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Congratulations to USU member Dave McDonald from Inner West Council on 50 years union membership. Dave joined in 1970 as a concreter at Marrickville Municipal Council. His reason for joining was that his family, friends and work colleagues were all strong supporters...
Unions have lodged a formal dispute against the AFL before the industrial umpire, accusing the league of imposing a major restructure and hundreds of job cuts without engaging in genuine consultation.  The legal escalation follow’s AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan’s...
Current as at 26 August 2020: As you may already be aware on 21 July 2020 the Federal Government extended the JobKeeper Payment scheme until 28 March 2021 to ensure more Australians can stay in jobs and more businesses can survive the economic fallout of this...
On 25 August 2020, Qantas Group made the shocking announcement that it intends to consider outsourcing Australian Airport ground operations performed by Qantas Airlines, QGS and Jetstar Services staff working in ramp, baggage handling and fleet presentation at 11...
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Qantas have made a number of announcements to staff in the last couple of days, once again failing to properly consult with staff about the major changes they are proposing. Roster Changes Qantas recently announced significant changes to its rostering practices...
Last night (Wednesday, 21 June) Qantas CEO Alan Joyce wrote to staff saying that the company could not guarantee that they would not be stood down in the near future. The CEO also stated that if stand downs were required, the company expects that support packages...
On Wednesday, 21 July, Jetstar CEO Gareth Evans wrote to staff saying that the company could not guarantee that they would not be stood down in the near future. The CEO also stated that if stand downs were required, the company expects that support packages would kick...
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.
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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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