AWARD 2023 UPDATE: Miscarriage Leave

Feb 6, 2023

This is the fifth member update in our series on the negotiations for the Local Government (State) Award 2023. The death of a baby at any stage of pregnancy can be a very sad and distressing time. Even at an early gestation, parents are already busy preparing for a...

Seven months of negotiations and Virgin Australia still not playing fair, it’s time for action

Feb 1, 2023

Your USU/ASU team has been negotiating your new enterprise agreement with VA for over seven months, and VA is still not putting fair offers on the table. The airline’s pay offer is 9% over three years (not a minimum of 13.6% as VA describes). In 2022, many VA workers...

Virgin Australia STILL holding back on pay offer

Dec 22, 2022

Virgin workers deserve fair pay now. Share your story about the impact of cost-of-living increases here. We are stepping up the pressure on Virgin Australia to force the airline to pay its worker’s fair pay. Your bargaining representatives have met with Virgin...

New Award! Congratulations to all Essential Water members

Dec 20, 2022

Congratulations to all Essential Water USU members on your new Award. Your delegates engaged in a well organised and thought-out bargaining campaign, and we believe have delivered excellent outcome for everyone. 56 eligible members voted and 54 of you voted to accept...