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This morning lawyers for Dnata wrote to the Fair Work Commission and withdrew the application for the AHSA EBA. This is a major victory not only for the entire Dnata workforce but for the entire aviation industry. This major win is testament to the strong collective rejection of the company’s…
Dnata and its use of AHSA
12 May 2017
Following today's decision by Dnata to withdraw the application for the dodgy AHSA EBA, the CEO has sent out a memo that has caused a lot of anger amongst Dnata staff. You can read the CEO's memo. It appears that Dnata are still going to utilise the new entity AHSA…
Tonight the Federal Government handed down a budget that entrenches inequality at the same time as rewarding corporations. The message from Canberra is clear: Don’t be poor. Don’t be unemployed. Don’t be vulnerable. This Budget attacks those in our community who need the most support. The proposed changes to welfare…
Aerocare agreement must comply with the law
03 May 2017
Aerocare agreement for some staff is now at the Fair Work Commission for approval. The Commission has to make sure the agreement complies with the Fair Work Act before the agreement can take effect. Most importantly the Commission makes sure it passes the better off overall test, and to do…
All major energy companies now included in historic Latrobe Valley Worker Transfer Scheme
01 May 2017
The ACTU welcomes the fantastic news today that Energy Australia has joined AGL and Engie to provide opportunities for retrenched Hazelwood (VIC) workers to continue working in the power industry as part of the Latrobe Valley Worker Transfer Scheme. The scheme is already in action, with workers from Hazelwood starting…
What do you want in your next NCR Enterprise agreement?
28 April 2017
The NCR Field Service Enterprise Agreement 2017 expires on 14 July 2017. The ASU bargaining preparations are well underway with a bargaining survey attached to this bulletin. Please fill out the survey and return the survey as soon as possible. The surveys are a vital part of your input into…
dnata: it’s time to start bargaining
27 April 2017
As you are no doubt aware the ASU and your delegates are commencing bargaining for your current EBA which is due to expire in the coming months. It is extremely important for us to understand what issues are important to you this time around, especially with the threat of the…
Some progress made at Virgin–but a long way to go?
21 April 2017
Your ASU delegates met with Virgin management on Thursday 20 April 2017 to progress negotiations for your new enterprise agreement. We finally heard from management a bit about the changes they want in the new agreement, including: More variable shift lengths (maybe 10 hours one day, 6 hours the next,…
Casuals denied a vote by Aerocare
19 April 2017
Aerocare today said that their EBA was approved by a majority of employees entitled to a vote – but was it? A significant part of the workforce – i.e. casual employees did not get a vote at all. That is not fair, that is not reasonable. Aerocare say that the…
Bargaining update at Singapore Airlines
18 April 2017
On the afternoon of 13 April 2017, (just prior to Good Friday, 14 April 2017) Singapore Airlines management released (via email to all staff), the draft Enterprise Agreement for the mandatory 7 day access period, in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). In keeping with Fair Work Act…