Council services by Council workers UPDATE
The USU has been continuing to escalate our campaign against the misuse of contractors in local government taking work from day labour staff.
The information provided by our members and delegates regarding the abuse of contract labour has been critical in our campaign plan, and we encourage members and delegates to continue to send through this information.
USU@Transgrid: EA Vote – tell us about your experience
The vote on the Transgrid Enterprise Agreement was extremely close, with 411 votes approving the Agreement and 409 votes rejecting it. So that we can be satisfied that the vote wasn’t in any way compromised, we are asking our members to email us any concerns they...
USU @ AUSGRID: PROTECTED ACTION BALLOT – KEY DATES AND INFORMATION
The USU was granted the ability to conduct another ballot of members in relation to a Protected Action Ballot. With the unforeseen lockdown at the end of June having a significant adverse impact on participation the first time around, this ballot will be conducted...
USU @ SUTHERLAND: Negotiations for new Core Enterprise Agreement
The Union has received notification from Council that they wish to commence negotiations for a new Enterprise Agreement, commencing at the end of September 2021. In the correspondence received by the Union, Council has sought to impose a set of unacceptable principles...
USU @ Endeavour 97% vote YES to new agreement!
Your negotiating team is pleased to advise that members have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the new Agreement with a 97% yes vote. The new Agreement sees an enhancement on many of the conditions you enjoy. The headline outcomes of the new Agreement are: 3 pay...
USU @ TransGrid EA Update and Survey
Thank you to all who attended the USU update meeting on Tuesday 31stAugust. It was great to meet you all and thanks to all who provided their feedback following the meeting. As discussed in the meeting, the combined unions were to attend a meeting with Management on...
USU @ Endeavour: Negotiating Team endorses agreement
Your negotiating team is pleased to advise that members have overwhelmingly endorsed the Agreement that will soon be put to you to vote on. The new Agreement sees an enhancement on many of the conditions you enjoy. The headline outcomes of the new Agreement are: 3 pay...
LG Award: Only union members have access to industrial disputes in the Commission
This is update number 5 in a series of updates released over the past few months regarding Union Member Benefits which differ from non-union members under the 2020 NSW Local Government (State) Award. Our first update (20/04/21) covered the Union Picnic Day, our second...
USU@Ausgrid: New PROTECTED ACTION BALLOT. It’s vital you vote YES
As members will be aware, our postal ballot of members to endorse the options of Protected Action failed on participation rate. Whilst the yes vote itself showed great results, the stay at home orders enforced just prior to our ballots being posted greatly impacted on...
