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When we updated you on JobKeeper payments and redundancies yesterday, we confirmed that Virgin Australia would be commencing JobKeeper payments from 30 March 2020 and re-crediting any annual leave or long service leave that team members have taken since 30 March 2020 as a result of being stood down.
After receipt of concerns from multiple members, USU Organiser Emily Callachor met with Kym Ward of the PSA along with USU Delegate Thea Wilkinson on April 7th, to discuss the approach taken by the PSA in relation to working from home versus working in the office.
The overwhelming majority of NSW councils have signed up to a workplace deal that will protect thousands of local government jobs during the current health crisis, providing job retention payments for workers unable to undertake their usual roles due to COVID-19 service closures.
With Local Government workers left out of the Federal Government’s JobKeeper Scheme the USU, along with other Local Government industry unions and the Employer’s Association LGNSW, have negotiated the Local Government (COVID-19) Splinter Award 2020. Find out what this means for you and which Councils have signed up.
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The USU/ASU has lodged disputes in the Fair Work Commission under the Helloworld and Qantas Holidays Enterprise Agreements challenging the company’s proposal that workers agree to accept a pay cut. Earlier this month, Andrew Burnes, the CEO and Managing Director of...
USU/ASU representatives met with the Federal Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, for a briefing on the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in priority industries, including airlines and airports, on Monday, 15 February 2021. The Federal Government, with...
Recently the USU called for members to finalise their claims for the Enterprise Agreement. USU Bargaining Representatives along with the nib Employee Representatives tabled a combined log of claims (below) to Management for consideration. All of the interests tabled...
Yesterday we launched the Keep Australia Flying report. We surveyed more than 500 workers in aviation about what impacts COVID had on them and what they needed to come through this crisis. What we heard was aviation workers have been doing it tough. Aviation workers...
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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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