The ASU National Negotiating Team met with Qantas on two occasions since our last bulletin, on 22nd May and then on 18 – 19th June 2013. We have made progress on some of our claims but the Qantas response on our key job security claims and the wage and superannuation…

After a couple of false starts, Virgin management has finally locked in another date to resume negotiations for a new agreement for a new ground staff agreement at Virgin Australia. Our next meeting is to be held in Brisbane on 8th July and your ASU National Negotiating Team (NNT) are…

This edition contains the following items: Industry Skills Councils' joint conference – Skills for Productivity; New Australian Standard for classification of information relating to subsurface utilities; Australian Unions launch campaign for a better life for workers and their families; Electricity Network Regulation: release of inquiry report; Netherlands Members back new…

Australia's lowest paid workers will from today receive an extra $15.80 in their weekly pay packet, as a result of this year's National Minimum Wage review. ACTU President Ged Kearney said about 1.5 million workers had been granted a pay rise of 2.6% , helping them and their families keep…

The ASU urges employers to co-operate with the upcoming national inquiry into pregnancy discrimination, commissioned by the Australian Government. Driving the inquiry are alarming figures indicating that too many working women are leaving work permanently because they are offered full-time work or nothing after having a child. The results of…

This edition includes the following articles: Working for greater inclusion of youth in Public Services International; The new youth opportunities in Myanmar; EPSU Youth Network Meeting; Global Labour University offers masters programme for trade unionists; Young AUPE: Roll upyour sleeves and give blood; plus more. Download the bulletin here Youth…

If you have any queries about these resources, please use the email button link to the left. Open All  Close All {slider=Privatisation generally} ASU report: The Privatisation Betrayal: losing the things we value This report prepared by the ASU brings together Australian and international research on privatisation to illustrate the…

A global tax justice movement rises: The new fight to end inequality On 23 June, World Public Services Day, PSI stands with the world's largest labour and non-governmental organisations in "putting world leaders on notice – members of civil society are uniting for tax justice everywhere." You can read this…

This weekend on Saturday 22 June, in cities across Australia, people will Walk Together to show our welcome to this country, and that we recognise the equality and dignity of all people. We believe Australians are a welcoming, generous and compassionate people. We believe an Australia is possible where prejudice…

Your ASU Qantas Holidays National Negotiating Team (NNT) met in Sydney on 12th June 2013 to continue the negotiations for our next Qantas Holiday EBA. Your NNT has already provided the company with our claims and at this meeting we tabled some detailed claims explaining more specifically what we are…