News
Qantas & QF Regionals
Time to consider Qantas’ claims & our response
10 May 2013
Our fourth Qantas EBA 10 meeting was held on 8th May 2013 and there is still no Qantas response to our key job security claims or our wage and superannuation claim. The company has tabled their part time work proposal which we believe will result in the phasing out of…
Qantas tables “cuts” agenda
24 April 2013
The third Qantas EBA 10 meeting took place on 23rd April 2013 and for the first time we received an indication of what Qantas wants from EBA 10 and we also received preliminary responses to some of our claims. More casuals and temps front & centre Qantas main claims are…
It’s time to hear from Qantas…
12 April 2013
Your ASU National Negotiating Team (NNT) tabled all our remaining detailed claims for EBA 10 at our second negotiation meeting with Qantas management on 10th April 2013. Now "the ball is in management's court" as they must respond comprehensively to our claims and also disclose what claims or changes the…
Qantas EBA 10 negotiations begin
28 March 2013
The ASU Qantas EBA 10 National Negotiating Team (NNT) had our first negotiation meeting with Qantas management on 26th March in Sydney and we hit the ground running tabling 10 detailed claims and starting our discussions on our log of claims for ASU EBA 10. We gave the company representatives…
Not an EBA you can vote for at Qantas Courier
21 March 2013
Qantas Courier has circulated a proposed EBA for employees to vote on. The ASU advises our members to vote ''NO''. During bargaining the ASU team sought to negotiate the best outcome possible for employees at Qantas Courier. However the ASU believes that the terms and conditions in the proposed Qantas…
ASU members endorse Qantas EBA 10 Claim
18 March 2013
ASU members across Australia have overwhelmingly endorsed the ASU's EBA 10 claim after attending meetings to discuss the recommendations from the ASU Qantas National delegates meeting in February 2013. The ASU claim was served formally on Qantas today. A number of ASU delegates across Qantas also provided the claim to…
Ready to roll for Qantas EBA 10
13 February 2013
Around 80 ASU delegates from Qantas Group Companies from across Australia met in Melbourne on 6 and 7th February to commence preparations for bargaining in the Qantas Group in 2013. Delegates from Qantas Airways, QFCL, QFIT, Jetstar and QantasLink attended. Qantas EBA 10 Almost 1300 responses for our EBA 10…
Update on Qantas Freight Structure
21 December 2012
Your AaE delegates held a teleconference with Qantas Freight management on Thursday 13 December 2013 to try and get answers to the many questions you have about the new Qantas Freight structure arising from AaE becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas. As best we can determine Qantas will be…
ASU members endorse Eastern Australia Airlines EBA
20 November 2012
Over the last month ASU members at Eastern Australia Airlines have considered the new offer from management for our EBA and they have overwhelmingly endorsed the proposed agreement. As a result of this endorsement the negotiated deal has now gone out to staff for consideration. Formal voting on whether to…
QF EBA 10 preparations begin
24 October 2012
At the recent national meeting of ASU Qantas delegates it was resolved to commence our preparations for our Qantas EBA 10 this year. As a result our Qantas EBA 10 ASU survey has now been released to enable staff to express a view about what we should claim in this…
Back to the table at Eastern
14 September 2012
ASU reps have gone back to the bargaining table with Qantaslink/Eastern management after the first EBA proposal was not supported by staff. Your National Negotiating Team (NNT) met with management on 5th and 13th September 2012 to discuss a revised agreement. Management has advised that it is their intention to…
11 years on Ansett workers’ super still unclaimed
12 September 2012
Today is the eleventh anniversary of Ansett going into administration and we are remembering the long journey it took Ansett workers to recoup their entitlements. We also want to take the opportunity to remind former Ansett workers to claim their super and how to do it. This information on claiming…