ASU supports the call for the Australian Government to maintain the stimulus spending in local government
The ASU has supported the call by the President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) for the maintenance of Federal Government stimulus spending in local councils across the country.
16 August 2010 [full story]
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Compulsory wearing of lifejackets will save rock fisher lives
The Australian Professional Ocean Lifeguard Association (APOLA), whose members are council employees that protect our local government beaches (the ASU is the Union for these professionals), has provided the following advice to the ASU. We are now re-circulating their media release as a community announcement.
07 June 2010 [full story]
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Free our water
Last year, the ASU called for local councils throughout Australia to provide greater public access to free water facilities to encourage less dependence on water sold in plastic disposable bottles. An entertaining and enlightening online video published this year is helping to tell the story of why saying "no" to bottled water is a good idea.
03 June 2010 [full story]
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2010 is the Year of Women in Local Government - latest news
As part of the campaign, regular news is being published on the campaign website. The latest eNews contains items on: Telstra Business Women’s Awards; What’s happening around the Country; 2010 Victorian Local Government Women’s Charter Awards; The Sally Isaac Women in Local Government Leadership Award; plus more.
21 May 2010 [full story]
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Good regional jobs and properly funded local services will solve Australia’s regional skills shortage
The ASU recently lodged a federal submission on the issue of skills shortages in regional Australia contending that people will relocate to regional communities for jobs with good pay and conditions supported by communities with properly funded local services. These skills shortages are currently having a dire effect on local government and public services in many parts of regional Australia, resulting in a downwards spiral. This has been exacerbated by workers moving to the lucrative mining industry as a result of the current resources boom, where incentives are much more attractive.
21 May 2010 [full story]
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Current HACC system in Victoria to remain until at least 2011
ASU Victorian Branch Secretary Brian Parkinson believes the decision to leave existing arrangements for Victorian Home and Community Care (HACC) services in place until at least 30 June 2011, is a victory for not only those employed in the sector, but also the people receiving the care.
22 April 2010 [full story]
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ASU slams Rudd over possible HACC takeover
Australian Services Union Victorian Branch Secretary Brian Parkinson has urged the Federal Government not to disrupt Victoria’s Home and Community Care (HACC) system by reneging on a 2008 COAG commitment to consult with local government before considering future reforms to aged care.
14 April 2010 [full story]
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ASU responds to the Federal Governments’ review of the critical issues facing local government skills
The ASU has lodged a submission with the Federal Department of Local Government and Infrastructure in response to their “Draft Local Government Workforce Strategy” paper provided to the Minister for Local Government Anthony Albanese and the Council of Australian Governments Steering Committee.
24 March 2010 [full story]
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ASU meets with industry – Local Government worker’s skills
The ASU meets with Local Government employers, professional bodies and the Centre of Excellence.
24 March 2010 [full story]
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ASU and local government work together for better outcomes
The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese, today acknowledged the work of the ASU in the local government industry on behalf of employees including the promotion of workplace friendly actions and career path promotion for women in local government.
20 January 2010 [full story]
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2010 as Year of Women in Local Government launched
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, and the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Status of Women, will jointly launch 2010 as the Year of Women in Local Government to recognise, celebrate and promote the advancement of women into senior management and leadership roles.
20 January 2010 [full story]
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Gold Coast City Council: Union EBA report back – STOP WORK
Union members across Gold Coast City Council stoped work for 24 hours Tuesday 25 August 2009 in an effort to progress their EBA campaign for employment security and a fair and decent wage increase that matches industry standards. Members should today be very proud of their efforts to come together collectively to show Council that we are serious about our campaign. Future Stop Works are planned for 2 and 9 September.
26 August 2009 [full story]
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Gold Coast Council workers to stop work on Tuesday
Monday’s council meeting is the last chance to avert a stoppage. Thousands of Gold Coast City Council workers will stop work for 24 hours on Tuesday, 25 August, unless the council improves its pay offer and provides ongoing job security provisions by Monday, the Australian Services Union – Queensland Services branch (QSU) said today.
21 August 2009 [full story]
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Geelong "steak sandwich" workers reinstated
ASU members Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson have both been reinstated to their positions at Drysdale Depot in a hugely successful result for both workers.
13 August 2009 [full story]
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ASU members to strike in support of 'steak sandwich' workers
ASU members in the City of Greater Geelong's blue-collar sector, including those working in parks and gardens, roads, networks and tip facilities, have gone on strike from normal starting time today in support of 'steak sandwich' workers Peter Anderson and Mick Van Beek.
11 August 2009 [full story]
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Latest decision by City of Greater Geelong towards staff sacked over steak sandwich ‘absurd’
Australian Services Union Branch Secretary Brian Parkinson has labelled the decision by the City of Greater Geelong to reinstate only one of the two sacked workers after the steak sandwich debacle as ‘absurd’.
06 August 2009 [full story]
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Sacked Geelong Council workers are the meat in the sandwich
Australian Services Union Victorian Branch Assistant Secretary Igor Grattan has announced that the Union will do whatever it takes to get unfairly sacked members Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson their jobs back at the City of Greater Geelong’s Drysdale depot.
29 July 2009 [full story]
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Rangers reveal abuse and assault on the rise in NSW
A new report released yesterday by the United Services Union has revealed 46 per cent of council rangers across NSW have been subjected to some form of physical abuse.
29 July 2009 [full story]
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ASU calls on local councils to provide free access to water facilities
The ASU has called for local councils throughout Australia to provide greater public access to free water facilities to encourage less dependence on water sold in plastic disposable bottles.
14 July 2009 [full story]
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Let’s invest superannuation in local government
During last week’s Council of Australian Local Government, the ASU called for the Australian Government to work with the superannuation industry to ensure finance is available to local government authorities for infrastructure construction as opposed to the need to use PPPs (Private Public Partnerships).
30 June 2009 [full story]
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Additional $245 million for community infrastructure makes Rudd investment over $1 billion
ASU National Secretary Paul Slape today praised the Australian Government’s announcement that it would inject an additional $220 million nation-building investment in community infrastructure such as libraries, community centres, and sports grounds and environmental infrastructure.
26 June 2009 [full story]
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Women in local government
There has been no shortage of activity within the local government sector in the last five years designed to promote the participation of women into executive and elected leadership roles. Yet, the most recent reviews have revealed that even against the backdrop of this activity there has been little improvement.
