USU @ TransGrid: Enterprise Agreement Survey – have your say!
TransGrid Management have taken some time to go away and consider some points raised by the combined unions in the last round of negotiations. The USU thought it presented a good opportunity to come back to you to see if the most important claims to you are...
SAVING JOBS @ CUMBERLAND: COUNCIL BACKFLIPS ON STAFF BID
We have always been upfront with both council and our members. The USU has been 100% committed to assisting staff prepare an in-house bid. We have been in discussions with Council for weeks to try and make that happen. But on 16 September we were advised that...
Time to confirm that you mean what you say in writing, Jetstar
We have all been shocked by the Jetstar decision to outsource the work of Jetstar services staff working on the ramp in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide and Avalon. Around 350 staff will lose their jobs as a result of this decision which came without...
USU @ AFL: A SEAT THE THE TABLE!
As you may be aware, your union & the AFL had a conciliation conference at the Fair Work Commission yesterday, 14 September. A conciliation conference is a relatively informal setting in which the parties express their views before a Commissioner, who will then...
NPBS: “THE POINTY END” of the EA process
For the most of 2020 your USU EA negotiating team, consisting of USU Official Paul Sansom and Workplace Delegates Danni Hunt and Skye Ferfoglia were joined by other Employee Bargaining Representatives in attempting to get the best possible outcome for Union members...
NPBS: Changes to Saturday Trading – how it affects YOU!!
Your Union has been corresponding with NPBS Management to gain clarification on how employees will be affected when the Society closes many Branches on Saturdays commencing in October, 2020. From their responses we believe the following: Full Time employees will be...
Virgin Redundancy & LWOP offers to be made
USU/ASU delegates and organisers held further consultation meetings with management yesterday and we can now advise that Virgin will be making binding offers to everyone who expressed interest in redundancy or leave without pay (LWOP). The expressions of interest...
Auscript – Commission pay dispute update
On 1 September 2020 the ASU and Auscript participated in a second phone Conference before Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in the pay dispute. After hearing that a meeting between the parties on 20 August did not resolve the award minimum vs EA Bronze rate issue the...
Breaking: Bain Capital confirmed as new owner of Virgin Australia
The Second Creditors Meeting was held this morning and creditors overwhelmingly voted to endorse the sale of Virgin Australia to new owner Bain Capital. This is a significant milestone for USU/ASU members at Virgin as it means the company will continue to exist and...
