On Thursday 6 April 2017 Dnata’s AHSA and Altara’s AGR substandard EBA’s are listed for a hearing in the Fair Work Commission. The battle lines are drawn! This Thursday 6 April 2017 is a key time in determining whether or not the 2 new Agreements get approved by the Fair Work Commission. Your Union, the…
Your national negotiating team met again with Menzies management on 29 March 2017. This meeting was productive, and provided a platform for us to further reinforce our position, and outline a number of key documents in support of our claims. The next bargaining meeting will be held on 19 April 2017. Meeting Outcomes Your Union…
Your ASU delegates met with Virgin Australia management in Brisbane on 20 March 2017. We provided a lot more detail about the changes ASU members want to see in this new agreement. Our discussions focussed on: Fairer use of chronologies – making sure employees know when entries are made and can respond; Rostering arrangements –…
On Wednesday 23 March 2017 the ASU and TWU held a further meeting with Dnata management about the new company (AHSA) as well as your current EBA’s. This meeting was also to receive information that we requested from the company at the meeting with your delegates on 15 March 2017. Information Received. The meeting commenced…
The ASU has once again requested that a hearing be held at the Fair Work Commission in an attempt to resolve the back pay claim for meal breaks during overtime. Unfortunately, after a series of meetings and discussions with the company, Menzies has failed to put forward an adequate offer which recognises the entitlements of…
On 15th March 2017 Aerocare management provided their first draft of the proposed new agreement for staff. You have probably seen it by now and what you will notice (apart from some very poor drafting and ambiguous clauses) is that the draft excludes casuals and permanent full time staff from its coverage. This is no…
On Wednesday 15 March 2017 ASU and TWU delegates from around the country held a meeting with Dnata management about the new company they have set up and the underhanded way in which they tried to sneak through the AHSA agreement and quite possibly the Aviation Ground Resources agreement through the Fair Work Commission. You…
Yesterday dnata sent out an all staff memo advising you that they have started a new company called Airport Handling Services Australia (AHSA) and they are going to use that company to get airport ground handling work. But of course they haven’t told you the whole story… What dnata didn’t tell you They only told…
As was outlined in the ASU’s previous bulletin dnata has been caught red handed setting up a new business with a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) whilst at the same time a labour hire company “coincidentally” has set up another company with a second EBA that is virtually identical. What has encouraged employers to be…
Thanks to the many people across Australia that have taken the time to fill in our survey about what things you would like to see in your new employment agreement (EBA). If you have not filled in our survey you still can here. Your name and details will be kept completely confidential. From your responses…
On 20 February 2017 your ASU delegates met with management and gave them a list of the changes that ASU members want to see in their new agreement. Survey and our claims The ASU received significant feedback from our EBA survey telling us what improvements members want in the new agreement. Some of the main changes…
The ASU will be holding members meetings this week to endorse the ASU Menzies EBA 2017 log of claims. Your ASU representatives will be available in the lunchroom between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday the 25th and Friday the 27th of January. We encourage all members to drop in during their breaks. A copy of…