Joint agreed communication by Maurice Blackburn and USU/ASU on the new EA
Maurice Blackburn and the USU/ASU are pleased to announce that we have reached an in principle agreement on the terms of a new Enterprise Agreement. The USU/ASU will proceed to hold members meetings later this week and the intention is to hold a formal employee...
New Zealand DIA Enterprise Agreement Approved!
Congratulations to the New Zealand DIA negotiation team! Your hard work has paid off and now your new EA has been APPROVED by the Fair Work Commission. The EA was put to a new vote in July 2020 and was unanimously accepted. The EA provides for an equivalent of 17.5%...
2020 NSW Local Government State Award: New Clause to provide support to staff working unreasonable hours
With the introduction of the new Local Government (State) Award 2020 the following new clause has been added to provide support to staff who work unreasonable hours in completing work which takes too long because their workgroup is understaffed. Clause 9. Resourcing...
USU @ AFL: Information session
Following announcements made by Mr McLachlan on Monday 24 August regarding the future of AFL, the ASU will be hosting a second information session for USU/ASU members and non-members interested in joining. The session will commence at 6.15pm on Wednesday 26 August....
Proxies & Representation at the Upcoming 2nd Creditors Meeting
As a union member, your union along with all other members of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) made an application to the Federal Court of Australia with the support of Virgin Administrators and the Virgin management team to make sure all of our members...
Virgin Australia: Expressions of Interest open
Since Virgin publicly announced significant job losses on 5 August your USU/ASU representatives have been involved in extensive negotiations where we have tried to make the restructure process as fair and transparent as possible for Guest Services employees. We...
QANTAS AIRPORT EOIs UPDATE
The USU/ASU met with Qantas management for our second meeting to continue consultation about the expressions of interest and redundancies affecting airport and lounge staff on Monday, 17 August 2020. Management provided us with an update on the results of the EOIs for...
USU @ Central Coast: Bosses must comply with the Award
The USU was before the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission with a matter against Central Coast Council on 18 August 2020. Central to this dispute was the issue of Council Bosses not meeting with members who put in a grievance instead they write poor...
USU @ TransGrid Member Update 2: Dispute Talent Acquisition Policy
The USU recently updated you regarding the Talent Acquisition Dispute whereby all employees in deemed Critical Roles are now required to undergo Police and Terrorism checks every three years. The USU notified a dispute with TransGrid following numerous concerns raised...
