The Australian Services Union has written to the Australian Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee to express strong opposition to the inclusion of Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) and urges the inclusion of stronger provisions to protect the rights of workers…

Australian workers and their families are looking to the new Senate to stand up for the fair go, Australian Unions said today. Speaking ahead of the first sitting of the new Senate tomorrow, ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said that the Senate has a critical role in keeping Australia fair. "Australian…

Australian workers and their families will march in rallies around the nation today to call on Tony Abbott to keep Australia fair and dump his vision of a harsher and less equal Australia. >> To find out about the ASU's involvement in the "Bust The Budget" rallies see: ASU at…

ASU representatives including your ASU Delegates from Brisbane, Melbourne and Hobart met with Qantas management in Sydney on 1 July to receive an update on the call centre consolidation. Qantas gave the union an update on the EOI process and other staff related matters. This update included: Advise on how…

On 2 July 2014, the ASU National bargaining team met with StarTrack Management representatives to discuss the content of a new National Enterprise Agreement to cover all staff in the Call Centre and Clerical classifications at StarTrack. At the meeting Management presented a financial overview of the business. Management and…

1.5 million Australian workers will see an $18.70 boost in their pay packets this week and around 8.4 million workers will see their superannuation contributions increase to 9.5% - all hard fought for by Australian workers and their Unions. "Hardworking Australians deserve decent wages when they're working and security in…

This edition contains the following items: #BustTheBudget rallies; Time to heed electricity privatisation lessons; E-Oz Annual Conference; Child care regulation is not red tape; Retail win for young workers; Help lay a solid foundation for the union movement in the Pacific into the future; NSW: Stop the power sell off;…

More than six weeks ago, the Abbott/Hockey Federal Budget hit Australians so hard, that the resulting anger continues to shape the public dialogue today. The Coalition Government is continuing to hold firm to their draconian plans for Australia, despite the widespread outcry. Let's show them that we will not forget…

A WikiLeaks exposé has revealed the true intent behind secret 50-country negotiations on a new "financial services" chapter of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) at the WTO in Geneva. The draft agreement being discussed by government officials is aimed at weakening financial regulation and giving extra market access to…

The retirement savings of millions of low paid Australians is under threat from Tony Abbott's harsh cuts. Each year the Government pays a small amount into the superannuation accounts of low paid workers earning less than $37,000 pa. It is called the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC) and while the…