In our last Newsletter to you on the 15 January we informed you that we had written to the company regarding our concern with the office closures and redundancies, and that we were seeking a briefing and meeting with Auscript so to be informed of the details concerning the office…

In December 2020, the Fair Work Commission (‘Commission’) found that Swissport’s Aerocare Collective Agreement 2018 (‘Swissport Agreement’) did not meet the minimum legal standards for wages and conditions in the Airlines Award. They invited Swissport to update the pay and conditions of the Swissport Agreement so that they met the…

The ASU was informed by members on the afternoon of the 15 January 2020 of Auscript’s intent to close the Sydney, Hobart and Adelaide offices and of the resulting job losses. We understand that members were given extremely short notice of these critical workplace changes while the Union was not…

ASU delegates at Virgin Australia met with management on 4 December 2019 to discuss opportunities for negotiating a new enterprise agreement before the current agreement expires on 30 June 2020. When delegates and organisers met in Brisbane earlier in December, they reported back on how team members were feeling about…

In a Decision on 20 December 2019, the Fair Work Commission found that employees covered the Swissports Aerocare Collective Agreement 2018 (‘2018 Agreement’) would not be ‘better off overall’ compared to the Airlines Award. The Airlines Award is the absolute legal minimum for people working in the Airlines Industry. There’s…

For a period of 30 days over the Christmas and New Year period, members of the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots (AFAP) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) will be taking various forms of protected industrial action at Jetstar. The industrial action may be in various forms, including: stopping work…

ASU members at Jetstar have contacted the Union about the outcome of the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots (AFAP) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) ballots to take industrial action over the Christmas period. For a few months, the AFAP and TWU have been pursuing a new agreement (EBA) with…

Statement 24 November 2019 A titan of the Australian union movement passes too soon The Australian Services Union today mourns the loss of a titan of the Australian union movement.  Our National Secretary David Smith sadly passed away unexpectedly on Friday following complications from a surgical procedure. David’s respect for…

The Australian Services Union (ASU) is a modern union of workers from airlines, clerical & administrative, energy & IT, local government, social & community services and transport workplaces. INDUSTRIAL OFFICER (Full Time) We are seeking an energetic, motivated person to join our staff as an Industrial Officer to provide members…

Introduction Under clause 58 of the current MB EBA, the ASU and MB are obligated to review the classification descriptors and classification structure contained in Appendix A and B of the Agreement. A Classification Descriptors Review Committee was established in August 2018 comprised of MB managers, ASU officials and delegates to…