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ASU says vote ‘NO’ to the Emirates agreement!
17 February 2020
You will be able to vote on a proposed agreement from the 20 to 26 February 2020. On Friday, 7 February 2020 Emirates confirmed that the draft agreement that we have seen will made available to for staff to review from 13 to 19 February 2020. Once the Access Period…
Singapore Airlines bargaining update - ASU member survey
10 February 2020
The Australian Services Union is your union at Singapore Airlines. Union members are getting ready to bargain with Singapore Airlines on a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) and we want to know what you think. Your EBA outlines all your wages and working conditions for the next few years. Do…
Update on Virgin Australia and the Coronavirus
03 February 2020
ASU officials are urgently seeking information from Australian airlines regarding their response to the Coronavirus outbreak and the precautions being put in place for ground operations staff with direct passenger contact. Your safety and wellbeing is our highest priority ASU officials met with Virgin Australia Group (VAG) on the evening…
Update on Jetstar and the Coronavirus
03 February 2020
ASU officials are urgently seeking information from Australian airlines regarding their response to the Coronavirus outbreak and the precautions being put in place for ground operations staff with direct passenger contact. Your safety and wellbeing is our highest priority The ASU has written to Jetstar seeking a meeting to discuss…
Update on Qantas and the Coronavirus
31 January 2020
ASU officials are urgently seeking information from Australian airlines regarding their response to the Coronavirus outbreak and the precautions being put in place for ground operations staff with direct passenger contact. ASU officials and Qantas some airport delegates attending an Airports Workforce Planning meeting met with Qantas on Thursday 30…
Calling time: Unions and Bargaining Representatives say it's time to ask employees to vote on Emirates' offer
22 January 2020
At 2 meetings in December and January, the bargaining committee agreed that Emirates and staff were a long way apart on many issues and discussions have not significantly improved Emirates’ remuneration package. So now it’s time for staff to make their views clear to the Company. The ASU, ALAEA and…
Virgin Australia 2020 Agreement Survey
23 December 2019
ASU delegates at Virgin Australia met with management on 4 December 2019 to discuss opportunities for negotiating a new enterprise agreement before the current agreement expires on 30 June 2020. When delegates and organisers met in Brisbane earlier in December, they reported back on how team members were feeling about…
Industrial action at Jetstar – know your rights!
11 December 2019
For a period of 30 days over the Christmas and New Year period, members of the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots (AFAP) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) will be taking various forms of protected industrial action at Jetstar. The industrial action may be in various forms, including: stopping work…
Possible industrial action at Jetstar over the Christmas period
06 December 2019
ASU members at Jetstar have contacted the Union about the outcome of the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots (AFAP) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) ballots to take industrial action over the Christmas period. For a few months, the AFAP and TWU have been pursuing a new agreement (EBA) with…
Emirates make pay offer significantly below industry averages as company profits rise
10 October 2019
Bargaining representatives met with Emirates on Wednesday, 9 October 2019. In previous meetings, Emirates have given some indication that a number of claims would be acceptable but we are still apart on a number of issues for bargaining – in particular where we will land on remuneration. You can review…