A list of publications and submissions produced by the ASU follows. Either download the publication direct, or place an order through the ASUshop. Click here to send an e-mail relating to publications/submissions   About the ASU This brochure summarises the who, what, why and when of the ASU plus information about coverage and a directory of Branches. A useful quick guide to the ASU. Download PDF A national plan to address the workforce crisis in the social, community and disability services industry 2009 The social and community services industry is facing a workforce crisis. Unless immediate action is taken, the industry will not have the workforce needed to deliver the services required to ensure that the most disadvantaged or marginalised can fully participate in society. The ASU has developed a plan. Download PDF It's your call: improving Australian call centres for workers - 2009 survey report This booklet contains the analysis of data from the ASU survey of call centre workers conducted in late 2008 to early 2009. Download PDF Quality public services - opportunities to address climate change in Australia A discussion paper on the impact of climate change and the role Australia's local, public services can play as the nation adapts to a climate constrained future. Download PDF Corporate Social Responsibility and Decent Work If corporations are serious about their social responsibilities, their agenda must not just be confined to "good deeds" in the community, but to socially responsibly as well as productive and socially sustainable utilisation of our country's most precious resource - its people. Download PDF ASU Report 2008 The ASU Report 2008 is a summary of the national activities of the ASU for the years 2007-2008. This issue also covers the ASU's involvement in the Your Rights at Work campaign and the 2007 federal election. Download PDF Building Social Inclusion in Australia: priorities for the social and community services sector workforce - discussion paper The ASU prepared this research as a starting point for further community and sector consultation about the issues that confront social and community services sector workers. You can find more information here. Download PDF Building Social Inclusion in Australia: priorities for the social and community services sector workforce - recommendations for stronger social and community services The ASU prepared this recommendations report arising from the related discussion paper (see above) and a large survey of SACS workers carried out through the middle of 2007. You can find more information here. Download PDF We need more superannuation: discussion paper and bargaining support resource This is a resource designed to assist members and their union reps to include increased superannuation contributions as part of their claims on employers in agreement negotiations. It is widely understood that the legislated minimum super contribution of 9% is not sufficient to maintain workers' living standards in retirement, so the ASU recognises the need to pursue better super for our members in other forums. You can find more information here. Download PDF ASU Report 2006 The ASU Report 2006 is a summary of the national activities of the ASU for the years 2005-2006. This issue also covers the ASU's involvement in the Your Rights at Work campaign. Download PDF Make your employment contract work for you Before you sign an employment contract, read our handy guide to ensure you have considered all the issues. Download PDF Paid Maternity Leave: everyone benefits Provides information to equip you to deal with the usual arguments raised against paid maternity leave. If you don't have paid maternity leave in your workplace and you are just about to embark on enterprise bargaining, make sure you and the employee representatives on the bargaining unit have a copy of this guide! Download PDF ASU Operating Report 2004 The National Operating Report 2004 is a summary of the national activities of the ASU for the years 2003-2004. We hope that you enjoy reading it and find it a useful tool in your workplace when discussing what the ASU does for and with its members. Download PDF ASU Survey Results: can call centres be better places to work? This publication brings together the results of the survey conducted by the ASU in 1999-2000. The key findings are the focus of the publication which also includes suggested solutions. Download PDF

ASU submissions The ASU lodges submissions to national inquiries in the course of our work to ensure that the voice of our members is heard in all the relevant debates. Submission to Senate Inquiry Keeping Jobs from Going Offshore (Protection of Personal Information) Bill 2009, 18 June 2010 Submission to Senate Inquiry The Exposure Draft of the Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010, 14 May 2010 Submission to Federal Government Inquiry into regional skills relocation, 16 April 2010 Response to Federal Government's Draft Local Government Workforce Strategy - October 2009, 4 March 2010 Submission to Productivity Commission Contribution of the Not for Profit Sector - Draft Report, 3 December 2009 Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee Adequacy of aviation and maritime security measures, 6 November 2009 Submission to Productivity Commission Contribution of the Not for Profit Sector, 18 June 2009 ASU-AWU-SDA-FSU Joint Submission to Treasury Reform of the Taxation of Employee Share Schemes, 12 June 2009 Submission to Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Inquiry into the DEEWR Tender Process to Award Employment Services Contracts, 28 May 2009 Submission to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government - National Aviation Policy Green Paper, 27 February 2009 Submission to Senate - Inquiry into the provision of child care, Jan 2009 Submission to Treasury - Improving the integrity of Prescribed Private Funds (PPFs) Discussion Paper, 14 Jan 2009 Submission to Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Draft National Employment Standards Submission to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee - Inquiry into Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 Submission to Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - Green Paper, 10 September 2008 Submission Towards a National Aviation Policy Statement, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government Issues Paper April 2008 Submission - Which Way Home? - A New Approach to Homelessness - Green Paper ABS Statistics and the community sector Not for Profit Organisations National Compact Submission to Productivity Commission on Assessing Local Government Revenue Raising Capacity Investment in new power generation in New South Wales: Comments by Public Service International Research Unit, University of Greenwich, London Productivity Commission - Waste Services Inquiry Submission to Infrastructure Australia - Private Public Partnerships ASU, CPSU & CEPU Submission - Senate Inquiry into the main economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the Island States of the Southwest Pacific ASU, CPSU & CEPU Submission - Senate Inquiry into Australia's relationship with ASEAN ASU, CPSU & CEPU Submission - Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America Submission to The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation Inquiry into Workforce Challenges in the Australian Tourism Sector, 8 Sept 2006 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) National Inquiry into Discrimination against People in Same-Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits, 2006