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Airline workers need predictable and stable rosters!
28 August 2023
You deserve the right to predictable and stable rosters. Balancing work and home life is essential for everyone. We all want to work hard and feel rewarded in our jobs, but we also need to spend quality time with family and friends, care for our loved ones, enjoy hobbies, exercise,…
Your JobSeeker Questions, Answered
23 March 2021
Recently, the Federal Government have made changes to both JobKeeper and JobSeeker. The Federal Government have confirmed they will not extend JobKeeper beyond the 28th of March 2021 leaving many workers uncertain about their future. We’ve put together the most up to date information about JobSeeker to answer some questions…
BEFORE the pandemic hit, Australian airlines carried roughly five million passengers on domestic routes each month. The Morrison government’s announcement of 800,000 discounted airline tickets as a replacement for the axed JobKeeper program is therefore being rightfully treated with scorn and anger – it represents less than two weeks of…
Government turns its back on airline workers
11 March 2021
The Australian Services Union today condemned the Federal Government’s replacement for JobKeeper as “welfare for business”. Emeline Gaske, Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Services Union - the largest union representing workers in the aviation industry - said the Government’s decision not to tie industry assistance to jobs was a…
Keep Australia Flying – campaign launch
23 February 2021
The ASU is campaigning for ongoing income support and wage subsidies for the aviation sector to make sure aviation workers and our industry are supported through this crisis and the COVID-19 recovery. We have launched our campaign to Keep Australia Flying because nobody should be left behind by this crisis.…
Virgin and aviation companies today joined unions representing tens of thousands of workers in a fresh appeal to the Prime Minister to implement ‘AviationKeeper’, an extension to JobKeeper for all aviation workers beyond March. The 14 signatories to the letter first campaigned for AviationKeeper support in a previous letter to…
Save Aviation in Australia
22 April 2020
You will have heard yesterday that Virgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration. The ASU has been working hard since the COVID-19 crisis began to protect the jobs and entitlements of all of our members in airlines, and to save Virgin Australia and the jobs of 16,000 people who work…
Letter to PM from aviation unions & employers
19 March 2020
Dear Prime Minister, We write to you regarding the impact of the pandemic outbreak. As employers and unions representing tens of thousands of workers and suppliers across aviation, we stress that the situation has become dire and requires urgent attention, beyond the first assistance package. With the cancellation of most…
The Transport Workers’ Union and Australian Services Union have written to the Federal Government in a joint appeal to urgently intervene to save jobs and companies in aviation. As Qantas massively cuts its flights and all aviation companies scale back operations, the unions wrote to the Prime Minister asking for…
ASU and TWU letter to PM
17 March 2020
Now is not the time for the government to sit on its hands. Assistance and support to the industry must focus on protecting the jobs of workers not simply propping up companies. We urgently call on the government to meet with us and act to save the airlines industry. Dear…
The ASU would like to advise our members at Regional Express that your new EBA has been approved by Fair Work Commission and took effect as of Friday 3rd May 2019. There are a raft of improvements to this new EBA that staff should have an understanding of to ensure…
The results are in, and your new Rex EBA has been voted up!
24 August 2018
With a majority of 76% of voters approving the agreement it has been given the green light. Parties involved will now commence lodgement with the Fair Work Commission to get the agreement approved and in effect. There has been quite a backlog of agreements in the commission of late and…
REX EA NEGOTIATIONS - END IN SIGHT
20 April 2018
Negotiations at Rex between the ASU and management have nearly come to a close. It is hoped the new agreement will be ready for staff to view and be put out for a vote in the next few weeks. Final discussions are taking place surrounding the change that Rex sought…
Moving closer to a better deal from REX
09 November 2017
The Union and other interested parties met with REX on Tuesday 31st October. After further discussions including access to Annual Leave, Management have reviewed their final proposals. There is now only one clause (Appendix 1 Level4) to be completed before a final document is ready for members to consider. The…