USU/ASU MEMBERS ARE WINNING AT QANTAS
USU/ASU members have won some improvements at Qantas Airports around classifications, rostering and leave. Qantas confirms that USU/ASU Level 3’s are not required to take payments. Qantas has confirmed that Level 4s are to take CM payments - Level 3 CSAs should not be...
Campaign launched! The USU’s campaign to protect council jobs from the threat of contracting
Looking around your workplace, how often do you see contractors, contractors who are completing the work traditionally completed by Council employees?
Over the years this has become an increasing problem in many Councils. While at times the use of contractors may be necessary for a specific project or where specialist skills or plant are required for short term situations, in other cases contractors are being used to replace full-time Council jobs rather than supplementing them on a short term basis where legitimately needed. The misuse of contract labour is a threat to secure council jobs.
For this reason the USU has made the decision to launch our campaign “Council services by Council workers”.
USU/ASU secures improved roster trial at Jetstar
n our last meeting with Jetstar, the USU/ASU and union delegates raised a number of issues on behalf of members. Jetstar has provided their responses which are below. Roster Publication Lead Time USU/ASU raised the inadequate notice in the roster publication time....
USU@Ausgrid: Member meetings
As previously advised, at a meeting of combined union delegates at Trades Hall in Sydney on May 4, your union received endorsement from your elected delegates to commence proceedings to lodge a Protected Action Ballot Order (‘PABO’) – our PABO will be a joint...
Rostering proposal: Virgin propose new roster pattern for Guest Services employees
Yesterday, the USU/ASU met with Virgin to discuss proposed new roster patterns for Guest Services employees. You will have received details of the proposals today – the USU/ASU want to understand your feedback so that we can consult further with Virgin. The...
NRMA Enterprise Agreement: EA UPDATE 2
The USU continues with negotiations for your new Enterprise Agreement and Management have provided a response for consideration on a number of your claims. The USU requests that you read and provide a response to these claims to your Union Official Melissa Pond so we...
Shine a light: Take our survey about Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Legal Industry.
Are you a USU/ASU member in the legal industry? If so, your voice and experience is central to your union’s campaign to end sexual harassment and bullying in the legal industry. Take our survey about Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Legal Industry here....
USU@Ausgrid: PROTECTED ACTION BALLOT ORDER
At a meeting of combined union delegates at Trades Hall in Sydney on May 4, your union received endorsement from your elected delegates to commence proceedings to lodge a Protected Action Ballot Order (‘PABO’) – our PABO will be a joint application with Professionals...
ROSTERING BULLETIN: Virgin abandoning 6/3 roster pattern for full-time Guest Services employees
The USU/ASU recently wrote to Virgin to notify the company of a dispute under your enterprise agreement after being told by members that Virgin is abandoning the 6/3 roster pattern for full-time Guest Services employees. As you know, there has been a longstanding...
