USU/ASU win! Jetstar agrees to honour the shift swap conditions in your EBA
A week ago Jetstar agreed to start honouring the shift swap conditions in your EBA. Many USU/ASU members reported that the ability to arrange like-for-like swaps in Webroster was no longer available. We believe that Work Force Planning directed ADM’s to communicate to...
UPDATE: Consultation cancelled @ Central Coast – USU Takes further action in the NSW IRC
The USU, your Union, provides further updates from our proceedings before the New South Wales Industrial Commission. Social Distancing & Grievance Processes The Union escalated proceedings to the Commission as Council did not meet with a USU Member and your Union...
Consultation at Airports continues
On Friday 10th July 2020 your USU/ASU reps and officials had our second meeting with Qantas airports management about the expression of interest process the company is proposing for USU/ASU covered redundancies at Australian airports and lounges. Qantas management has...
USU@ Cubic: To vary, or not to vary?
The USU was invited to a consultation meeting late on Monday, to occur on Tuesday 7 July 2020. The outcome of the consultation meeting was to advise of Cubic’s intention to vary the Enterprise Agreement (EA). Within the last two months, you would have received an...
USU/ASU win – Fair Work Commission tells Qantas to talk to USU/ASU about Jobkeeper
As previously reported we believe that Qantas has been stealing penalty rates by counting them against the wrong JobKeeper top-up. This means workers lose money when they work one pay period but don’t work the next. This week your USU/ASU took the Qantas to the Fair...
We have met with Jetstar about airline restructuring
Following announcements made by Alan Joyce to the media about restructuring the group airlines, USU/ASU delegates and organisers met with Jetstar management on 1 July 2020 to get an initial briefing about the impacts to management teams at airports, as well as JOCC...
Qantas Airport delegates meet with management
USU/ASU Qantas airport delegates and officials had our first meeting with Qantas airport senior management on Monday 6th July via videoconference to discuss how the announcement by Alan Joyce on 25th June 2020 will affect USU/ASU members in customer service roles at...
USU@Slater & Gordon: EA Negotiations further delayed because of pandemic but job classification review commences
We sent you a newsletter around the 8 April 2020 informing you that both the USU/ASU and S&G management had agreed to postpone the EA negotiations because of the effects of Covid-19. We also said we would meet regularly with management and discuss whether the time...
Consultation cancelled @ Central Coast: USU Takes Action in the NSW IRC
The USU, your Union, along with our colleagues at the LGEA have lodged proceedings before the New South Wales Industrial Commission. The USU and LGEA are seeking orders to ensure Council upholds their commitment to undertake a genuine consultation process regarding...
