ASU update from the Virgin / Tigerair Creditors Meeting Yesterday was a big day – the ASU represented our members at the first Virgin Australia creditors’ meeting. The key outcomes of the meeting were: The administrators are currently in discussions with some potential buyers and are expecting a competitive bidding process There are no plans to…
ASU, Standing up for Casuals in Call Centres This week the ASU has issued SERCO with a please explain over the disgraceful cancellation of shifts with only an hours’ notice. Serco has previously stated that Casual employees need to give 6 weeks’ notice to request unpaid leave. Unplanned Leave (UPL/UPA) is a metric that Serco…
Jetstar need to urgently fix your JobKeeper issues! ASU members want Jetstar to pay them the right amount and on time. How hard can it be? But many ASU members have had serious pay issues since the start of the JobKeeper scheme. ASU Organisers met with the Jetstar management team last Friday. We made it…
JobKeeper pays coming! In good news for ASU members at Menzies Aviation, the company has told us they will process JobKeeper pays on Wednesday 29 April. This will include: Back-pay for 30 March to 12 April. Leave taken during this period will not be recredited. If you earnt less than $1500 you will be topped…
ASU at Dnata Catering Update – National Consultative Committee Meeting The National Consultative Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 6 May 2020. The NCC is a forum for ASU delegates to meet with national representatives from the company, and raise concerns or ask questions. We’ll be asking the company about the stand downs, JobKeeper…
Virgin Group workers joint mass meeting tomorrow 3.30pm AEST Tomorrow will be the first Virgin Australia creditors meeting. This is an important step in the administration process as we work together with the company, the administrators and the other creditors to get the best outcome for everyone. We are inviting you to a mass meeting…
Swissport threatens workers with redundancy! The ASU wrote to Swissport on 24 April 2020 demanding more information about the company’s threat to make 80% of its workforce redundant. Read our letter hear. Swissport’s shameful threats come in the same week that other ground-handlers were registering for the JobKeeper Scheme. This would pay the company $1500 each…
By now, you should have received information about the first Virgin Australia creditors meeting from Deloitte, to your work email address. We are asking that ASU members proxy to ASU representatives Emeline Gaske and Linda White at the first creditor’s meeting. As an individual creditor you are a small creditor, but by pooling the votes…
Jobkeeper at RACV Over the weekend RACV sent emails asking employees to complete a JobKeeper nomination form. This is a win for Union members who have been stood down, as it now means employees will receive a minimum of $750 (before tax) per week. If you have not been stood down, you should still complete the…
For the past two months the ASU and CPSU have been actively negotiating with SERCO for a fair new enterprise agreement. As you all know, the Unions had to drag SERCO to the negotiating table after they restructured operations, delayed bargaining and changed the job descriptions of many employees leading to job losses and pay…
By now, you should have received information about the first Virgin Australia creditors meeting from Deloitte, to your work email address. There are some important next steps in this process: Step 1: Proxy Forms We are asking that ASU members proxy to an ASU representative, Emeline Gaske, at the first creditor’s meeting. As individuals you…
It pays to be in the union! For the last three weeks the ASU along with other Australian unions have been campaigning relentlessly for a wage subsidy for workers to ensure members jobs are protected through the global pandemic. Three weeks ago Prime Minister Morrison refused to even consider a wage subsidy. But our hard…