23 June 2009 [full story]
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Industry Skills Councils want to hear from local government workers
Service Skills Australia and Government Skills Australia are calling for workers in the local government industry to participate in a survey and contribute to the future direction of accredited training in Australia. The ASU encourages local government members to take part.
07 May 2009 [full story]
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Better investment in child care needed in budget, not more money
Targeted and controlled investment was needed in the child care sector to meet the Rudd Government’s commitment to the Education Revolution, according to the Australian Services Union (ASU).
07 May 2009 [full story]
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Union calls for National Child Care Body in wake of ABC Learning collapse
The Australian Services Union has today called on the Federal Government to establish a formal body to oversee child care funding, planning and quality in Australia – Child Care Australia.
30 April 2009 [full story]
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20 percent of ABC Learning staff to join unemployed
The Australian Services Union (ASU) has expressed its concern that the ABC Learning Receiver has today announced job losses for 20 percent of affected child care staff.
15 April 2009 [full story]
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Climate change could be an economy saver
The bitter lessons of climate change have never been more evident in the past few months. Firestorms in a drought ravaged Victoria and floods in Queensland are evidence of the extreme weather behaviour that appears here to stay.
01 April 2009 [full story]
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Senate told that local government is key to the future of child care following ABC Learning collapse
The Australian Services Union has stepped up its campaign for child care to be transferred to local government in the wake of the collapse of ABC Learning Centres.
23 February 2009 [full story]
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Child care public forum in Melbourne - Get the market out of child care
The failure of ABC Learning has proven that child care should not be for profit. A public forum endorsed by the ASU has been organised to discuss the issues in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg on February 28. ASU National Secretary Paul Slape will speak at the forum.
13 February 2009 [full story]
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Move to diversify child care ownership welcomed - Local government provides best long term solution to ABC Learning Centres collapse
The Australian Services Union has welcomed the commitment of the Federal Government to seek a diverse range of operators for the former ABC Learning Centres.
15 January 2009 [full story]
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Shared and contracted services in local government
“Councils Contracting Out Shared Services” to a third party are just not worthwhile for the community, local councils, their communities and the employees – that’s the view of an independent report prepared by the Centre for Local Government, University of New England, for the ASU.*
12 January 2009 [full story]
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Child care has the chance to rise like the phoenix
Now is the time to reassess the future of child care in Australia, writes Paul Slape.
17 December 2008 [full story]
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Councils could prevent further 241 ABC child care centre closures in NSW
The 241 ABC learning centres at risk of closure in 2009 could be prevented if Local Governments act urgently and take on the centres in their areas, said the United Services Union today.
11 December 2008 [full story]
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Government support for ABC Learning until March welcomed - but only as breathing space
The Australian Services Union (ASU) has welcomed the commitment of the Federal Government to keep ABC Learning Centres open until March next year.
10 December 2008 [full story]
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ABC Learning announcement welcomed but only as short term solution
The Australian Services Union (ASU) has welcomed ABC Learning's receivers' commitment to continue to keep child care centres open into next year.
05 December 2008 [full story]
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Defend child care and defend jobs – Moreland Protest
Bring child care back into public hands. Give child care workers decent training and pay. ABC Learning centres look after 320 children in Moreland. Come to the protest rally this Saturday, December 6, at 11am at the Coburg Mall to raise your voice.
04 December 2008 [full story]
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ASU calls for support for local councils to take over failed child care centres
Many communities across Australia face the prospect of the closure of child care centres across their municipalities in the new year.
28 November 2008 [full story]
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New Year closure of ABC Learning Centres sparks ASU call for move to local government
The recent announcement that hundreds of ABC Learning Centres may close as early as 1 January 2009 has led to renewed calls from the Australian Services Union (ASU) to bring forward plans to transfer as many centres as possible to local government.
27 November 2008 [full story]
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Second child care crash increases pressure for return to local government
With the collapse of a second for profit child care provider, CFK Childcare Services, the Australian Services Union (ASU), has renewed its calls on the Federal Government to support a major return to local government for child care services.
20 November 2008 [full story]
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ASU calls for federal help for ABC child care centres
The Federal Government and ABC Learning administrators, McGrathNicol, should give priority to local governments seeking to buy or operate ABC Learning centres, according to Australian Services Union National Secretary Paul Slape.
16 November 2008 [full story]
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Wage certainty secured for NSW local council workers
Local government workers across New South Wales are set to be guaranteed a $22 a week or 3.2% minimum wage increase after the State Government tabled legislation to immediately de-corporatise councils.
24 October 2008 [full story]
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COAG decision step in the right direction: Victorian home care service to be protected
The Australian Services Union (ASU) has welcomed the decision by COAG to establish a working group that will be responsible for delivering the services for Victorian home and community care (HACC) into the future.
03 October 2008 [full story]
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Union left in the dark on radical change to home care funding
ASU Branch Secretary Brian Parkinson has slammed the Federal Government’s plan to shift funding arrangements in home and community care services (HACC), fearing a negative outcome for employees in the sector and the elderly they care for across the state.
18 September 2008 [full story]
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Child care and local government
The Australian Services Union (ASU), Australia’s largest local government child care union, has welcomed the call by the Prime Minister for increased recognition and greater provision of child care education services as well as the Prime Minister’s statement that this should involve universal access for all Australian families, including one stop shops for parents.
17 April 2008 [full story]
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Local government workers being pressured into Work Choices agreement need your help
Workers at Holdfast Bay City Council in South Australia need your support. Despite the clear majority of staff voting against it, management at the Council are determined to pressure staff into signing a Work Choices agreement.
30 October 2007 [full story]
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ALP child care policies released
The ALP released its child care policy on the weekend, which calls for increased funding of child care services including for the not for profit sector. This was followed up yesterday with the release of the ALP’s policy on quality for children’s services. As Australia’s largest public sector child care services union, the ASU is keenly interested in what is proposed for the sector.
24 October 2007 [full story]
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Holdfast Bay mayoral support - 75% staff voted NO to WorkChoices
After months of management attempts to force them onto a WorkChoices agreement they do not want, Holdfast Bay City Council staff were left with no option than to take their concerns to the Mayor and elected members.
11 October 2007 [full story]
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Councils turn their backs on WorkChoices
The decision of 152 councils to discontinue their push to be covered by the Federal Government's IR laws is further evidence that business support for WorkChoices is unravelling.
