Jetstar EBA 6 negotiations commence

Your ASU National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with Jetstar management in Melbourne on 8th September 2017 to start negotiations for the ASU Jetstar EBA 6.

Your NNT provided our endorsed ASU claim to management and then gave an overview of what we are seeking in these negotiations.

We will be requesting information from Jetstar to help us with our claims.

The ASU Claim

We also provided the company reps with some more detailed versions of some of our claims as follows:

Claim 8 – Include the excess baggage commission scheme in the EBA
Claim 12 – Improve consultation and information provisions
Claim 13 – Improve the job selection policy to include greater transparency
Claim 15 – Improve how payroll operates and how underpayments and overpayments are dealt with
Claim 16 – Establish rostering committees in each location to improve procedures for roster changes
Claim 17 – Improve access to annual leave
Claim 22 – Regulate how and when fixed term employment is used
Claim 24 – Family violence leave

Copies of the detailed proposals are available from your local ASU organisers or NNT members. The rest of our detailed proposals will be provided at our subsequent meetings with the company.

Our NNT is:

 What’s next?

The National Negotiating Team (NNT) is due to meet again with Jetstar management in 4 weeks. They will also be assisting with providing updates on how negotiations are progressing. Watch out for our regular bulletins on progress which will also be available on our website.

Need more information?

Now is the time for non ASU members to join the ASU so you can be represented by our experienced team.

You can join online now at our secure form: www.asu.asn.au/asujoin

You have any questions about any of the above, contact your local organiser (download the full bulletin below for details)

 Jetstar Bulletin EBA 6, 15 September 2017