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The biennial ASU National Conference will this year be held in Canberra during a Parliamentary sitting week - Tuesday, December 3 to Thursday, December 5.
The theme is "campaigning for a better workplace".
National Conference Workshops:
- Enterprise & Award Bargaining: Policy, Practice & the Future
- Family & community friendly workplaces - strategic approaches
- Sustainable Employment Opportunities
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Campaigning in the Workplace and in the Community
- Superannuation
National Conference special events:
- Launch of Delegates' Rights Charter
- Life Membership presentations
Guest speakers and presenters:
- Sharan Burrow, ACTU President
- Simon Crean MP, Leader of the Federal Opposition
- John Buchanan, ACIRRT
- Cath Bowtell, ACTU
- Nic Crosling, ALGT
- Rob Brooks, Local Authorities Super
- John Carpendale, LG Super
- City Business (Brisbane City Council) Equity and Diversity Project Team
- Western College of TAFE
Our generous sponsors:
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Proving that National Conference 2002 is a "family friendly" Conference, here is our youngest observer!
Conference to discuss how to make better workplaces a reality
Paul Slape, National Secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU) announced the agenda of this year's National Conference is to closely examine new ways in which the Union can campaign to help members in their workplaces.
Sharan Burrow opens ASU National Conference 2002
This morning, Tuesday, December 3, 2002, ACTU President Sharan Burrow opened the biennial ASU National Conference being held in Canberra. Beginning by explaining the significant "dream" coverage of the ASU, she discussed the need to organise for the future.
National Conference addressed by Simon Crean
When Federal Opposition Leader Simon Crean addressed the ASU's peak body, National Conference, he recognised that the ASU is involved in the strongest growing sector of the workforce. Whilst the workplace is changing, he encouraged the Union to embrace the change while holding on to core labour values.
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