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As Greater Sydney and other parts of NSW experience prolonged lockdowns and workplace restrictions, it is important for members to be aware of the wage support available to them if they are adversely affected. In NSW Local Government wage support is available under...
At the Council meeting on 21 July 2021, Cumberland City Council voted to keep Children’s Services in house.
For over 12 months, USU members from Cumberland Council have been campaigning to keep Childcare Services in house. Council has called for tenders twice, and neither time did they satisfy the requirements.
A working group including the USU, Councillors, USU members and management have been working for the last seven months on ways to make the service financially viable.
We thank everyone in the working group, our members, Councillors, and the local community for helping to deliver this great outcome.
The two updates provided below for USU/ASU members cover the July 2021 Support Package as well as the Self-Isolation/Quarantine payments. 1. July 2021 COVID-19 Support Package: Information for USU/ASU members Recently the Federal Government together with State...
Almost 50,000 public servants employed in the local government sector will be the first in NSW to access paid vaccine leave under a deal struck with more than 100 councils. In a major incentive for one of the state’s largest workforces to get the jab, council...
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Members have been raising significant concerns over the lack of rostering over the Christmas period. Following recent conversations with Qantas, the company is provided better certainty around the upcoming rosters. Advance notice of Christmas rosters - Christmas...
Our truck hit the road to spread the word about our Council Services by Council Workers campaign and the Candidates at the upcoming local council elections who have signed the pledge to protect local services, jobs, and economies.
Your Union officials have a short time ago received a formal proposal from Council leadership in relation to resolving the ongoing Christmas Concession Days provision dispute. The Union asks all members to attend a Zoom meeting on the 30 of November to provide input...
Our truck hit the road to spread the word about our Council Services by Council Workers campaign and the Candidates at the upcoming local council elections who have signed the pledge to protect local services, jobs, and economies.
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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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