Qantas Freight says it doesn’t need your tick of approval!
At the consultation meeting on 4 February 2021, Qantas Freight management told USU/ASU representatives that the restructure doesn’t need the tick of approval from USU/ASU members. They told us that management makes the decisions, not USU/ASU members. Qantas must...
IMPORTANT MEETING: For all USU/ASU members in airlines on JobKeeper & AviationKeeper
There is an important meeting for all USU/ASU members who work in airlines this Wednesday 10 February at 7pm AEDT – register here now. COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on USU/ASU members who work for airlines or in ground handling. It is clear that aviation...
GUEST SERVICES: ASU SEEKS AN EXPLANATION FROM VIRGIN
USU/ASU officials have sought an urgent meeting with Virgin about their plans to send out an EOI to Cabin Crew for work in Guest Services. The USU/ASU believes that any such EOI will cause unnecessary distress to USU/ASU members who are waiting for advice from Virgin...
Helloworld are trying to cut workers’ pay
Andrew Burnes, the CEO and Managing Director of Helloworld Travel, has sent personalised emails to Helloworld workers asking them to agree to accept a pay cut. The email does not provide details regarding the extent of the proposed pay cut – that job was handballed to...
Corporate & Head Office: VIRGIN COMMENCES CONSULTATION WITH THE UNION
The ASU attended a meeting with Virgin earlier this week about recent announcements regarding redundancies in Virgins Corporate and Head Office teams. Virgin has announced 350 redundancies at its Corporate and Head Office in Brisbane. We received a briefing from the...
FWC approves Virgin’s new Guest Services and Guest Contact Centre EA
We are pleased to advise that the Fair Work Commission has approved the new Virgin Australia & ASU Guest Services & Guest Contact Centre Agreement 2020. On 2 February 2021 the Fair Work Commission approved your new enterprise agreement. This means it will come...
ROSTERING BULLETIN: USU/ASU demands that Jetstar provide answers
The USU/ASU met with Jetstar last Friday to continue to negotiate an alternative set of rostering principles for Stand Down. We expected to be in a position to review Jetstar’s proposal for dealing with annual leave while no projected rosters are in place. Despite...
USU @ Work: Workplace Safety – Drug and Alcohol Testing
Almost a decade ago the USU raised the issue with the NSW Local Government Employer’s Association (LGNSW) of the need to negotiate, trial and adopt a recommended Industry policy and procedure for Drug and Alcohol Testing for NSW Councils. Several Councils in the...
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: CORPORATE & HEAD OFFICE RESTRUCTURE
USU/ASU members are very concerned about recent announcements regarding redundancies in Virgins Corporate and Head Office teams. Yesterday, Virgin announced 350 redundancies at its Corporate and Head Office in Brisbane. We condemn this decision and the way the...
