On Tuesday 27 October the ASU took AAE to the Fair Work Commission over its proposal to change your pay cycle. We also handed AAE the signatures of 111 employees who had signed our petition calling for the change to be delayed. The Commissioner expressed concern about the changes being…

Your ASU representatives met with representatives of Jetstar on 28 September to discuss a whole range of issues that are of concern to ASU members. We have continued discussions with Jetstar in the last few weeks to try to resolve some of the issues. We are pleased that we have…

From staffing call centres, libraries and airports to repairing essential services and providing emergency community services, especially after natural disasters, ASU members are working unsociable hours so that others can enjoy their weekends, nights and holidays. They miss out on vital time with friends and family, and deserve to be…

Although social media has been growing rapidly, many people still underestimate its power in the "information marketplace". Additionally, they underestimate their own power through social media to create change. The ASU National Office produced a Conference presentation to show our delegates that potentially a great deal can be achieved if…

There is nothing more important than the education of our children. For National Gonski Week starting next Monday the ASU is encouraging our members and friends to support the I Give a Gonski campaign, which is a great opportunity to help improve the quality of education our children receive. >>…

At the recent national meeting of ASU Qantas delegates it was resolved to commence our preparations for our Qantas EBA11 this year. As a result our Qantas EBA 11 ASU survey has now been released to enable staff to express a view about what we should claim in this next…

Our ASU Qantas Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 11 (EBA11) commenced with the release of our EBA survey in October 2015; see Bulletin 1: Qantas EBA11 preparations begin. A Qantas Group National Delegates meeting was held on 25-26 August 2015; see Bulletin: Qantas Group National Delegates’ Meeting makes plans. The meeting discussed…

The Australian Services Union is your union at Aerocare. Your most recent Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) has expired, so we’ll be negotiating a new EBA this year with the input of members across the company. It’s your job and your EBA, so please fill in our short CONFIDENTIAL survey to…

We finally seem to have a schedule of meetings with the company to start bargaining after the company walked out of negotiations before they began on 7th October 2015. The company appears to have also conceded it's not up to them to choose the ASU negotiating team. We provided the…

On 19 October 2015 the ASU filed a dispute in the Fair Work Commission over AaE's proposal to change your pay cycle, and its impact on employees. In particular, ASU members are concerned about the following things: The fact that the roster cycle and pay cycle will be different will…