23 March 2023 The Australian Services Union has secured an agreement with Oxfam Australia to introduce a four-day, 30-hour working week at full-time pay – the first such arrangement affecting full-time employees in Australia to be formalised within an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. Oxfam, which has 97 full-time and 37 part-time employees in Australia, of which…
Union win: workers secure Qantas paid parental leave deal The Australian Services Union has negotiated an industry-best paid parental leave deal at Qantas, on behalf of workers. The scheme will include 18 weeks of Primary Carer’s leave, as well as 10 weeks of Secondary Carers leave, making it among the best in Australia. In addition,…
Will the four-day work week become the new norm? A four-day working week is inching closer to reality for Oxfam workers, with the ASU and the organisation agreeing to a trial. While negotiations are yet to be finalised, it is expected that a pilot will be co-designed by management, staff, and the union and will…
MEDIA STATEMENT: Qantas pay offer still below inflation, with strings attached The Australian Services Union says it will continue to push on behalf of Qantas workers for fairer pay and conditions after the airline tabled a modest increase of its original pay offer – up from 2% to 3% pay increases, which remains under inflation.…
MEDIA STATEMENT Thursday, 29 October 2020 Qatar Airways must apologise to Australian passengers for unacceptable treatment Download the official Media Statement here. The Australian Services Union – Private Sector Branch is outraged by the treatment of female passengers, including Australian citizens prior to boarding a flight from Doha to Sydney on October 2.…
Dear Prime Minister, Download or print letter to PM here We write to you regarding the impact of the pandemic outbreak. As employers and unions representing tens of thousands of workers and suppliers across aviation, we stress that the situation has become dire and requires urgent attention, beyond the first assistance package. With the cancellation…
As the airline industry braces for its most significant challenge in over a decade the Australian Services Union has called on employers to invest in their workforce through the tough times. Download Media Release here. Secretary of the ASU’s Victorian Private Sector Branch Matt Norrey said with the increased restrictions on air travel it’s important…
The ASU has written to all employers asking them to get behind the Global Climate Strike on September 20. Young people are standing up to be counted. They are showing leadership beyond their years and are taking action where the leaders of this Country (and other Countries) have failed. The so-called adults in the room…
The ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch on behalf of our members is proud to support the school strikers’ call for a Global Climate Strike on September 20 and the young leaders who are demanding real and immediate action on climate change. The school strikers are everything that young Australians should be – passionate, active and…
The ASU has welcomed the launch of a new Call Centre Code with the Victorian Government, describing it as best practice for government procurement of outsourced call centre services. The Call Centre Code dictates minimum standards in the call centre industry, a large employer with an important role in providing many essential government services. It…
The Menzies Sydney and Melbourne Airport EBA expires on 31 January 2017. So that ASU can make claims that reflect the views of members covered by the next agreements we hope you will fill out this short survey about what you think is important to include in the next agreement. The results of the survey…
Qantas ground staff EBA ground-breaking The new Qantas ground staff EBA has been hailed as ground-breaking by the union leadership following a 93% vote in favour of the EBA by members. As well as pay increases, the EBA contains domestic and family violence leave and family friendly provisions which help address retirement income inequality. The…
In all the talk of age pensions, political deals and savings measures, we often forget the group in our society most negatively affected by cuts to safety nets: our women. Click here to view full article. Source: Working Life
The Australian Services Union says Transburban has outsourced 50 of its call centre jobs to the Philippines. The union is holding a protest this afternoon outside the Transurban offices at Docklands. Union spokeswoman Ingrid Stitt told Neil Mitchell the fight to save jobs isn’t over. “It’s approximately 50 jobs, it’s actually in the Salmat call centre that Transurban…
The Australian Services Union has today called on Transurban to stand by Australian workers as its call centre supplier, Salmat announced it will axe around 50 jobs from its call centre in Melbourne and offshoring jobs to Manila. ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch Secretary, Ingrid Stitt, said that the move by Salmat was simply unconscionable…
The Australian Services Union Victoria, Private Sector Branch has strongly condemned the Federal Government’s planned cuts to Paid Parental Leave in a move that will see around 80,000 working mothers lose support. The ASU says that the government’s $967.7 million cuts will mean that tens of thousands of mothers will be left without any government…
The Cricket World Cup again proved a boon to Qantas in March, helping to strongly push up domestic yields as higher passenger loads also buoyed international yields. The airline said Qantas International and Jetstar International reported a “strong improvement’’ in revenue per available seat kilometre. March passenger numbers at Qantas International were up 7.6 per…
