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This is an important article which discusses why the failure to include local councils in the JobKeeper scheme will undermine the economic and social impact these policies are meant to have.
Local councils not only play a huge role in keeping communities functioning – they’re also a major job provider in most areas. We want to share this transcript with USU members because many of the issues discussed affect Local Government members right across NSW.
USU Organiser Emily Callachor wrote to HCF requesting an assurance from them that should a complete lockdown be ordered.
The United Services Union has applauded City of Sydney Councillors who voted to reverse last week’s heartless decision to cease paying hundreds of casual and part-time staff amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Almost a decade ago the USU raised the issue with the NSW Local Government Employer’s Association (LGNSW) of the need to negotiate, trial and adopt a recommended Industry policy and procedure for Drug and Alcohol Testing for NSW Councils. Several Councils in the...
USU/ASU members are very concerned about recent announcements regarding redundancies in Virgins Corporate and Head Office teams. Yesterday, Virgin announced 350 redundancies at its Corporate and Head Office in Brisbane. We condemn this decision and the way the...
After lodging a Stand Down dispute in the Fair Work Commission earlier this week, the union today met with Jetstar and participated in conciliation facilitated by the Commission to negotiate the airline’s rostering principles for 2021.  The USU/ASU is concerned that...
Your USU/ASU representatives met with management on Wednesday to discuss fairer rostering arrangements for guest services workers at Virgin. We all know that COVID-19 has brought unprecedented uncertainty to borders and flying schedules, and we want to work with...
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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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