At today's Qantas AGM in Melbourne the Australian Services Union (ASU) will be carrying the message of over 3500 Australians who are calling on Qantas to keep their call centre jobs in Australia. "Despite making promises that after the closure of the Melbourne and Brisbane call centres and the loss…

ASU Assistant National Secretary Linda White and a delegation of ASU members and officials will attend the Qantas AGM today in Melbourne. They will be armed with over 900 messages from Australians expressing dismay at Qantas management. The 2014 Annual General Meeting of Qantas Airways Limited will be held at…

Unions have been left with little confidence James Hardie will honour its responsibility to compensate asbestos victims following a meeting with the company this week. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver met senior management on Monday to discuss concerns about a shortfall in the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund set up to pay…

Democracy is being trampled and the views of ratepayers ignored by Sydney's business community as they selfishly promote council amalgamations in the hope that more lucrative contracts can be won from mega-councils, the United Services Union (ASU NSW US Branch) has said. Click here to read this on the NSW…

From education to transport, from finance to health. The new Trade In Services Agreement (TISA) is posing serious threats to quality standards in various public sectors that affect the lives of citizens. Click here to read this item on the PSI website This is what has emerged from the first…

The ASU's supreme governing body, National Conference, is set to meet in Melbourne from 17 to 19 November 2014 with the theme "unions shaping our society". Elected representatives of the ASU membership from all across Australia attend National Conference. This year's National Conference theme, "unions shaping our society", is intended…

The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 requires that the financial affairs of unions are checked and audited every 12 months to make sure union funds are administered properly and to detect any shortcomings. Unions are also required to prepare an operating report. The National Executive and the Branches of…

ASU officials and Delegates met with Sunstate Qantaslink and Qantas management to continue to work toward a resolution to the Sunstate agreement negotiation. The ASU Log of claims remains on the table in full. Discussions focused on issues surrounding the surety that wage rates and penalties included in the all…

Australian Unions are fighting a push by employer groups that could see workers never taking annual leave. ACTU President Ged Kearney said around two million Australian workers could be impacted by the employers' push for a clause to be entered into awards allowing annual leave to be cashed out. Australian…

The Slater & Gordon Annual General Meeting is to be held in Melbourne on 20th October 2014 at 2pm. Shareholders will vote on a range of issues but the AGM also provides an opportunity for shareholders to ask questions about the Slater & Gordon operation. ASU Assistant National Secretary Linda…