Local Government: Your Award Rights to taking your leave in flexible periods.
This is the first of two USU member updates dealing with annual and long service leave the next one will be released in several weeks and will deal with excess leave accruals and what your options are to access leave as well as to use excess leave in a manner that may...
2022 Greater Bank EA: Great result Achieved for USU members
Your Union has, with the assistance of Greater Bank Employee Nominated Bargaining Representatives, achieved a great result following negotiations for the new EA. The response to the employee survey provided Greater Management and the Employee Bargaining Group (EBG)...
Teacher’s Health: It’s a majority NO to 2.5%
The results are in from last Thursday's EA ballot. 88% of the 143 TFH employees who voted rejected managements latest offer. You have made your voices loud and clear to management - 2.5% does not go far enough and by leaving out our CPI clause means our security is...
Maurice Blackburn employees approve EA
The USU/ASU are pleased to advise that employees at Maurice Blackburn have overwhelmingly endorsed the Maurice Blackburn Employees’ Agreement 2021 negotiated by your union bargaining team. 99% of staff who voted said ‘YES’ to approve the proposed Agreement. This is a...
USU Newcastle Council Update on yet another Salary System slow down: NSW IRC Update
The USU welcomes all USU CN members to 2022! However, it is disappointing to report USU CN members are forced to continually deal with outstanding matters from 2021, including the CEO commitments from 2018! Following lengthy NSW IRC proceedings on 23rd December 2021 -...
USU@CHILDCARE: New Year, time to get sorted.
Now we’re all back, the Services are open, and we’ve settled in, it’s time to get things sorted. CHECK YOUR QUALS AND CERTS! Don’t rely on your employer. It’s time to check if your First Aid Certificate, Working with Children Check, accreditation or other...
TRANSGRID AGREEMENT: TIME TO VOTE YES
At a member meeting on 21 January, USU members voted to endorse the most recent offer relating to your Enterprise Agreement. As at today, we can advise that TransGrid management have been advised of this outcome. We can advise that the other unions have notified...
Teachers Health Agreement: Vote NO DEAL
An important message to all Teachers Health members. Voting for your new Enterprise Agreement opens today and closes at 11:59pm tonight. What's the deal? Despite 4 months of negotiations, management have stubbornly stalled on a 1-year 2.5% pay increase and are betting...
Careers at Council
There are over 50,000 people employed in local government across NSW. Employees with diverse career backgrounds work in over 300 different job roles in metropolitan, regional and rural areas to improve the services, wellbeing and economies of our local communities....
