Injured Workers & OHS Forum

Have you been injured at work? Dealing with a workplace injury is stressful and frustrating, but you’re not alone.  Together, injured workers can take action to change the status quo. The Victorian Trades Hall Council is holding and Injured Workers & OHS Forum on the 10th of September.  Entry is free, but there are limited…

ASU RETIRED MEMBERS GROUP

A number of retired ASU members have recently got together and, with the support of the Union, formed the ASU Retired Members Group. The group is still in its early planning stages but has already held two meetings in March and May of this year. ASU Assistant Secretary David Leydon attended the May meeting where…

ASU Welcomes Long Service Inquiry

The inquiry by the State Government as to whether long service entitlements could accrue as people change jobs was welcomed today by ASU Private Sector Branch Secretary, Ingrid Stitt. “Gone are the days of people staying in the same job, or even the same organisation for life. People now change employment much more rapidly and…

Hands off our entitlements, Abbott

The Australian Services Union applauds the commitment by the crossbench Senators to stand with Australian workers against the Abbot Government’s unfair changes to the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG). FEG (formerly knows as GEERS) was one of the central safeguards that ensured workers who were caught up with the Ansett collapse got assistance when they were…