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The USU joins the ACTU and other unions in condemning a pre-election agenda being pushed by the business lobby to axe significant workplace rights for up to one million Australian workers. In an attack that will axe workers’ rights, the Australian Chamber of Commerce...
The Albanese government must step in and cover the staff entitlements of Rex workers who have been told not only they will lose their jobs but that they will miss out on their legal entitlements, says the union which covers front line customer service staff, the...
The United Services Union welcomes the Minns government’s commitment to inject $252 million into the state’s 128 local councils to employ 1,300 apprentices and trainees to fill gaping skills shortages. The next generation of mechanics, engineers, early childhood...
A council whose “out of control” spending includes $1 million a kilometre on footpaths was among those that appeared at a parliamentary inquiry on Monday asking for more power to increase rates. Northern Beaches Council says current funding arrangements, which limit...
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Newcastle City Council have applauded the United Services Union's submission to the inquiry highlighted that over recent decades critical local government services have been put at risk due to unsustainable funding models imposed on NSW Councils, such as the...
It’s Your right to Progress @ work A requirement of the Local Government (State) Award 2023 is that all Councils have a salary system that sets out the rates of pay for the various roles at Council. Each Council’s salary system must have a range of grades, and each...
In a shocking revelation, the NSW Ambulance service, despite its recent intake Emergency Medical Call Takers, finds itself embroiled in a crisis within its control rooms. The celebratory induction of new graduates is overshadowed by persistent concerns about...
Recently the USU Manager North became aware of the intention of some long term USU members to resign from their employment and to retire very soon. When questioned as to when they were planning to retire, both members indicated it would be in the next month or two....
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If you work in Local Government the USU is your union. The USU covers employees right across the local government industry.
The USU is a major union in the NSW energy industry. The occupations of USU members cover the range of occupations within the modern energy industry.
The USU represents workers employed as private sector clerical and administrative (C&A) employees in most industries.
The USU represents workers employed in the airlines industry, including Check-in Officers, Service Desk Officers, Ticket Sales Officers, Passenger Control Unit Officers.
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