Transgrid EA: Laying our cards on the table
Following the NO vote from USU members to Transgrid’s last EA proposal, the USU Bargaining Committee have made some things clear at our last EA Meeting.
USU@AUSGRID: FWC UPDATE
When Ausgrid workers were expected to train their own replacements – is it any wonder our members supported the union in saying NO! The dispute went before the Fair Work Commission today.
QANTASLINK EA UPDATE
The Union would like to inform Qantaslink Group 2 members that enterprise bargaining proceedings will continue with management next week.
NSW Ambulance: Members win long running dispute
Following resolution of a long-running dispute, NSW Ambulance members will receive back pay for overtime shifts worked on a public holiday since February 2016.
Local Council Elections 2017
On Saturday 9 September it’s time to restore democracy. We are asking every candidate to sign our pledge supporting local jobs and services.
Have your say about libraries
To help us develop a plan for campaigns into the future, the USU is conducting a survey to ascertain the concerns of our members working in libraries.
No way Mr Ryan – Your 38 hours just aint flyin’
At a meeting last week at Holroyd Depot, Cumberland Council’s General Manager told outdoor workers they would need to work a 38 hour week.
Give everyone a say on their council mergers
Graeme Kelly argues that Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s council merger backflip reveals a dark truth about how politics in NSW now works: the best outcomes go to those with the deepest pockets.
Transgrid must negotiate in good faith
The combined unions ran a successful NO campaign around your Agreement on the grounds that many of you would have had members’ rights and conditions stripped from you via illegal, WorkChoices era Individual Employment Agreements.
