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Hilton Bombing: we will never forget

Feb 11, 2021

13 February marks the Anniversary of the tragic Hilton Hotel Bombing. In 1978, 3 workers were tragically killed by a bomb outside of the Hilton Hotel.

USU Metro Picnic Day 2021!

Feb 10, 2021

Picnic Day 2021 will be held at Taronga Park Zoo on Friday 12th March 2021 so make sure you don’t miss out.

AVIATION WORKERS & EMPLOYERS SEND FRESH APPEAL FOR ‘AVIATIONKEEPER’

Jan 22, 2021

Virgin and aviation companies today joined unions representing tens of thousands of workers in a fresh appeal to the Prime Minister to implement ‘AviationKeeper’, an extension to JobKeeper for all aviation workers beyond March. The 14 signatories to the letter first...

USU@Qantas: Below the Wing Outsourcing

Jan 22, 2021

Qantas is going full steam ahead with its plan to outsource TWU-covered workers below the wing. BTW workers will be made redundant between now and the end of March as the new ground handlers come on board. Qantas should be ashamed. In these difficult times, companies...

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Airlines members: Where do you stand on the COVID Disaster Payment and the Domestic Retention Payment?

Oct 13, 2021

The USU/ASU has written to the Deputy Prime Minister seeking urgent information about financial support for airline workers. Both the COVID Disaster Payment and Domestic Retention Payment are due to cease or become significantly reduced. We hope to have more...

Pledge for Candidates in Local Government Elections

Oct 9, 2021

The 2021 NSW Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday, 4 September 2021 have been postponed until 4th December 2021.

In the lead up to the election we will continue to seek support for our Council services by Council workers campaign. Find out who has signed our pledge to support local jobs and services.

USU/ASU wins commitment to keep service staff at airport

Sep 30, 2021

Qantas has told the USU/ASU that it wants to provide a level of on-airport service to customers. Instead of closing the service desk entirely, Qantas wants a ‘Service Hub’ that will be staffed by Level 4 employees. This is a win for USU/ASU members, who’ve been...

Council services by Council workers UPDATE

Sep 27, 2021

The USU has been continuing to escalate our campaign against the misuse of contractors in local government taking work from day labour staff.

The information provided by our members and delegates regarding the abuse of contract labour has been critical in our campaign plan, and we encourage members and delegates to continue to send through this information.

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