The ASU has lodged disputes in the Fair Work Commission under the Helloworld and Qantas Holidays Enterprise Agreements challenging the company’s proposal that workers agree to accept a pay cut. Earlier this month, Andrew Burnes, the CEO and Managing Director of Helloworld Travel, and Alex Trifonidis, General Manager of HR at Helloworld, contacted some Helloworld…
ASU representatives met with the Federal Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, for a briefing on the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in priority industries, including airlines and airports, on Monday, 15 February 2021. The Federal Government, with the support of the states, is responsible for rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine. They are prioritising high-risk…
This weekend has brought back familiar challenges. Uncertainty and rapid changes caused by COVID is difficult to say the least. As Victoria has swung into a circuit breaker lockdown to get ahead of the current situation, your union has also continued in our fight to bring certainty for our members in aviation. Right now members…
The Slater and Gordon (S&G) EBA negotiations have resumed following the Christmas/New Year’s break. The first meeting for 2021 occurred on February 4 and the next meeting is scheduled for February 18. Meetings usually occur on a fortnightly basis. We had a number of meetings in 2020, but then some key HR personnel left the…
Tonight airlines members came together online to fight for AviationKeeper and to extend JobKeeper for all aviation workers. We came together as union members to launch our campaign Keep Australia Flying because no worker should be left behind by this crisis. Your union is campaigning for ongoing income support and wage subsidies for the aviation…
Keep Australia Flying Report Today we launched the Keep Australia Flying Report. We surveyed more than 500 workers in aviation about what impacts COVID had on them and what they needed to come through this crisis. What we heard was aviation workers have been doing it tough. Aviation workers are highly skilled and know what…
A number of ASU members have realised that they were not paid for Public Holidays, for which they ordinarily would of worked, over the Christmas New Years Period. Employees who queried why they were not paid for these days, were told by Serco payroll that they were not entitled to Public Holiday Pay, despite being…
We hear about strategic planning sessions all the time, but what is it and how do you do it? Have no fear, ASU is here with one of our most popular courses from 2020, all about strategic planning. Launch into Leadership: Introduction to Strategic Planning This webinar examines the foundations of strategic planning and the success factors…
Before work starts to get busy again, now is the perfect time to brush up on your IT skills! Whether you’re new to Excel or want to learn how to really harness its power – we have the whole range of courses to help you become an Excel Expert! Become an Excel Expert– for all…
Jetstar waited until Christmas Eve to notify staff about new periods of Stand Down. As soon as we became aware of border closures taking effect in December, ASU officials urgently sought information from Jetstar about the impact to members. Jetstar made numerous excuses for delaying their advice and did not advise us they would start…
2020 is finally behind us. Now it’s time to take control of where you want to be in 2021! If a change in career is on the cards for you, we’ve got a full range of courses to help you land your next job! Launch Your Next Career Move: How to Land Your Next Job Did you…
Virgin contacted the ASU late last week about Guest Services staff shortages. The Company did not anticipate reaching the number of hours of work that they currently have to cover until late 2021. For now, this is an issue that affects work in MEL, ADL & BNE but it could expand to other ports in…