19 September 2007 [full story]
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Local government to retain waste collection
The Federal Government has responded to the Productivity Commission’s report into waste collection responsibilities by rejecting many of its recommendations. The recommendations included taking waste collection away from local government and transferring it to state governments or mega state authorities.
12 September 2007 [full story]
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ASU local government submission to the Senate
The ASU has appeared before the Senate Inquiry into Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 to represent the interests of local government employees and the communities they serve in respect of council amalgamations.
04 September 2007 [full story]
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NT local government reform – ASU fights to protect jobs and conditions
The ASU is currently engaged in negotiations over how to protect our members’ jobs and conditions in the light of the “reform” proposals which will create a number of new shire councils. Principally those negotiations have been taking place between the ASU, the NT Government and the NT Local Government Association.
03 September 2007 [full story]
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Tassie local government workers transferred to Hobart Water – but what about their conditions?
In early August the ASU held a meeting of two groups of former Tasmanian local government employees with something in common: both groups had been transferred by local councils and are now employed by Hobart Water. What has remained unclear is whether they will retain the same pay and conditions they enjoyed when employed in local government.
03 September 2007 [full story]
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Melbourne City Council mayor should stand down
Lord Mayor John So's likening of Melbourne City Council (MCC) to one big family was insulting, ASU Victorian Branch Secretary, Brian Parkinson, said today.
29 August 2007 [full story]
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Fears over more job cuts at Melbourne City Council
ASU Branch Secretary, Brian Parkinson, today called on Melbourne City Council, Chief Executive, David Pitchford, to do the right thing and work with the union in relation to the implementation outcomes of the recently held Operational and Efficiency Review.
07 August 2007 [full story]
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Queensland local government amalgamations
The extent of council amalgamations is so large and potentially disruptive that the three-year transition period for councils and employees should be extended to five, the Australian Services Union – Services Branch (ASU-Services) said today.
03 August 2007 [full story]
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Local government funding under the microscope
The ASU has provided a submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into “Local Government Revenue Raising Capacity”. The ASU submission concentrated on the issue of inadequacy of funding arising from cost shifting and politically inspired rate controls along with the cutting of service levels that result from the lack of and instability of funding.
17 July 2007 [full story]
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Is local government for profits or services: the community's choice
Should councils be considered as trading corporations or as service providers? This question will determine the future evolution of local government.
06 June 2007 [full story]
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Local government changes must improve, not decrease, services any net loss of jobs is unacceptable
By ASU Queensland Services Branch
Queensland’s largest local government union, the Australian Services Union – Services Branch (ASU Services), today said any changes to the State’s local government boundaries and administration arrangements must improve, not decrease, services.
18 May 2007 [full story]
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QLD local government to undergo historic reform while the LGAQ pushes to use AWAs in the workplace
The Queensland Local Government and Planning Minister, Andrew Fraser, has announced the establishment of the ‘Queensland Local Government Reform Commission’ which will spend three months considering new boundaries for the long term sustainability of local government across the state.
20 April 2007 [full story]
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NT local government reform
The Australian Services Union (ASU) sits on the NT Local Government Advisory Board. The ASU at the last NT LGAB meeting in Darwin on April 3 & 4, 2007, advised it would take a leadership role and seek to ensure that employees in the NT Local Government Sector get better protections to their employment conditions than those in the Federal Workplace Relations Act.
19 April 2007 [full story]
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Confusion reigns in councils over WorkChoices while workers and communities face paying the price
Australia’s local government union, the ASU, has today questioned councils that are looking to take away the pay and entitlements of thousands of workers who serve communities through the provision of local services. Councils are striving to bring their workers under the WorkChoices regime despite the fact that such a move may yet prove unconstitutional. Under WorkChoices, council workers face massive reductions in pay and conditions which will not only affect them and their families, but the communities they serve.
12 April 2007 [full story]
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Queensland local government leaders must decide - are they in government or are they in business?
The Australian Services Union (ASU) Queensland Services Branch has called on all elected local councillors in Queensland, including every shire and city mayor, to publicly state whether they believe they are working for the third level of government, under the State Government, or whether they are working for a trading corporation similar to Coles and Woolworths.
12 April 2007 [full story]
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ASU supports local government child care call
The ASU, the union that represents the majority of local government employees throughout Australia, has swung its support behind the Kevin Rudd and Jenny Macklin proposal to have local government play a critical role in co-ordinating the child care waiting lists for families.
06 February 2007 [full story]
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Local government industry skills
As the leading local government union, the ASU is concerned that the industry maintains high employment and training levels. Critical skills shortages currently face many Australian industries, including many areas in local government.
19 December 2006 [full story]
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Waste report now with Government
The Australian Productivity Commission report on waste collection services, which includes references to the removal of the service from local government responsibility, has now been presented to the Federal Government.
06 November 2006 [full story]
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Local government members have a say on their training needs
The ASU has previously advised that the sport, recreation and fitness training packages are under review by Service Skills Australia. Through this process, ASU members in local government working in the sport and recreation sector can have a say on their training needs.
27 October 2006 [full story]
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Federal parliament gives greater recognition to local government
The Australian Parliament has this week finalised its resolution on local government with the both sides of Parliament agreeing on the significant role of local government. However the Parliament stopped short of supporting a call for local government to be given constitutional recognition.
24 October 2006 [full story]
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Let’s fix child care shortages now!
The ASU, Australia’s largest public sector child care union, is calling for a National Framework Agreement for the establishment of child care centres that involves local, state and federal governments. We are calling for a planned approach to child care, to fix the shortages.
23 October 2006 [full story]
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Sport and Recreation Training Packages under review
ASU members in the sport and recreation sectors (including local government – the largest employer of sport and recreation people in the country) now have the opportunity to look at and input into their latest training packages which are currently under review.
11 October 2006 [full story]
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NSW Government moves to protect council workers
The NSW Government has advised that it will introduce changes to local government to provide for the transfer of long service leave and sick leave between councils.
02 October 2006 [full story]
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ASU meets with ALP Shadow Minister for Local Government
The ASU has met with the ALP Shadow Minister for Local Government, Senator Kim Carr, to advocate for local government workers in the lead up to the ALP developing its policy on the sector for the 2007 federal election.
