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USU/ASU members will have awoken to news this morning that Virgin Australia has taken the decision to halt trading and there is ongoing speculation about a federal government bail out of the airline. We know that the airline has been struggling for some time, so this is serious.
Hornsby Council is currently exploring the possibility of voluntary leave arrangements for staff in order to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Based on feedback from members it appears that these proposals were causing uncertainty and anxiety amongst members.
The Federal Parliament has now passed legislation and created the JobKeeper wage stimulus package.
The federal government has now extended its childcare funding to council-run services. This follows the announcement this morning that the NSW government was ensuring the continued operation of 260 council-run childcare centres with its own crisis package.
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On 11 March the Federal Government announced a support package for the tourism and aviation sectors. We immediately wrote to Emirates Airlines seeking information about the impact this would have on its workforce, including commitments around rostering, stand downs...
USU/ASU delegates and officials have been meeting regularly with Virgin to deal with member concerns about shift cancellations due to lockdown/border closures and other resourcing issues. While we all hope that there will be no further snap lockdowns and border...
After meeting number 18 was conducted on February 18, we provided you with an update as to the progress of negotiations to replace your Enterprise Agreement. After meeting number 20 was held last Thursday (4/3) we write to provide a further update on progress over the...
As members would be aware, the Government has announced several reviews in the wake of the allegations made by Brittany Higgins. One of the reviews – led by Stephanie Foster of PM&C – is into procedures and processes following a serious incident in the work place....
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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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