The Australian Services Union Victoria, Private Sector Branch has welcomed an agreement that has been reached between the State Government, Jetstar and Avalon Airport that ensures the airline will continue to operate services from the airport for the next 10 years. The new 10 year agreement will see the number of daily flights operating from…
Laws that benefit women in the workplace need to be strengthened so that female staff are less dependent on an employer’s whim. Not too many people will be surprised by Tony Abbott’s decision to ditch his signature policy on paid parental leave. It was an unpopular policy that seemed to disproportionately favour women who needed…
The Australian Services Union Victorian Private Sector Branch (ASU) will host a forum of local state election candidates in Geelong tomorrow morning to discuss the future of Avalon Airport because current state government support is due to expire in April 2015, leaving the future of the Avalon Airport operation uncertain. ASU Branch Secretary, Ingrid Stitt,…
The Australian Services Union Victorian Private Sector branch will protest at the Qantas AGM in Melbourne tomorrow, calling on the company to reverse its decision to offshore call centre jobs to New Zealand. ASU Victorian Branch Secretary Ingrid Stitt said that over 500 Victorian ground staff and support roles have been made redundant since February…
The Australian Services Union slammed Qantas for creating new call centre positions in New Zealand when its Melbourne call centre operations are set to close mid next year. ASU Victorian Assistant Branch Secretary, David Leydon, said that the union has sought transparency from the company throughout the process but that this shows that Qantas is…
Supermarket chain Coles has confirmed it will axe almost 440 jobs from its Melbourne support centre. A statement from the Australian Services Union said the magnitude of the losses was deeply worrying.
After much speculation, Coles has today confirmed with the Australian Services Union the parameters of its massive restructure this morning in its Tooronga offices in Melbourne. ASU Branch Secretary, Ingrid Stitt, says that she is glad that jobs will not be offshored but still maintains that job losses of this magnitude is deeply worrying in…
Coles will slash up to 600 jobs from its Toorak office, a union fears. The Australian Services Union has called on Coles to clarify reports of the job losses, expected to be announced tomorrow.
Fairfax media has reported today that Coles plans to cut between 500 and 600 jobs from its head office in Melbourne tomorrow as part of a renewed efficiency drive. ASU Branch Secretary, Ingrid Stitt, received no notification from the company, but says that if it is accurate, the union will seek information from Coles about…
Qantas announced a record loss of $2.84 billion for the 2013/14 financial year as it has emerged the airline was losing $89 per second. Australian Services Union secretary Ingrid Stitt said the Qantas loss announced today was concerning. She called for Mr Joyce to be sacked.
The Australian Services Union has accused Qantas management of driving Australia’s national airline into the ground following a $2.84 billion loss statement announced this morning. ASU Victorian Branch Secretary, Ingrid Stitt, says the current board’s position in support of Alan Joyce’s plans for the airline is untenable, and that Qantas management needs a plan for…
ASU Private Sector Secretary, Ingrid Stitt, said Target’s decision to outsource the work was a “slap in the face” for staff who had stuck by the company after last year’s loss job losses.
Target has cut 23 jobs from its head office in the Victorian city of Geelong, just over a year after making more than 250 employees redundant.
The Australian Services Union said Target intended to outsource a number of functions and refused to confirm or deny whether the outsourced jobs would be offshore.
The Australian Services Union has condemned the decision to axe another 23 jobs from its North Geelong head office, after having made over 250 workers redundant just over a year ago. ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch Secretary, Ingrid Stitt, said that today is a sad and difficult time for the workers and their families who…
A COMPROMISE bill to change the Qantas Sale Act hasn’t left the flying kangaroo jumping for joy and the carrier will keep lobbying for a full repeal of the legislation. Despite claims by Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss that the changes went “some way to easing restrictive ownership provisions on Qantas”, market reaction to the…
The Australian Services Union Victorian Private Sector Branch has expressed outrage at the decision by Qantas to close down the Melbourne and Brisbane call centres. The Victorian call centre is based in Camberwell and employs 320 Victorians, and the Brisbane call centre employs 270. ASU Victorian Branch Secretary Ingrid Stitt said this is a short-sighted…
Australian Services Union secretary Ingrid Stitt talks to Neil Mitchell about a “black day”
A major union is threatening strike action after Qantas announced it is axing 5000 jobs over three years.
Qantas will axe 5000 jobs, ditch unprofitable routes and retire ageing gas-guzzling planes, in the biggest shake up of its operations since it was floated.
The Australian Services Union (Victorian Private Sector branch) labelled the Qantas decision to shed employees as short sighted and has vowed to fight for every job. ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch Secretary Ingrid Stitt said that the Qantas announcement is devastating for the hard working staff. “It’s outrageous that so many Qantas staff are going…