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Upper Lachlan Shire Council has been accused of putting employees at risk of financial hardship and threatening the future viability of community services after refusing to sign up to an agreement that provides job security and income support during the COVID health...
The United Services Union is committed to a safe workplace for all of our members. The current Covid outbreak and lock down has changed many things we took for granted. That includes how we work. We remind members that all employers are required to comply with the...
Local government unions have praised the NSW Government’s COVID support package for local government, saying the financial support will not only save jobs, but ensure council’s retain skilled and experienced staff to continue delivering essential community services....
Recently the Federal Government together with State governments have announced several assistance packages designed to support workers and businesses in response to the current COVID-19 outbreaks. Â For Workers Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment A payment of $1,500 (for...
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There are over 50,000 people employed in local government across NSW. Employees with diverse career backgrounds work in over 300 different job roles in metropolitan, regional and rural areas to improve the services, wellbeing and economies of our local communities....
Following the recent round of USU Branch meetings across Northern NSW the Manager North Stephen Hughes was made aware of what appears to be an increasing trend of delegates reporting under resourcing and increasing workloads as a result. In a discussion with the Metro...
The USU was pleased with the initial hearing on these matters, held Friday 3rd December. It was broadly recommended by the Commission that the parties of the dispute – the Unions and Council, need to have further discussions. Observations of the USU were made that...
Why is Newcastle Council using a substandard Award to slash the pay of some of the lowest and precarious workers at the City of Newcastle? We do not know why! But we lodged matters in the NSW IRC to end this scandalous practice. Council recently “in-sourced” a...
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If you work in Local Government the USU is your union. The USU covers employees right across the local government industry.
The USU is a major union in the NSW energy industry. The occupations of USU members cover the range of occupations within the modern energy industry.
The USU represents workers employed as private sector clerical and administrative (C&A) employees in most industries.
The USU represents workers employed in the airlines industry, including Check-in Officers, Service Desk Officers, Ticket Sales Officers, Passenger Control Unit Officers.
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