Your Jetstar National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with the company again on 10th December 2014 and we had a long in-depth discussion on their current offer to settle the EBA. There are still a lot of issues that are outstanding that need Jetstar to change their position on or clarify. Outstanding is: Proper classification of…
DetailsThere’s not much good news to come out of last Thursday’s negotiations. The pay offer hasn’t improved and we still can’t get a straight answer on many important conditions. It’s becoming clear that Toll dnata management aren’t taking your pay and conditions seriously. It’s a big call but we’re giving this year’s Grinch award to…
DetailsWhy the ASU recommends a NO Vote? The ASU is recommending a NO vote because we believe the proposed Agreement should: Give employees more than CPI per year wage increases; Rex has proposed the gift share scheme and the profit share scheme but without the minimum payment of 2% this will mean that in a…
DetailsASU members have raised concerns with processes unfolding across Malaysia Airlines Australia which could have a significant effect on their futures without any real explanation. The ASU met nationally with Malaysia Airlines Tuesday 13th January 2015 regarding the Talent Review Program and the accompanying questionnaire. The ASU sought answers from Malaysia Airlines, Australian management regarding:…
DetailsYour Jetstar National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with the company on 14th January 2015 and we are pleased to report we have made real progress and feel we are getting closer to an offer to settle the EBA which members can consider. We know the devil is always in the detail but we are pleased…
DetailsStaff at Helloworld have the opportunity to negotiate a new agreement in 2015. The new agreement will cover all wages and conditions, like sick leave, annual leave and your pay rise. The Australian Services Union (ASU) has negotiated many agreements across the travel and airline industry including your previous agreement, and for companies like Qantas…
DetailsThe Singapore Airlines Enterprise Agreement 2013 (Incorporating Singapore Airlines Cargo) expires on 31st March 2015. Singapore Airlines has circulated the Notice of employee representational rights. This Notice sets out some of the rights of employees during the bargaining process. In the Notice you will see that you are entitled to appoint a bargaining representative to…
DetailsToday’s media has been flooded by stories about the Productivity Commission’s Review into the Fair Work Act. But what does it mean for you? For some time employers and their associations have been lobbying the Federal Liberal Government to look at amending the Fair Work Act’s provisions for workers, particularly in reference to penalty rates.…
DetailsOur rights at work are again under attack from the Abbott Government and employers. We can’t stand by while the Abbott Government destroys our living standards…. cutting wages, conditions and our rights at work, slashing Medicare and hiking up the cost to see a doctor, introducing $100,000 university degrees, cutting the ABC and our public…
DetailsToday your ASU representatives met with Qantas to discuss a range of issues associated with Qantas’ decision last year to close the Melbourne and Brisbane call centres. Melbourne Rostering Discussions to Continue Many staff on the multi shift-work roster have been angered about plans to reduce the spread of hours in Melbourne from 24 hours…
DetailsOn Wednesday 11 February your representatives met with the company to continue the EBA negotiations. Whilst we were hopeful of moving towards finalising the EBA it would appear that the company wanted to take an adversarial approach towards the discussions. The Unions and your delegates quickly formed the view that the company was not there…
Details