It’s time to bargain, Qantas

The ASU is calling on Qantas to come to the bargaining table and negotiate EBA 12 with the ASU. Negotiations for the new enterprise agreement were to commence in 2020. Due to COVID-19, Qantas and the ASU agreed to delay bargaining and focus on the impact of the pandemic. But now it’s time for us to get on with negotiations.

We have served Qantas with the ASU member Log of Claims endorsed by ASU members and your ASU delegates from around the country are ready to get to work on improving our pay and conditions.

Qantas trying to cut safety net for SPGs

Qantas has written to the ASU and proposed to exclude all the Senior Professional Group (SPGs) from the new enterprise agreement. This is despite these workers being covered by the enterprise agreement for decades, and despite the airline initially agreeing to include SPGs in EBA 12.

The ASU has told Qantas we don’t agree and negotiations for ALL workers covered by EBA 11 need to start.

We have had strong feedback from SPGs and other members that they want to ensure all current workers remain covered by the new EBA. If the ASU were to agree to carve out SPG positions, it would undermine their right to collectively bargain, give away hard-earned working conditions for our SPG members and weaken our overall position.

Let’s get on with it

The $5,000 bonus is being used as an incentive to divide and conquer by promising payment to some workers but seeking to remove conditions from others. Despite all the goodwill from workers during the pandemic and the current labour shortages, Qantas has still not paid the last 2018 bonus to employees.

The airline has taken extreme action against ramp workers and cabin crew, and they may continue to seek to exclude SPGs or cut other working conditions for ASU members. The best way to improve and protect your working condition is to be active in the ASU.

It’s time for Qantas to get to work negotiating with the ASU and rewarding its workers for carrying the airline through COVID-19.

If you or your colleagues aren’t already members of the ASU, we encourage you to join your union today https://www.asu.asn.au/asujoin. If you require any support or additional information, please contact your local ASU delegates or ASU organiser at: