It’s time to consider our Jetstar EBA 4 Claims
Many of you have already helped us prepare for the negotiation of the ASU Jetstar EBA 4 by filling in and returning the ASU’s Jetstar EBA 4 survey. The survey provided vital information for the development of our draft claim, which will guide our negotiations for better pay and better working conditions for our members.
13 August 2010 [full story]
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Jetstar delegates make big plans
Around 70 ASU Qantas Group delegates from all around Australia met in Melbourne on 17 & 18 March 2010 to discuss the year ahead and in particular the preparations for this year’s bargaining agenda in the Qantas Group.
23 March 2010 [full story]
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Jetstar abandons Tasmania
Jetstar has today announced that it will no longer be employing passenger handling staff at Hobart and Launceston Airports from May 19th & 20th.
24 March 2009 [full story]
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ASU delegates meet company for first 2009 consultation
As part of our ASU Jetstar EBA negotiations in 2007 the company agreed to hold regular consultation meetings with ASU delegates on a national basis to discuss issues of concern across ASU areas.
03 March 2009 [full story]
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94% vote for Jetstar EBA
The Jetstar ballot has now been counted and 94% of the staff who cast a vote (i.e. 65% of Jetstar staff) voted YES to the Jetstar/ASU EBA 3.
25 October 2007 [full story]
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The kiosks are coming
Recently ASU representatives met with Jetstar management to discuss the Company’s proposals to introduce automatic check-in kiosks at Jetstar counters at airports.
18 October 2007 [full story]
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Vote YES for Jetstar EBA 3
The vote on the ASU's EBA 3 with Jetstar commences online from 0001 on Wednesday 17th October 2007 and the ASU National Negotiating Team is recommending that staff vote Yes to approve the Agreement.
16 October 2007 [full story]
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Members endorse Jetstar deal
ASU Members at Jetstar have endorsed the deal negotiated by the ASU’s National Negotiating Team and the way is now clear for a vote of all staff on the EBA proposal.
08 October 2007 [full story]
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Negotiators have deal to recommend at Jetstar
After a number of weeks of negotiation, the ASU National Negotiating Team now believe we have a deal for the Jetstar / ASU EBA3 that we can recommend to ASU members.
01 October 2007 [full story]
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Jetstar EBA progresses in leaps and bounds
The ASU Jetstar NNT met with the company representatives on 18th September and held very productive discussions about the contents of the next Jetstar EBA.
20 September 2007 [full story]
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Some progress on Jetstar EBA
Since our last bulletin and our recent meetings of members, the ASU National Negotiating Team has met with Jetstar management on 13th and 30th August 2007.
07 September 2007 [full story]
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Not much joy from Jetstar
ASU reps met Jetstar management for our 4th EBA meeting on 17th July 2007. The main topics for discussion were the classification structure, pay rates, overtime / annual leave / sick leave provisions, the grading levels for operations staff, part time conversions, and rostering committees. Following is an overview of the discussions.
23 July 2007 [full story]
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Jetstar responds to EBA claims
At our meeting on 3rd July 2007 Jetstar management provided some response to our claims for improvements to our EBA. We have provided a summary of the responses.
04 July 2007 [full story]
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Details of our claims tabled at Jetstar
Your ASU National Negotiating Team tabled most of the details of our claims at our meeting with Jetstar management on 21 June 2007.
26 June 2007 [full story]
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Jetstar negotiations kick off
On 7th June 2007 the ASU Jetstar National Negotiating Team met with Company representatives to start discussions about our new Jetstar ASU EBA.
12 June 2007 [full story]
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Jetstar negotiations ready for takeoff
ASU members at Jetstar have now endorsed our Claim for the next round of enterprise bargaining negotiations at Jetstar.
10 May 2007 [full story]
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Time to start work on Jetstar EBA
Preparations for the negotiation of next year’s ASU Jetstar EBA 3 have begun with the release of our EBA survey to determine what staff want to claim in next year’s bargaining round.
08 December 2006 [full story]
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Seven things you need to know about the new IR laws at Jetstar
Seven things you need to know include: How are my wages and conditions set under the new laws; Have any of my conditions been removed under the new IR laws; What happens if Jetstar offer individual contracts; What’s wrong with individual contracts; What happens next year when the EBA is up for renegotiation; Can Jetstar refuse to negotiate a new EBA; and Can the ASU represent me under the new IR laws.
02 October 2006 [full story]
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Jetstar AWAs – Massive pay cuts for workers and millions more for bosses
Following Qantas’ announcement that it will increase the pay of its two top executives by an absurd $12.2 million, Qantas’ wholly owned subsidiary Jetstar is slashing the pay and conditions of International Cabin Crew through the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements.
17 August 2006 [full story]
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Jetstar AWA tells real story of IR laws: $12.2 million more for executives while workers' pay reduced by $160 a week
Jetstar's announcement that all international cabin crew staff will be forced to sign pay cutting AWA individual contracts shows the real unfairness of the Federal Government's new IR laws the ACTU said today. Just last week Jetstar owner Qantas revealed it will increase entitlements for its two top executives by $12.2 million.
14 August 2006 [full story]
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Jetstar International work stays in QF Group
Jetstar has now announced that the check-in work for new airline Jetstar International has been awarded in the main to staff working in Qantas Group companies.
14 August 2006 [full story]
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Update on Jetstar International
ASU representatives met with Jetstar Human Resources on 1 August 2006 to discuss a number of matters including the arrangements that are to be put into place for the check-in, ground handling operations and head office for Jetstar International. The meeting had been scheduled for 21 July 2006 but was postponed at Jetstar’s request.
02 August 2006 [full story]
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Meeting scheduled on Jetstar International
For some time the ASU office has been asking Jetstar Human Resources about the arrangements that the Company is putting in place for the ground handling of the new airline Jetstar International. We now have a meeting scheduled with Jetstar Group General Manager People Rohan Garnett on Friday 21 July 2006 in Melbourne.
17 July 2006 [full story]
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Digest of news items on Jetstar
For news items on Jetstar dated earlier than 2006, please see the Qantas news category at: http://www.asu.asn.au/media/airlines_qantas/ . For Jetstar news from 2006 onwards, see the Jetstar category at: http://www.asu.asn.au/media/airlines_jetstar/
01 January 2006 [full story]
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