25 September 2006 [full story]
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Using offshore childcare workers to keep wages low is not the answer
A decision by the Federal Government to seek childcare co-ordinators from offshore is not the answer to the shortage of workers in the childcare industry says the ACTU.
21 September 2006 [full story]
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ASU role in cultural sector recognised with new appointment
Through the ASU’s key union role in local government, Assistant National Secretary, Greg McLean, has been appointed Deputy Chair of CREATE, formerly the cultural sector’s training advisory board, but now regenerated as a research think tank.
31 August 2006 [full story]
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Keep waste services in local government hands
The Productivity Commission has announced that although public hearings into its draft report on waste services in Australia have concluded, they will still be accepting submissions. It is very important that supporters of local government control of waste services urgently make their views known to the Commission and Treasurer Peter Costello, who originally ordered the inquiry. The ASU believes that the quality of services and security of local jobs rely on local councils retaining their traditional role in waste services.
28 August 2006 [full story]
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Rolling stop works start at Mackay City Council
ASU members at Mackay City Council in Queensland have held the first of a series of stop work meetings as part of their campaign for a new Workplace Collective Agreement (WCA), which provides a 13 per cent pay rise over three years and maintains their current award and agreement conditions.
17 August 2006 [full story]
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ASU tells Productivity Commission “NO” to removal of waste services from local government
The ASU has told the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission that local government’s role in waste services is critical to the needs of the community and should not be removed from local control. The ASU believes that such a shift will result in the deterioration of the service and adversely affect local jobs.
17 August 2006 [full story]
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WorkChoices Moonee Valley City Council style
Management at Moonee Valley City Council (MVCC) has been waging an aggressive campaign against staff conditions at the municipality under the guise of “Continuous Improvement”. Libraries are the current target with Management seeking to increase working hours.
16 August 2006 [full story]
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Recreation workers training review now on
Service Skills Australia (the Service Industries Skills Council) is currently conducting the review of the Community Recreation, Fitness, Outdoor Recreation and Sport training packages. This is an extensive exercise and will ensure that the national training framework reflects the skill and knowledge requirements of the sport, fitness and recreation sectors.
15 August 2006 [full story]
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Don't take waste management away from local government
The ASU has responded to the Federal Government's Productivity Commission report that recommends removing waste management services from local government regulation. Apart from undermining service levels to local communities, the ASU believes local jobs will be put at risk.
21 July 2006 [full story]
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ASU meets with the Australian Local Government Association and the ALP
As part of the ASU consultation with the Australian Labor Party (ALP) on its private public partnership and infrastructure policy debate, the ASU Assistant National Secretary Greg McLean has met with the ALP and the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), the peak body for local government and a member of The Council of Australian Governments (COAG).
12 June 2006 [full story]
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"Serving the public" bulletin - June 5, 2006
"Serving the public" is the ASU's public services news bulletin. This edition contains the following items: ALGA in infrastructure talks; Transport ministers, ALGA meet in Sydney; UK councils act on reputation; Submission to the productivity commission (Fed); Water industry skills advisory committee seeks nominations; New directions for public transport - major land acquisition for metropolitan rail expansion (NSW); NSW state infrastructure strategy (NSW); plus more.
05 June 2006 [full story]
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NSW Government sets up local government consultative committee
In a move that the ASU supports, the NSW Government has set up a local government “Ministerial Advisory Council” for employers and unions to consider the big issues facing the sector.
05 June 2006 [full story]
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ASU members in sport and recreation invited to provide input on career recognition and skills improvement
The ASU has been a long supporter of skills and qualification recognition for members. It not only helps the community in many ways, but makes workplaces safer and increases career advancement, helps stop contracting-out, increases job security, helps provide quality public services and much more. ASU members in the Sport, Recreation, Tourism and Entertainment sectors are having their training packages reviewed to include a new diploma qualification in event management. The review will allow ASU members to have input into the process.
11 May 2006 [full story]
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National forum on skills shortages in local government
The ASU recently spoke at a conference of local government industry employers and government from throughout Australia and New Zealand on the need for employment and training of skilled workers to address the critical skills shortages that is now facing local government.
11 May 2006 [full story]
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SA: ASU members at Onkaparinga Council take their message to elected members & CEO
Congratulations to ASU members who took a step earlier this week to secure their rights at work and a fair wage increase. ASU members, joined by community members and members of other unions, held a meeting outside the Onkaparinga Council meeting; by standing together en masse the CEO and elected members got the message that Onkaparinga staff are prepared to work together towards fairness.
05 May 2006 [full story]
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Inter-Governmental Agreement recognises local governments’ rights and requirements
The Federal Government, representatives of local government, including the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) and state governments have agreed to a “framework agreement” that recognizes the need for local government to be consulted and funded to undertake services on behalf of federal or state governments.
19 April 2006 [full story]
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Child care is about quality for kids
As Australia’s largest public sector child care union, the ASU has welcomed a report by the The Australia Institute (TAI), a Canberra based research centre, on the quality of child care in Australia. TAI’s research has questioned the quality of care provided by the “for profit sector” when compared against the community based services like local government.
03 April 2006 [full story]
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ASU briefs ALP on child care issues
As the major union representing public sector child care workers, the ASU recognises the need to keep child care firmly in the forefront of the federal political agenda. With this in mind, the Union has met with the ALP Shadow Minister for Child Care, Youth and Women, Tanya Plibersek. Issues covered included child care centres, family day care and related matters.
21 February 2006 [full story]
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Private partnership rejected by Victorian council
Victorian council, City of Greater Dandenong, had been considering a strategic service partnership with a private company. This would have led to most administrative service staff being placed in a partnership jointly run by Council and the private company. After approaches by the ASU, the Council has rejected the proposal.
17 February 2006 [full story]
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ASU calls for increased local government responsibility for child care services
The Australian Services Union believes that local government should provide more child care services to the community with the financial support of state and federal governments.
17 January 2006 [full story]
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Use surplus to rebuild Australia
The growing federal budget surplus should be used to rebuild Australia’s ageing infrastructure and to improve public services according to Assistant National Secretary Greg McLean.
09 January 2006 [full story]
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ALP Policy Debate on Urban Development, Housing and Local Government
The Australian Labor Party has released a discussion paper titled “Australia’s Future Cities - Labor’s Discussion Paper on Urban Development, Housing and Local Government", asking the ASU to comment on the policy.
04 January 2006 [full story]
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Support for Port Adelaide Enfield Library workers goes International
Following our recent article about the the Port Adelaide Enfield Council's treatment of Library staff at Christmas many thousands of emails have flooded the Council offices condemning their actions and asking them to reconsider their position. Among these emails was valuable support from UNISON, the largest trade union in the UK who organises library workers.
23 December 2005 [full story]
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Scrooge not just fiction at Port Adelaide Enfield Council Libraries
Australian Services Union members working in Port Adelaide Enfield Council's five libraries are being forced to work Christmas day or take annual leave as their council administration exploits a loophole in their Award. Staff members have been rostered on to work 3 hour shifts on Christmas day despite the fact that the Libraries are officially closed.
22 December 2005 [full story]
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Local Councils in NSW oppose Howard’s IR laws
The Local Government Association of NSW annual conference meeting in Mudgee this week has opposed the Howard Government’s so-called WorkChoices laws and has resolved to tell the Prime Minister so. The ASU’s NSW local government Branch – the United Services Union – which represents thousands of council workers throughout the State, has campaigned strongly against the Federal Government’s extreme legislative changes.
27 October 2005 [full story]
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14 weeks paid maternity leave for Katherine Town Council employees
The Australian Services Union, the principal local government union that represents staff such as parking inspectors, indoor staff, clerical, administrative, regulatory officers and librarians employed at the Katherine Town Council, has agreed to a new 3 year enterprise collective agreement which will deliver employees no less than an 8.6% pay rise in the next two years.
12 October 2005 [full story]
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Palmerston Council workers call for end to individual contracts
Palmerston City Council workers in the Northern Territory say their individual work contracts are the worse thing about working at the council and want them scrapped in favour of a return to enterprise bargaining and a collective agreement made with all staff according to a survey conducted by the council.
16 September 2005 [full story]
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PSI World Bulletin
The latest PSI World Bulletin is out and covers events and news relating to the work of public service trade union staff and activists. This months bulletin contains a news article about how Australian Unions are campaigning against the Howard Governments Industrial relations legislation. Other stories include the link between poverty and quality public services.
29 August 2005 [full story]
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Award win on Local Government penalty rates
The United Services branch of the ASU has been successful in improving the penalty rates for workers covered by the Local Government (State) Award in NSW. This result represents a huge win for ASU members closing a loophole in the award that has seen the erosion of penalty rates over the last thirteen years.
22 August 2005 [full story]
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Local Government members in the recreation industry
The ASU represents the industrial interests of local government and recreation industry staff, from beach inspectors to swimming pool attendants and recreation centre staff, and speaks up for the value these employees provide to the community.
10 August 2005 [full story]
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NSW small local governments face industrial relations threat
The proposed Industrial Relations legislation could prove to be a body blow for small or remote local governments across Australia. These local governments - which are already struggling - face a massive challenge from the proposed new laws.
08 August 2005 [full story]
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IR changes to hit local government
The Federal Government’s proposed industrial relations changes will impact severely on employees of local government, ASU National Secretary Paul Slape says. In an article, prepared for publication in media circulating in Local Government, Paul describes what these impacts will be.
21 July 2005 [full story]
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$90 a week pay rise for Darwin City Council workers
The Australian Services Union which represents around 180 staff including parking inspectors, indoor staff, clerical, administrative , regulatory officers and librarians employed by the Darwin City Council this week accepted in principle to a new 3 year enterprise agreement which will deliver them no less than a $90 a week pay rise in the next two years.
20 July 2005 [full story]
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Private Public Partnerships & the ASU
In recent years the ASU has taken a leadership role to inform unions, political parties, the community and members of the range of issues and concerns surrounding the current trend and use of private public partnerships (PPPs).
27 June 2005 [full story]
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Local Government skills shortages
The ASU has raised concerns about the skills shortages facing Local Government throughout Australia. Skills shortages are across a range of classifications throughout the industry.
31 May 2005 [full story]
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Child Care support programs
The Federal Government has announced dramatic changes to the funding arrangements of special needs workers. The program has been administered by Local Government however following the introduction of the new arrangements, private organisations will be encouraged to tender for this work. This change has implications for special needs workers currently employed at Councils.
31 May 2005 [full story]
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ASU calls for more child care services
The ASU has supported the call by ACTU president Sharan Burrow for the Federal Government to invest more money in the child care industry, in particular the ASU supports more funding for communities through local government run child care services.
28 April 2005 [full story]
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Save our community services
ASU National President Henrietta Moran and ASU Delegate Christine Collyer are at the forefront of a major campaign the Queensland union movement has launched to save community services and protect local jobs following a review of Brisbane City Council handed down by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman.
18 November 2004 [full story]
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Labour's HeadStart for children policy
The ALP has released their child care policy with several critical differences between it and the Coalition’s views. The ASU has been pushing for changes and improvements for child care workers and families, and now sees opportunity for this under the Labor plan. ASU members working in the child care industry and ASU members who use child care services will notice the differences.
06 October 2004 [full story]
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ACTU/ASU child care phone-in
The results of the ACTU/ASU phone-in campaign held over the first part of September, have now been released at a national media conference held in Hobart. The campaign saw child care workers and the families that use child care services join together to speak up for child care services, shortages in services, the ideas they have to improve services and the need for governments to support the improvement of rates of pay & conditions of employment for the child care workers.
06 October 2004 [full story]
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Child care for all Australian families
The Australian Services Union is campaigning for families and child care workers in the lead up to the 2004 Elections to get the major political parties to do more for child care services in our community.
31 August 2004 [full story]
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ASU campaigns for recreation centre staff
The ASU regularly campaigns at the local level for recreation centre staff, pool superintendents and lifeguards, including for national recognition of the skills you need to do your job. This recognition of your skills is critical for your employment, career development, transfer of employment and safety.
15 July 2004 [full story]
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ASU keeps child care workers on federal agenda
In the lead up to the 2004 Federal election the ASU has had a meeting with ALP Shadow Minister for Children and Youth, Jacinta Collins. We have once again raised our concerns about the treatment of child care workers, their rates of pay, status, rights of family day care workers and more. The ASU will continue to press both major parties for improvements to the child care sector.
06 July 2004 [full story]
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Changes to training structures for local government libraries, art galleries and museums
As expected, the CREATE ITAB (industry advisory training board) is being folded into the Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council (IBISC), which will mean that the training packages for local govt libraries, museums and art galleries will be in the hands of a new IBISC. This has occurred as a result of the Federal Government’s restructuring of the national training agenda, through the reduction of the number of ITABs to the new structure. Similar changes have occurred in the public sector, sport and recreation areas of local government.
06 July 2004 [full story]
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Why don’t governments care for our children?
The ASU continues to campaign for more child care places and the return of subsidies for the construction of public sector child care centres. On May 30, the Channel Nine Sunday program featured a story on the crisis in child care and has opened a poll about funding. We encourage you to visit the webpage and vote to show your concern.
31 May 2004 [full story]
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Family Day Care workers deserve a fair go says ASU
In some states of Australia the ASU has been able to negotiate council by council arrangements to include family day care workers in enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs). However, in some states, councils will not negotiate agreements. This decision by some councils see family day carers denied natural justice.
21 May 2004 [full story]
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Federal budget ignores local government - again!
Despite the findings of one of its own inquiries, the Federal Government has once again ignored the needs of local government in its election spending spree budget. As the major local government union, the ASU is concerned that the health of this sector is threatened by outdated funding models and general neglect.
14 May 2004 [full story]
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Support child care by demanding funding increases
The ASU has coverage of child care workers employed by local government and despite some significant recent wins in the sector, it is still in need of dramatic improvements. The other union active in child care is the LHMU who have launched a national campaign encouraging Australians to demand increases to child care funding directly from our federal politicians. The ASU supports this campaign as equity across the sector is critical to ensuring quality.
06 May 2004 [full story]
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Consultative forum for local government convened by Commission
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission Local Government Consultative Forum, under the Chairmanship of Deputy President Marsh, has been convened inviting the recognised industry unions and peak employer representative bodies throughout Australia.
20 April 2004 [full story]
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ASU supports ACTU call for more childcare funding
The ASU has supported the recent statement by ACTU President Sharan Burrow calling for extra funding for childcare. The Federal Government’s recent announcements on childcare show they are not taking the problems in this area seriously.
16 April 2004 [full story]
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ASU National Local Government Committee meets
The ASU National Local Government Committee (NLGC) recently met in Sydney to discuss the key issues facing local government in 2004. The Committee not only covered national perspectives but allowed for information sharing between the state Branches.
25 February 2004 [full story]
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Local Government Training Bulletin
ASU members get a direct benefit from the ASU participation in the industry training advisory board for local government known as Australian Local Government Training (ALGT). The organisation is responsible for developing the training packages for all local government employees throughout Australia, amongst other things.
18 February 2004 [full story]
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Rates and taxes – a fair share for responsible local government
The Federal Parliament’s Inquiry into “Cost Shifting in Local Government” has published its report entitled “Rates and Taxes – A Fair Share for Responsible Local Government”. The 210 page report covers the Inquiry Committee’s views and findings, and has provided a list of 18 recommendations to the Australian Parliament, for the information of state governments, local governments and community organisations. The Committee’s report acknowledges the significant contribution to the Australian community by local government, and thanks the councils and the unions, including the Australian Service Union, for their written contributions and attendance before the Committee’s hearings.
27 January 2004 [full story]
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Alice Springs Town Council employees win
Fifty indoor staff covered by the ASU (Australian Services Union) and around 60 outdoor staff covered by the LHMU (Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union) employed by the Alice Springs Town Council, have overwhelmingly supported a proposed new three year enterprise agreement. The Agreement will deliver a 10% pay rise, or no less than $63 a week extra, by Christmas 2005. An entitlement to 14 weeks paid maternity leave to eligible female employees is also part of the new Agreement.
05 January 2004 [full story]
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Local Government – Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums
As Australia's largest local government union, and the principle union for local government workers throughout Australia the ASU represents members not only at a local level through its branches, but also represents members in the critical areas of their futures, through Industry training advisory boards , called ITAB's , for local government there are two major ITAB’s. One of these ITAB’s is CREATE, which covers ASU members in Libraries, Art Galleries, and Museums.
25 November 2003 [full story]
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Local government training information available
Australian Local Government Training (ALGT), the organisation responsible for developing the training requirements (packages) for all local government workers throughout Australia, has released its latest bulletins to update us on the recent developments affecting the industry .
19 November 2003 [full story]
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ASU member Shadow Minister for Child Care
The Federal Government is responsible for funding of children’s services throughout Australia so the ASU needs to lobby at the national level in support of our child care members’ interests. We can report that the ASU has been welcomed into the office of Senator Jacinta Collins, the ALP’s Shadow Minister for Children’s Services, no less because she is an ASU member herself!
11 November 2003 [full story]
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ASU condemns Federal Government’s “Better Bargaining Bill”
Last week the Federal Government launched its “Better Bargaining Bill” which is, in fact, a transparent and aggressive attempt to undermine the bargaining capacity of workers involved in care based professions. One of the targets is child carers – a group of workers who seem destined to constantly suffer blows at the hands of the Howard Government.
11 November 2003 [full story]
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Child care services and Private Public Partnerships
Australia’s largest local government child care union, the ASU, is campaigning for better community consultation on child care centre locations.
07 November 2003 [full story]
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ASU and TAFE sign agreement on local government training
A Memorandum of Understanding between TAFE NSW and the ASU has been signed. The agreement covers a range of issues, all relating to the use of the National Local Government Industry Training Package and the encouragement of employer organisations using the package in NSW.
06 November 2003 [full story]
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ASU defends workers’ rights before parliamentary committee
Previously the ASU advised of its submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Local Government Council Boundaries and Council Mergers. As a result of the submission, ASU Assistant National Secretary, Greg McLean, was called to appear before the Committee.
30 October 2003 [full story]
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NSW ALP supports ASU position on surveillance at work
For over two years now the ASU Branches have been pushing for the removal of surveillance and tracking devices from workplaces and vehicles where the aim has been for management to be able to track worker’s activities. Now the NSW Government has agreed with the ASU that there is a serious problem. They have promised to introduce legislation to regulate the practice.
22 October 2003 [full story]
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ASU seeks to protect local government workers in NSW
The ASU National Office, working in conjunction with the NSW LGCAEAU Branch (NSW USU), has provided an additional Submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Local Government Council Boundaries and Council Mergers. The ASU is concerned to ensure that local government reform does not adversely affect workers in the industry.
15 October 2003 [full story]
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ASU member now NSW Minister for Local Government
NSW Minister for Local Government, Tony Kelly, is a rank and file member of the Australian Services Union (through the USU – LGCAEAU Branch). During the recent Branch Conference the Minister took time out from his schedule to meet with ASU Assistant National Secretary, Greg McLean, and acknowledged ASU’s great role in local government not only in NSW but throughout Australia.
26 September 2003 [full story]
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ASU tells Federal Inquiry that local government must have more funds
The Australian Services Union was one of only two unions (the other being the Australian Police Officers Association) called before the Australian Parliament House of Representatives hearing on Cost Shifting in Local Government as a result of it’s support for local government.
02 July 2003 [full story]
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Big win for child carers in local government
For years the role of child carers has been recognised as one of the most important in the community. However, concrete recognition through wage rates rather than pats on the back have been hard to win. Until now.
25 June 2003 [full story]
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ASU calls for more funding for local government
Australia’s largest local government union, the ASU, believes that local government should receive more funds to undertake its valuable work for the community.
18 June 2003 [full story]
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Serious about members’ careers
The ASU is serious about members having a say in their careers through development of industry training packages. As indicated in previous news items, the training package for those working in libraries, information services & museums is now under review.
03 June 2003 [full story]
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ASU to attend child care forum
The ACTU in conjunction with the ASU National Office and the NSW Labor Council, will be convening a forum on child care at the NSW Labor Council Building on Monday, June 30. A range of issues will be covered and guest speakers will include Pru Goward, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Sharan Burrow, ACTU President, and Nicola Roxon, Shadow Minister for Children and Youth.
03 June 2003 [full story]
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ASU fights for wage justice for childcare workers
Today the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) began hearing evidence in the work value/pay equity case for childcare workers. This case was initiated by the ASU Victorian Authorities & Services Branch in attempt to redress the historical undervaluation of the vital work carried out by childcare workers.
03 June 2003 [full story]
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Federal Budget ignores local government
"The Australian Services Union is disappointed with the Federal Budget and the missed opportunity to increase funding for local government in a range of areas,” said Greg McLean, ASU National Local Government Division Convener.
16 May 2003 [full story]
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Museums, Art Galleries and Libraries Industry Training Package – it’s time for a review
The ASU is working with CREATE, the national industry training body for the cultural industries, to undertake a review of the Industry Training Package for ASU members working within libraries, art galleries and museums.
30 April 2003 [full story]
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Local government training package review now underway
Through the efforts of the ASU and concerned local authorities, the local government training packages are now being reviewed. Union Branches, local authorities and those using the packages have a chance to look at them and review them to get the best results.
24 April 2003 [full story]
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Call for thawing of child care funding for children with special needs
The ASU has echoed ALP Shadow Minister for Child Care, Nicola Roxon’s call for additional child care funding for children with special needs. We are urging local government and the child care industry in general to support this move.
23 April 2003 [full story]
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Creating opportunities for workers in local government
As Australia’s largest local government union, the ASU and its Branches not only work with members at a local level in individual councils but also pursue many broader issues on behalf of local government workers regarding their future employment opportunities.
02 April 2003 [full story]
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More child care places and greater subsidies for working families
The ASU has once again endorsed the call by Labor’s Nicola Roxon for greater Federal Government funding for the provision of child care services to Australian families.
13 December 2002 [full story]
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Local government at risk from GATS
How can the World Trade Organisation (WTO) affect local government and local government employment in city and regional Australia? That was the question when the ASU National Executive debated the need to be involved in the campaign opposing the WTO’s current negotiations on GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services).
10 December 2002 [full story]
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Water Industry Training Package review
State ITAB representatives have met to develop arrangements for the Water Industry Training Package throughout Australia.
01 December 2002 [full story]
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NSW Premier reflects ASU view on PFIs and PPPs
Many ASU members would have heard discussions of Private Public Partnerships (PPPs) and Private Funding Initiatives (PFIs). These programs, used to fund public projects, have been pursued by the British Labour Government, with disastrous results for the trade union movement and have culminated in the British Labour Party rejecting the use of PPPs or PFIs. Similarly, NSW Premier Bob Carr has announced his Government's great concern and questioned the use of PPPs or PFIs.
07 November 2002 [full story]
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ASU says all working families should have access to child care
ASU Assistant National Secretary Greg McLean has called on the Federal Government to keep child care fees down through increased support for the industry and, in particular, for local government that delivers on child care, to ensure all Australian working families have access to quality and affordable child care.
31 October 2002 [full story]
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Review of the “Museums and Library/Information Services Industry Training Package”
Members working in libraries, museums and art galleries throughout local government, the private sector or other public sector areas should be aware that the "CREATE" ITAB (Industry Training Advisory Board), has undertaken a review of the current Industry Training Package and that a report is available to members working in the sector.
17 October 2002 [full story]
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Governments acknowledge ASU submission to Parliamentary Inquiry
Recently the ASU lodged a comprehensive submission in to the Australian Parliament House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Economic Finance and Public Administration, Inquiry into Local Government and Cost Shifting. Since then, both Federal and State ministers have acknowledged the submission and thanked the ASU.
27 September 2002 [full story]
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ASU acknowledges "Year of the Outback"
Australia's largest local government and utilities union, the ASU, acknowledges the great contribution made by the union members that live and work in the Australian outback and the bush. ASU members work within these communities providing services including electricity, water and gas, as well as services via local government councils.
13 August 2002 [full story]
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ASU gives local government workers a voice in Federal Inquiry
The ASU has lodged a submission in to the Australian Parliament House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Economic Finance and Public Administration, Inquiry into Local Government and Cost Shifting.
01 August 2002 [full story]
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Federal Government threatens local government with more cuts
The ASU has been alerted by a media release from Labor’s Gavin O'Connor that the Federal Government is reviewing its funding options for local government in Queensland. The ASU's Assistant National Secretary and National Local Government convener, Greg McLean, has expressed deep concern at this type of intervention.
29 July 2002 [full story]
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ASU pushes pay equity for childcare workers
The ASU Victorian Branch covering childcare workers, the MEU/PSV Branch, has released a series of high quality posters, and stickers, designed to highlight the issues faced by childcare workers and the disparity in their wages compared to other local government para and professional workers.
25 July 2002 [full story]
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Life's a picnic, but only if you're a member
In a move welcomed by National Secretary Paul Slape, the ASU-MEU NSW Branch has instigated moves to restrict the annual Picnic Day paid holiday to union members only.
24 July 2002 [full story]
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UK local government workers hit the grass
Local government workers in Britain have voted to take strike action today (17 July). The workers belong to Unison, the biggest union in the UK and, according to their General Secretary Dave Prentis, the intention of the strike is to "show the national employers and local employers in no uncertain terms that enough is enough of poverty wages, the lack of respect and dignity shown to all groups of staff and the gender pay gap."
17 July 2002 [full story]
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Recognising the contributions of childcare workers
In the latest edition of a NSW child care industry journal "Rattler" ASU Assistant National Secretary, Greg McLean has called for, "All council general managers to spend a day in a child care centre working with staff to see the issues faced by child care centre workers, and the contribution they make to society."
24 June 2002 [full story]
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Bushfires: workers show their strength
Earlier this year the NSW Government, Premier Bob Carr and the Heads of over 30 Government Agencies stood on the steps of the Sydney Town Hall and thanked NSW Firefighters, volunteer and full-time, for their efforts in saving NSW citizens and their houses and property. When you looked across the mass of people there was one thing missing - the contractors - there were no electricity industry companies contractors, there were no multi-nationals present, there were only Australian workers wearing the yellow fire suits and their blue uniforms of the electricity industry.
17 June 2002 [full story]
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ASU negotiates international agreement with Vivendi
The company known to most Australians as Universal Film Studios, Vivendi Water, Collex or Connex, is involved in negotiations with the ASU for a worldwide agreement on workers' rights.
07 June 2002 [full story]
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Local government delegates' forum held on Qld-NSW border
The ASU Branches of the MEU NSW and Queensland Services have held a joint delegates' forum on the NSW and Queensland State border to examine local government workers' issues in that region.
30 May 2002 [full story]
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Local government reps vote "yes"
Meetings of local government workplace delegates have voted to support a merger of the ASU’s two Victorian Branches.
18 March 2002 [full story]
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ASU says no to water privatisation
The ASU and its local government Branch in NSW, the MEU, have been working with the community at Bega Valley Council to address public concerns on the proposals to privatise water services and waste water services.
15 February 2002 [full story]
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American union says thanks to the ASU
The International President of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) has written to the ASU thanking us for our contribution of two volumes of condolence books forwarded in sympathy to our fraternal union in the USA over the attacks of September 11 last year.
12 February 2002 [full story]
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ASU uses global union muscle
The ASU is well on its way to being part of a global union agreement with one of the world's largest companies. Negotiations are underway for unions from all parts of the world, representing around 50 million workers, to complete a global agreement with Vivendi, in order to guarantee union rights, no matter what country they live in or what conservative government may be in power. Assistant National Secretary Greg McLean was invited by the PSI to represent Unions across Asia and the Pacific in these negotiations.
01 February 2002 [full story]
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ALGT Announces a Major National Project to Improve Training Strategies for Australia's 800 Councils
Australian Local Government Training (ALGT) has commenced a six month process designed to build an improved national response to meet Local Government's skill development needs.
10 January 2002 [full story]
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NSW Family Day Care Workers - now it's time for a fair go
The ASU has been concerned at the plight of Family Day Care Workers in New South Wales, who unlike those that work in other areas of NSW local government, or have a day to day "employment" relationship with a council, have no rights of appeal against deregistration or removal from Family Day Care provision.
18 December 2001 [full story]
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NSW Government accepts ASU position
Family Day Care Workers in New South Wales are shortly to get new and improved rights. These rights will include an Appeal Board for issues relating to their relationship with council licensees (local government in NSW).
18 December 2001 [full story]
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PSI calls in to see the ASU
The Executive Director of the Public Services International (PSI), Ros Harvey, and Sub-Regional Secretary, Mike Ingpen, have called in to visit the ASU. The PSI and the ASU have a long standing history of working together on campaigns including the current global campaign to provide paid maternity leave to women workers.
14 November 2001 [full story]
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Congratulations MEU on paid maternity leave win
The Municipal Employees Union Branch of Australia's largest local government union, the ASU, has today announced that the NSW peak employer body for local government, the LGSA & Shires Association has agreed to have the Local Government Employees Award varied, by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, and accept the Union claim for Paid Maternity Leave for women in local government.
01 November 2001 [full story]
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Child Care delegation goes to Canberra
Australia's largest local government and community based child care sector union has met with Labor Shadow Minister for Child Care, Senator Chris Evans.
30 August 2001 [full story]
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NSW Premier supports ASU campaign for paid maternity leave
At the ASU-MEU NSW Branch Paid Maternity Leave Campaign Rally held at the NSW Shires Association Annual Conference, the NSW Premier Bob Carr stopped off from his official duties to address the delegates.
31 May 2001 [full story]
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Q&A with Shadow Minister
Q&A with Shadow Minister for Children’s Services & Aged Care, Senator Chris Evans.
22 May 2001 [full story]
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Abbott backs down on Dandenong appeal
From: Workforce, Issue 1304, 18 May, 2001
18 May 2001 [full story]
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Victory for home carers
The Federal Court has rejected the City of Greater Dandenong's appeal against a previous decision that ordered them to reinstate Dandenong Home Carers as employees of Council.
08 May 2001 [full story]
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More money for regional roads
The ASU has met with the Australian Local Government Association and again supported the campaign for increased road funding for rural and metropolitan roads throughout local government areas in Australia.
04 May 2001 [full story]
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Maternity leave campaign
The ASU has received support and encouragement from Janet Quigley of the Public Services International (PSI ) Women's Committee. Janet is a rank and file member from the New Zealand Public Service Association and a voluntary worker for the Public Services International.
30 April 2001 [full story]
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Meet with Federal Shadow Ministers
An ASU delegation is meeting Shadow Ministers whose portfolios affect local government members.
03 April 2001 [full story]
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Agents fee and 36 hour week
Bargaining agents fee and 36 hour working week secured.
03 April 2001 [full story]
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Job protection
Job protection demanded if councils merge.
03 April 2001 [full story]
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