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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...
Statement from ACTU President Michele O’Neil: Qantas’ announcement that they are outsourcing their entire groundhandling operations and cutting 2500 jobs is nothing short of devastating, and is further evidence that the Morrison Government has turned its back on...
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This is update number 3 in a series of updates that have been released over the past few months regarding Union member benefits which differ from non-union members, under the 2020 NSW Local Government (State) Award. Our first update (20/4/21) covered the Union Picnic...
Last Friday, your union was informed of the outcome of the ballot for the Variation to your HCF Enterprise Agreement (EA). With 82% of the workforce participating in the ballot, 93% voted yes to approve the variation to your EA. What does this mean for me? Your union...
Following the closure of EOIs for Flexible Working Arrangements (FWAs), Virgin have advised the USU/ ASU that they may not be in a position to accept some requests in Melbourne and Sydney. This is not good enough. The USU/ASU is committed to fight for all members who...
In line with the USU campaign “Council Services by Council Workers” opposing the overuse of contractors in Local Government and focusing on the ongoing need and demand to protect the future of council worker jobs, Canterbury Bankstown Council, one of the state’s largest merged Councils, has taken the vital step of bringing back their Waste and Cleansing Services in-house to be performed by Council workers.
This is a positive example of the Union’s vision for 2021 and beyond!
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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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