UPDATE: NSW Government’s Inquiry into the Ability of Local Governments to Fund Infrastructure and Services
Newcastle City Council have applauded the United Services Union’s submission to the inquiry...
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Local Government Industrial Updates
ARE YOU CONTEMPLATING RETIRING THIS YEAR? OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS? TIMING CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Recently the USU Manager North became aware of the intention of some long term USU members to...
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NAIDOC Celebrations – one day additional leave for NSW Local Government members
During NAIDOC week local government employees who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are entitled to an additional day of paid leave.
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USU LOCAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL UPDATE: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ARE YOU BEING PAID CORRECTLY?
This is a follow up industrial update from our previous one dated the 16th February 2023. The...
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USU LOCAL GOVERNMENT UPDATE – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ARE YOU BEING PAID CORRECTLY?
Under the NSW Local Government State Award all employees working in NSW Councils/Local Government...
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Local Government Award increase and bonus coming from your first full pay period after July 1st 2025!
Did you know that, as a local government worker you are getting a pay rise in July 2025 ? Thank...
Injured workers need our support, not roadblocks and red tape
The NSW State Government wants to fix the way we handle workplace psychological injury. The system isn’t working, and they are right to want to fix it. But the way they are going about it will hurt working people today and into the future.
ABC News: Shoalhaven City Council CEO resigns amid fears of job cuts to address spiralling debt
The CEO of a NSW council covering a large portion of the state’s south coast has resigned as...
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