Your ASU national negotiating team met with REX management on 7th March 2017. This meeting was the first in a series of meetings to be held with REX in order to progress REX Bulletin, negotiations for the new Enterprise Agreement at REX. The next bargaining meeting will be on 28th…

This year, as our way of marking #IWD2017, the ASU is encouraging supporters of women’s rights to wear the instantly iconic #PussyHat to support the theme of #HandsOffMyRightsAU. Although the symbolic headwear originated as a protest against Trump in the United States, there are infringements on women’s rights all around…

The ASU and bargaining representatives met with Emirates for the 6th meeting on Monday, 13 February 2017. Emirates presented a new mandate for 2017, revising their previous claims to accommodate the announcement from Dubai that globally, staff would be looking at pay and hiring freezes. All bargaining representatives interrogated the…

As was outlined in the ASU’s previous bulletin, dnata has been caught red handed setting up a new business with a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) whilst at the same time a labour hire company “coincidentally” has set up another company with a second EBA that is virtually identical. What…

How a once-off street party became an iconic annual event Today, everyone acknowledges the iconic status of the annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras as both a key Australian cultural and political event, even its opponents admit this. Bitterly. However, few know the origins of the event. Even fewer…

Yesterday dnata sent out an all staff memo advising you that they have started a new company called Airport Handling Services Australia (AHSA) and they are going to use that company to get airport ground handling work. But of course they haven’t told you the whole story... What dnata didn’t…

On Monday 20 February 2017 the Fair Work Commission approved the new Enterprise Agreement. Given the vote for the Enterprise Agreement concluded on 9 November 2016 it has taken a bit of time for the Fair Work Commission to approve the Agreement, but that said the ASU had secured agreement…

Thanks to the many people across Australia that have taken the time to fill in our survey about what things you would like to see in your new employment agreement (EBA) If you have not filled in our survey you still can at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AeroCareEBA2017 Your name and details will be…

On 20 February 2017 your ASU delegates met with management and gave them a list of the changes that ASU members want to see in their new agreement. Our claims Some of the main changes we raised are: Fair pay rises to make sure your wages reflect the level of…

Your ASU Delegates have met with Slater + Gordon management to discuss the plan for Enterprise Agreement negotiations. The ASU and Management have set down Tuesday 4 April 2017 to sit around the bargaining table and negotiate the next generation Slater and Gordon Australian Services Union Support Staff Enterprise Agreement…