Today the Fair Work Commission approved ASU/Qantas EBA 10. Two employee bargaining reps from Brisbane Airport appeared at the Fair Work Commission representing their own interests to oppose the approval of the agreement. These two employees argued that certain part time conditions in the EBA indirectly discriminated against them. Both the ASU and Qantas submitted…
After participating in workplace meetings across Australia, ASU members at Qantas Holidays have overwhelmingly voted to endorse the ASU Qantas Holidays EBA 2 deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU’s Qantas Holidays National Negotiating Team. The ASU has advised JTG management of these results and the following is the timetable for the formal consideration and…
At our 2nd meeting with Jetstar management on 8th October 2013 we tabled all our remaining detailed claims as follows: Claim 2 – Include all EBA conditions that are currently in side letters in EBA 5 Claim 4 – Provide for conversion for part time workers to full time Claim 5 – Ensure job security…
Your ASU National Negotiating Team’s last meeting with the company reps was on 26th September 2013. At this meeting the company built on the work from the last meeting and tabled more details about their proposed classification structure for Guest Services and Pit Crew. The material was not complete and we are still waiting for…
Our second bargaining meeting was held in Sydney on 27th September 2013 and we are now getting a better idea of what the company is seeking from the negotiations. We also had the opportunity to table more detailed claims of our own. Our claims At the meeting your ASU National Negotiating Team provided the company…
Your ASU National Negotiating Team’s last meeting with the company reps was on 26th September 2013. At this meeting the company built on the work from the last meeting and tabled more details about their proposed classification structure for Guest Services and Pit Crew. The material was not complete and we are still waiting for…
Your ASU Qantas Holidays National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with company representatives in Sydney on 25 September 2013, and we are pleased to report that we now have an agreement we can recommend to members for the settlement of our Qantas Holidays EBA 2. What’s being recommended? The settlement proposal is quite detailed and we…
Your ASU National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with Jetstar management in Melbourne on 18th September 2013 to start negotiations for the ASU Jetstar EBA 5. Your NNT provided our endorsed ASU claim to management and then gave an overview of what we are seeking in these negotiations. We also provided the company reps with some…
After months of negotiations over the new EBA for the Armaguard Cash Room, Union negotiators can report that we had a number of key breakthroughs in our most recent discussions with management. Union members will recall that management have been insisting on the new agreement being a straight 2.5% wage increase per annum. Management have…
At our latest meeting on 2nd September 2013 about a new Ground Staff Agreement the company tabled a preliminary proposal about a new classification structure for Guest Services and Pit Crew. This development is a good start but their proposal is far from final with crucial information about the money on offer, how staff progress…
Our third meeting about a new Ground Staff agreement post the agreement vote down in May 2013 was held on 29th July 2013. Both Virgin management and representatives of the Pit Crew union, the TWU were in attendance. Apart from the annual leave loading news, which we reported separately in our bulletin on 30th July…
For many months the ASU has fought hard to ensure that Virgin meets its obligations and pays shift workers the correct annual leave loading entitlements under your Agreement and we are pleased to report that the company is about to correct errors from the past 6 years for many employees. What do we know? Under…