively engage with this community by leaving comments, etc, but please be respectful of others. Inappropriate, irrelevant (eg. advertising, off-topic pages/websites, etc), offensive, derogatory, profane…
The ASU supports vaccination as the way we can get out of the pandemic and get members back to work and encourages all members to be vaccinated if there is no medical contraindication. Get vaccinated! If you can get vaccinated against COVID-19, you should get vaccinated. Vaccines are safe and effective. They are the best…
We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Mary Nelson at 102 years of age at a Rowville Nursing Home. Mary was the longest serving life member of the ASU, 82 years, and former book keeper and employee with a predecessor Union of the ASU, the Federated Clerks Union (FCU) (Victorian Branch). Mary left school…
Qantas Group has provided an update on payment eligibility for the current period of stand downs. Staff will qualify for one of the Covid-19 Disaster Payment (CDP), Domestic Retention Payment (DRP), or the International Readiness Payment (IRP) depending on your work group & location. The ASU met with Qantas on Tuesday 17 August to clarify…
Your JobSeeker Questions, Answered. Recently, the Federal Government have made changes to both JobKeeper and JobSeeker. The Federal Government have confirmed they will not extend JobKeeper beyond the 28th of March 2021 leaving many workers uncertain about their future. With thousands of workers still reliant on the JobKeeper program this short-sighted announcement to cut JobKeeper…
COVID has brought home why it is so important to be in the union. Issues like job security, income, protection of entitlements and occupational health and safety have confronted millions of workers. We have worked to keep members in jobs and help them address concerns about safety. Our numbers have grown in recent months which…