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AAE (Australian Air Express)
Qantas isn’t getting the stand downs and rosters right at Qantas Freight and AAE. ASU members have told us about short-staffed shifts and late notice call-ins. Some workers are rostered every week, while others haven’t seen anything in two months. In some ports, labour hire has been used while stood…
AaE Bargaining Update
14 September 2018
Your ASU bargaining team met with Qantas management in Sydney to discuss our new EBA on Thursday, 13 September 2018. Qantas wouldn’t answer many questions today. They won’t even give us a log of claims till they’ve seen ours. We took the opportunity to talk about what ASU members want…
Profit bonus held to ransom for AaE employees
24 August 2018
You cannot be serious Qantas.... After announcing another bumper profit result yesterday, Qantas management says your bonus won’t be paid until a new EBA is approved by the FWC. You worked hard to make this profit for the company, and they’re holding your reward to ransom. Qantas management are also…
ASU forces AaE to delay payroll changes
30 October 2015
On Tuesday 27 October the ASU took AAE to the Fair Work Commission over its proposal to change your pay cycle. We also handed AAE the signatures of 111 employees who had signed our petition calling for the change to be delayed. The Commissioner expressed concern about the changes being…
ASU takes AaE to the Commission over changes to pay cycle
20 October 2015
On 19 October 2015 the ASU filed a dispute in the Fair Work Commission over AaE's proposal to change your pay cycle, and its impact on employees. In particular, ASU members are concerned about the following things: The fact that the roster cycle and pay cycle will be different will…
AaE EBA approved
05 August 2015
The ASU AaE EBA was approved by the Fair Work Commission on 29 July 2015 and so comes into operation on 5 August 2015. Under the agreement a pay rise was due the first pay period on or after 1 July 2015. As yet we have not been able to…
ASU AaE Agreement voted up
08 July 2015
AaE staff have voted overwhelmingly to endorse the ASU EBA deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU's AaE National Negotiating Team. In a significant turnout of eligible staff (75% of voters) 98% of these staff voted in favour of the Agreement. A big thank you must go to our hard…
It is time to vote on the AAE EBA
22 June 2015
After the consideration period, voting will commence online on 1 July 2015 and close at 4pm on 6th July 2015, at least that is timetable that the company have told us they are working to. Although you have already voted in the ASU process you must vote again in the…
ASU members endorse AaE EBA deal
03 June 2015
After participating in workplace meetings across Australia, ASU members at have overwhelmingly voted to endorse the ASU AaE EBA deal negotiated and recommended by the ASU's AaE National Negotiating Team. The ASU has advised AaE /Qantas management of these results. We are just finalising the drafting of the new EBA…
A deal to recommend at AaE
22 April 2015
The ASU AaE National negotiating team met on 21st April 2015 with the management representatives for our 7th meeting and we are now pleased to advise that your AaE ASU delegates have a deal that they can recommend to ASU members for the settlement of the current EBA round. After…
Time for AaE to focus
19 March 2015
We met with AaE management in Sydney on 17th March 2015 and unfortunately it seems they are still trying to sort out their position on a range of EBA issues not the least of which is when the pay freeze applies from for AaE ASU EBA covered staff. On the…
It’s Groundhog Day at AaE
02 March 2015
Your ASU National negotiating team met with AaE management in Sydney on 26th February 2015 for our 4th meeting and despite promises that the company would be ready to talk seriously about your agreement we had just another meeting going over old ground about our claims with little response or…
Time for AaE management to focus
17 December 2014
We met AaE management about the EBA on 15th December 2014 for our third meeting with the company and they still have not comprehensively responded to our log of claims. We have raised significant issues about integration and promotions, work within Qantas Freight and other provisions that exist for Qantas…
AaE EBA negotiations begin
17 November 2014
The ASU AaE national negotiating team (NNT) have now had 2 meetings with Qantas management about the replacement of our current enterprise agreement (EBA). Our meetings were held on 20th October and 12th November 2014. Our claim for this EBA was endorsed by members and it has been served on…