The ASU has had 8 meetings (last one on 21st February 2018) with Qantas about the centralisation of Airport Workforce Planning (Resources) to Sydney and we are none the wiser about what systems will be in place to perform normal everyday requests that are processed locally. We are worried – if you work at an…
On 8 February your NNT held further negotiations with Jetstar. After a lengthy but healthy day of discussions and some further movement on our claims by Jetstar we now believe we have an offer we are able to recommend to ASU members. ASU Organisers and delegates will be holding members meetings to explain the detail…
Your ASU national negotiating team have been working hard to get a deal on the table from management that we could recommend to members to accept. We now have a proposal for a new enterprise agreement that we are prepared to recommend that members accept. Management advised us that they are abandoning their proposal to…
We are pleased to advise that the Fair Work Commission has approved the new ASU/Slater and Gordon Lawyers’ Agreement on 22nd January 2018. The Agreement commences operation on Monday 29th January 2018. Payroll have confirmed that the back pay will be processed as part of the first full pay period under the new Agreements. Back…
Your ASU National Negotiation Team met with Virgin Australia representatives to progress discussions for your new enterprise agreement on 17 January 2018. ASU members have put pressure on management and they have dropped some of their main proposals that would have cut your take home pay, but they still want to cut overtime for part…
The ASU is calling for expressions of interest for any ASU member interested in becoming an ASU delegate. Currently there is 2 ASU delegates within your workplace, Sonja Griffin & Rob Andrew. We would like to increase the delegate numbers to ensure that we can best address your workplace issues. We have decided to do…
Employees at Qatar Airways have told the Australian Services Union (ASU) that they want to bargain for an Enterprise Agreement. The ASU asked Qatar Airways to commence bargaining but Qatar Airways have declined this invitation. When an employer refuses to bargain the Fair Work Act allows employees to demand their employer bargains for an Enterprise…
Our Union met with Qantas Management on November 8th to discuss several issues relating to ongoing Rostering problems, employee fatigue concerns and the Domestic / International cross training issues that members have raised in recent weeks not only with the ASU Delegates but with local Management also. Management agreed that the rostering was an ongoing…
The ASU is calling for expressions of interest for any ASU member interested in becoming an ASU delegate. We have decided to do an expression of interest process so that we can see who is interested and then meet with those individuals to properly explain the role of being a delegate and to answer any…
The ASU and the Jetstar National Negotiating Team last week met with JQetstarmanagement on 9th October 2017. The ASU tabled most of our remaining detailed claims, as follows: Claim 10 – Ensure job security of Jetstar employees by providing that any contractors are paid the same rates and conditions. Claim 25 – Provide for the…
In March the ASU served your EBA claims and commenced negotiations with Menzies for a new EBA. Along with your ASU Delegates we argued for a fair pay rise, increased parental leave, increased superannuation, better access to annual leave and improved rostering practices. During the negotiations there was a significant setback with dnata setting up…
As you are likely aware the Aerocare Collective Agreement 2017 was rejected by the Fair Work Commission. The Australian Services Union is putting out this bulletin to explain the consequences for your terms and conditions of employment. Do I currently have an enterprise agreement? Yes. The Aerocare Collective Agreement 2012 remains the enterprise agreement governing…