NSW Local Government (State) Award 2020: Time to Vote
Watch our videos explaining the new Award: The current restrictions placed on gatherings will not allow the USU to hold our traditional 347 mass meetings of members at every Council across NSW who are covered by the 2020-2023 Award so we are holding a postal ballot to ensure you have a say. Please vote and return it in the supplied reply paid envelope as soon as you receive it.
NSW Local Government (State) Award 2020: Time to Vote
An important message from USU General Secretary about your Award 2020Watch our panel discussionsExplanation of the main clausesAs USU members know, the USU has been participating in ongoing NSW Local Government Award negotiations since August 2019 for the upcoming...
USU @ BLACKTOWN: Would You Work For Free?
At the staff consultative committee meeting held on Wednesday 3rd June 2020 Council advised a number of cost saving measures that will impact our members including: Reduction in hours of work for Managers and above from 35 hours per week to 34 hours per week and a...
Award 2020: It’s Time to Have Your Say
Click here to read our latest update As USU members know, the USU has been participating in ongoing NSW Local Government Award negotiations since August 2019 for the upcoming 2020 to 2023 NSW Local Government State Award due to commence, if voted in, from 1 July 2020....
AIRLINE UNIONS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION 4 June 2020
Airlines employees who work at Sydney Domestic Airport, there will be a campaign event and photo opportunity at Sydney Domestic Terminal 2 check-in on Thursday June 4, 2020. Organisers will be present from 9am onwards, invited speakers will address the rally at...
USU @ AUSGRID: Future-Proofing Jobs
As you may be aware, the combined unions met with Ausgrid CEO, Richard Gross, and EGM – Transformation, Kathrina Bryen, on Wednesday afternoon and into the evening. In these meetings, Ausgrid sought concessions from us relating to the management of annual leave and...
MB EBA Update and Taking of Annual Leave
Members will recall that in the 8 April Newsletter we informed you that MB management had because of the Covid-19 pandemic withdrawn the December 2019 EBA and Wage Offer (Offer) and delayed the EBA negotiations for some 5 weeks to see if the situation was any clearer...
AAE: Qantas needs to consult if it wants to get rosters and stand downs right
Qantas isn’t getting the stand downs and rosters right at Qantas Freight and AAE. USU/ASU members have told us about short-staffed shifts and late notice call-ins. Some workers are rostered every week, while others haven’t seen anything in two months. In some ports,...
Flywell — is it just a fancy name?
Earlier this week you may have seen a big announcement by Qantas management about the so called “Flywell” scheme they have devised to get domestic flying back to as close as normal as soon as possible. Of course everyone wants that but it is hard not to be a bit...
