ASU meets with Bain to demand return to good faith bargaining On Monday afternoon the ASU, along with other VA unions, met with Bain and Jayne Hrdlicka following last week’s shocking exit of Paul Scurrah as CEO (following months of promises to the contrary), and rumours about the airline moving to a low-cost model. We…
DetailsBain must come clean on plans for Virgin The ASU is incredibly concerned with today’s media reports that Bain are abandoning their commitment to keep Virgin a full-service airline, supporting a workforce of 6,000. We have today sought an urgent briefing from Bain seeking clarification on the commitments Bain gave to the workforce and to…
DetailsASU Challenges pay rates at PAL This week the ASU held members meetings about concerns raised by employees. Broadly, these concerns regarded lack of training and lack of support to deal with the work that is expected, as well as severe under staffing on busy shifts, leaving employees overworked and exposed to often angry and…
DetailsVirgin blows up negotiations with 4-year wage freeze proposal Your ASU representatives met with management on Tuesday to continue negotiations for the new Guest Services and GCC enterprise agreement. Management put a revised offer to us, stating it was a “very close to final” offer, and that if we don’t agree in the next week…
DetailsRecent JobKeeper payments made by Virgin Last week you will have received a new rate of JobKeeper payments but many members have reported a range of issues and significant confusion with the implementation. It is extremely disappointing that Virgin is still finalising individual eligibility despite knowing of the changes for several weeks. At a time…
DetailsRecent JobKeeper payments made by Qantas Last week you should have received a JobKeeper payment which appeared to be significantly less than previous fortnightly JobKeeper amounts you may have received over recent months. The Federal Government in its decision to extend the JobKeeper payments until March next year has cut back on the amounts to…
DetailsThe Morrison Federal Government has tonight just handed down the 2020 Federal Budget. So what does it all mean for you? Your union, the ASU has had experts locked away in the Government’s budget lockup so that we can bring you exclusive early insight and analysis about what the budget means for ASU members. This…
DetailsQF-QBT EOI update A meeting was held yesterday involving your Union Organisers, your ASU Delegates and senior Qantas management to discuss the outcomes of the recent EOI process and the next steps to be taken. Whilst the EOI process was open to all QF staff across the various QBT / HW operations nationally, in terms…
DetailsJobKeeper Changes & Extended Scheme The Federal Government has made some important changes to JobKeeper. The good news is that the JobKeeper Payment scheme has been extended until 28 March 2021 to ensure more Australians can stay in jobs and more businesses can survive the economic fallout of this pandemic. However, the bad news is…
DetailsThe Federal Government has made some important changes to JobKeeper. The good news is that the JobKeeper Payment scheme has been extended until 28 March 2021 to ensure more Australians can stay in jobs and more businesses can survive the economic fallout of this pandemic. However, the bad news is that as of 28 September…
DetailsMaurice Blackburn Employees Agreement 2020 has been voted upon and endorsed The ASU is pleased to announce that Maurice Blackburn employees nationally have participated in a vote and have agreed to the proposed Maurice Blackburn Employees’ Agreement 2020 negotiated by the Union. 98.8% of employees who voted last week, voted in favour of the Agreement.…
DetailsASU win! Federal sides with unions in Qantas JobKeeper case On 24 September 2020, the Federal Court ruled that Qantas misinterpreted S789GDA of the Fair Work Act when calculating JobKeeper payments. This is a landmark win for ASU members at Qantas. The ASU, along with the FAAA and TWU, brought the case after Qantas short-changed…
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