Stand Downs at Qantas
Qantas has announced that 2500 workers would be stood down for at least two months from 18 August 2021. The USU/ASU met with Qantas on Thursday, 5 August for consultation about the stand down. Disappointingly, Qantas didn’t have answers for many important questions....
Be wary of the Transgrid Employee Engagement Survey
The USU has been advised that TransGrid has opened its Employee Engagement Survey. We advise that members should be extremely wary of completing this survey – you may be aware that TransGrid were provided a breakdown of voting within business units for the recent vote...
USU/ASU forces Government backflip on aviation funding – A big win for Qantas workers
Following yesterday’s announcement by Qantas that 2,500 Qantas workers would be stood down for 2 months from mid-August, the USU/ASU put pressure on the Federal Government to confirm that its newly announced $750 a week payment would be made available to all stood...
Jetstar confirms worker stand-downs to take effect mid-August
The Qantas Group has publicly announced that it is standing down 2500 workers from mid-August. The airline announced its decision without consulting the USU/ASU and there remain significant issues with the company’s approach. USU/ASU members have a lot of concerns and...
USU @ Essential Energy: EA Update
The Combined Unions met with Management on Thursday 29th July and tabled an offer to the Unions for consideration. While the offer is a good first offer, Management had not properly addressed all of the Union’s claims and some key claims in particular such as Job...
Central Coast Council review opens door to privatisation of local water and sewer services
The United Services Union has warned that Central Coast Council’s review into local water and sewerage operations is the first step in opening the door to the sell-off of these vital community services by the cash-strapped council. Central Coast Council, whilst under...
QANTAS UPDATE: ROSTER CHANGES AND VACCINE UPDATE
Qantas have made a number of announcements to staff in the last couple of days, once again failing to properly consult with staff about the major changes they are proposing. Roster Changes Qantas recently announced significant changes to its rostering practices...
WE NEED ANSWERS FROM QANTAS AND THE GOVERNMENT NOW!
Last night (Wednesday, 21 June) Qantas CEO Alan Joyce wrote to staff saying that the company could not guarantee that they would not be stood down in the near future. The CEO also stated that if stand downs were required, the company expects that support packages...
WE NEED ANSWERS FROM JETSTAR AND THE GOVERNMENT NOW!
On Wednesday, 21 July, Jetstar CEO Gareth Evans wrote to staff saying that the company could not guarantee that they would not be stood down in the near future. The CEO also stated that if stand downs were required, the company expects that support packages would kick...
