Equal Pay Day today acknowledges the 65 extra days the average Australian woman works each year to earn the same wages as a man. The ASU and unions in general argue this is not good enough and our Federal Government is failing to address this serious issue. The ACTU calls…

Self-regulation does not work, so a change in culture and approach is needed to avoid the anxiety and depression lawyers suffer. First published in the Law Institute Journal, September 2015 We know long working hours and heavy workloads increase the likelihood of mental illness. It is time for law firms…

Last week the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission handed down their decision to include accident make-up pay in modern awards where predecessor awards had contained the provision. This decision means that thousands of workers will continue to have their wages supplemented by their employer for a specified time…

Australian Unions welcome the opportunity for a genuine policy debate on Australia's productivity, economic growth, tax system and retirement incomes at the National Reform Summit in Sydney today. We need a long term plan for inclusive growth and prosperity that is supported by government, unions, business and community groups. Australia…

The ASU has been advised that all Malaysian Airline System Berhad employees will be transferred to the new company Malaysia Airlines Berhad on 1 September 2015. The company says that everyone's terms and conditions of employment will stay the same, however it is very important that you do not sign…

Yesterday it was reported that HESTA, the industry superannuation fund dedicated to workers in health and community services, sold its Transfield Services shares. The ASU supports this decision by HESTA, which represents many of our members in the social and community services sector, as the Union has been lobbying for…

The Senate's decision to reject the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) and Registered Organisations bills is a win for the rights at work of millions of Australians. These proposed laws are a key part of the Federal Government's agenda to weaken unions and attack our rights at work. Since…

ASU bargaining representatives have reached agreement with Rex Airlines management for an EBA to replace the 2013 Agreement. At the initial EBA meetings the ASU put forward the log of claims drafted from ASU members' feedback and endorsed by ASU members nationwide. After the many meetings with Rex Management the…

The Federal Government has again shown it is beholden to ideology instead of the discipline of good government by trying to wind back the clock on industrial relations and talk up the shameful strategy of text messages in the middle of the night advising waterfront workers they have been sacked,…

Malaysia Airlines Systems (MAS) still cannot answer how MAS will operate in Australian when it mutates into Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) in just over two weeks' time. The ASU continues to pursue Malaysia Airlines for answers on its structure post 1 September 2015 and so the ASU has re-activated our…