Workers vote YES to a 4% increase at Rex
The Regional Express (Rex) Airline Services Collective Agreement ballot has concluded. The overwhelming majority of employees have voted yes!
24 June 2009 [full story]
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Rex Airline Agreement ready for voting
The Regional Express (Rex) Airline Services Collective Agreement negotiations have concluded and all employees will now have a copy ready for voting on.
03 June 2009 [full story]
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Rex Airline Services negotiations begin
The Regional Express (Rex) Airline Services Collective Agreement negotiations have commenced. Your Regional Express Airlines Services Committee (RASC) met in Sydney on 3 June 2008 to commence negotiations on your new agreement.
06 June 2008 [full story]
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It’s time for a new ASU agreement at Rex!
The Regional Express (Rex) Airline Services Collective Agreement 2008 is due to expire on 30 June 2008. This doesn’t mean that it no longer applies, but it does mean that until a new agreement is negotiated there will no further increase in your wages or allowances.
29 May 2008 [full story]
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Menzies EBA vote = Yes!
After a long period of negotiations we finally have a new Agreement! The ballot last week was highly successful with a large voter turn out across Melbourne and Sydney, with 98% of voters voting in favour of the agreement.
28 April 2008 [full story]
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ASU recommends YES vote for Menzies
After consultation with ASU members in Sydney and Melbourne over the last two weeks the ASU recommends that staff covered by the ASU Customer Service Employees (Menzies Aviation) Enterprise Agreement 2007 vote YES to approve the EBA when voting commences tomorrow on Thursday 17th April 2008.
16 April 2008 [full story]
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Rex risks your rights on chairs!
Following the fiasco that was the memo declaring employees could have their annual leave ‘forfeited’, Rex management have gone on another unlawful rampage to impinge on your rights to safe chairs!
15 June 2007 [full story]
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It pays to know your rights at REX
A memo to all staff at REX has been distributed which lists the full names all employees who have over 80 hours of accrued annual leave and the amount of leave they have accrued. The memo has also been reported in the ‘Friday files’. This memo states that if the leave is not taken it will be forfeited!
23 May 2007 [full story]
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Rex employees vote – YES!
Voting has concluded in the Rex Airline Services Agreement 2006. A majority of Rex employees have voted on whether they accept the new Rex Airline Services Agreement 2006 and the overwhelming majority voted "yes".
20 July 2006 [full story]
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Your Rex agreement is ready for voting
Negotiations at Rex have concluded on the Regional Express Airlines Services Collective Agreement 2006. Whilst the negotiations have taken some time to conclude, there is now a document that the Focus Group, ASU and Rex have agreed to.
05 July 2006 [full story]
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What’s going on with the backpay at Menzies?
As most members would be aware, the Customer Service Employees (Menzies Aviation) Enterprise Agreement 2005 was certified by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on Wednesday 25th January 2006. There were a number of payments to be made upon certification of this Agreement – we have been advised by Menzies, by email as reproduced below, the timing of these payments.
27 February 2006 [full story]
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Menzies EBA certified
The ASU Menzies Aviation EBA was approved by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on 25 January 2006 after it had been endorsed by staff late last year.
06 February 2006 [full story]
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Tell Virgin Blue not to offshore Australian jobs
Australia's second largest domestic airline Virgin Blue has confirmed that it plans to offshore Australian call centre jobs when it changes its "overflow call centre" provider in June 2006 from the Melbourne based Stellar call centre to a call centre in Manila, The Philippines.
31 August 2005 [full story]
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The latest position at Regional Express
Rex Airlines management and your Enterprise Negotiating Team Representatives met with management on Thursday 18 August 2005 to discuss how negotiations will progress.
19 August 2005 [full story]
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Why have we said no and what do you need to do now?
Since we last reported, your Rex Enterprise Negotiating team have continued to work on what are the best options for all Rex employees in our area.
12 August 2005 [full story]
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Negotiations continue at Rex, but do they really?
Your Rex Enterprise Negotiating Team met with management on Thursday 28 July and Thursday 3 August 2005.
05 August 2005 [full story]
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Company responds on our claims at Rex
The Rex enterprise bargaining negotiations continue with a variety of clauses agreed in principle and others not agreed to. Please refer to the related documents section at the bottom of this news item.
19 July 2005 [full story]
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What are you really worth?
All Rex employees will by now, have received information about the wage offer that has been placed on the negotiating table by Rex management. After careful consideration of the proposal we have provided below an outline of the affects of this proposal over the life of the new agreement.
19 July 2005 [full story]
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A deal to recommend at Menzies
The Employee Negotiating Team at Menzies Aviation have been regularly meeting with the Company representatives since our last bulletin on 26 May 2005. We last met on Tuesday 21 June 2005.
27 June 2005 [full story]
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Negotiations continue at REX
The Regional Express Employee Negotiating Team (ENT) met with the management representatives in Sydney on Thursday 2 June 2005. The negotiations focussed on the ASU response to the REX technical changes to the agreement, further details on the wage offer and 3 claims from REX.
09 June 2005 [full story]
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Menzies makes more offers
Since our last bulletin your National Negotiating Team met with Menzies management on 18th and 25th May 2005. At the first meeting the Company could only talk about the possible problems arising from the Emirates schedule changes but at our second meeting they finally made an offer to settle our long running EBA negotiations.
26 May 2005 [full story]
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Company responds on our claims at Regional Express
The Rex Employee Negotiating Team (ENT) met with the management representatives in Sydney on 19th May 2005. At this meeting the management’s representatives made some response to our claims and this is summarised in the Related Documents section at the bottom of this news item.
26 May 2005 [full story]
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Slow progress on Rex EBA
Since our last bulletin the Rex Employee Negotiating Team (ENT) have met with the management representatives again. The meeting was held on 28th April 2005.
17 May 2005 [full story]
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It’s time to take us seriously Menzies
Your National Negotiating team met with Menzies management on 13 May, 2005 expecting that the Company would be in a position to negotiate a final deal for our EBA – we were disappointed with the response we received. While there was some progress the Company representatives were not prepared to comprehensively deal with our negotiations.
17 May 2005 [full story]
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Our claim has been served at REX
Your REX Employee Negotiating Team (ENT) met with the management reps on 16 March 2005 and the major highlight was the presenting of our claim for next REX Airline Services Collective Agreement (EBA)
18 March 2005 [full story]
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REX Negotiations begin
On March 01, 2005 the Employee Negotiation Team members met for the first time in Sydney to commence the process of negotiating the next REX Airline Services Collective Agreement (EBA). ASU representatives, Linda White – Assistant National Secretary, Melbourne, and Steve Bower from our NSW USU Branch were present together with the elected employee representatives. The Company was represented by Maree Penglis, Ann Bartimole and Matt Stacey.
09 March 2005 [full story]
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Menzies EBA Update
The ASU’s Menzies EBA Negotiating Team has met with the company three times, with the most recent meeting being 7 September 2004.
09 September 2004 [full story]
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Menzies EBA Claim Endorsed
The ASU’s claim for this round of enterprise bargaining negotiations at Menzies Aviation has been resoundingly endorsed by members after extensive consultation and surveying.
07 July 2004 [full story]
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Welcome to ASU Domestic Airlines News
Within the next couple of months we hope to include news items of interest to ASU members working in domestic airlines.
18 October 2001 [full story]
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