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Qantas profit a tribute to the hard work of ASU members
24 August 2016
Qantas has today announced a record profit of $1.53 billion, in no small part a result of the hard work and sacrifices made by ASU members and other staff. Cuts, restructures and redundancies have been the norm for years now and all the while ASU members across Australia have given…
Time to talk about EBA 11 negotiations at Qantas
25 July 2016
Since our last bulletin we have had 3 more meetings with the company – bringing our total meeting number to 11. Our last meeting was on 21st July 2016 in Sydney. We have had some productive discussions about the issue of part time capping, Jobshare, and flexible work agreements –…
No progress yet on EBA 11 at Qantas
06 June 2016
We’ve had 2 meetings with Qantas since our last bulletin – on 26th May and 1st June (these were our 7th and 8th meetings with the company). Things are moving at a glacial pace – probably expected when you consider that Qantas is all about a wage freeze. Qantas has…
Qantas say one thing & mean another
18 May 2016
Your National Negotiating Team (NNT) have met twice with Qantas since our last bulletin, on 28th April and 11 May 2016. At our last meeting we finally talked about the wage freeze. Qantas says their key claim is the wage freeze. In their 2nd and 3rd Qantas bulletins to staff…
Qantas tables their claims
18 April 2016
At our fourth EBA meeting on 14th April 2016 Qantas finally provided us with the issues they want to achieve out of this agreement negotiations. The company provided us with details of most of their claims which can be summarised as follows: 1. 18 month wage freeze and 3% p.a.…
It’s already “NO” to some of our claims @ Qantas
31 March 2016
Our third EBA meeting with Qantas on 30th March 2016 gave your National Negotiating Team (NNT) the opportunity to provide the company with more of our detailed claims. We talked about: Better duty travel and training provisions Improving staff travel Reclassifications Better rostering and the need for more staff We…
It’s not all about the Qantas credit rating
11 March 2016
On March 10, 2016 our second EBA meeting with Qantas management kicked off with the presentation of many of our detailed claims for EBA 11. For over 3 hours your National Negotiating team (NNT) went to the nitty gritty of the claims that you want to achieve in any new…
ASU members say YES to Qantas EBA11 claim
01 March 2016
ASU members across Australia have overwhelmingly endorsed the ASU’s EBA 11 claim after attending meetings across Australia to discuss the recommendations from the ASU Qantas National delegates meeting in February 2016. The ASU claim was served formally on Qantas today. What’s our claim? ASU members endorsed a comprehensive claim which…
All systems go for Qantas EBA11
09 February 2016
Around 60 ASU delegates from all states and territories met in Melbourne on 3 February 2016 to commence preparations for bargaining in Qantas Airways, QCatering and QFIT. Almost 1000 responses for our EBA 11 survey were received and the results were considered in depth at our meeting. Delegates endorsed a…
Qantas EBA11 preparations begin
21 October 2015
At the recent national meeting of ASU Qantas delegates it was resolved to commence our preparations for our Qantas EBA11 this year. As a result our Qantas EBA 11 ASU survey has now been released to enable staff to express a view about what we should claim in this next…
Qantas Group National Delegates’ Meeting makes plans
15 September 2015
Over 65 delegates from across the Qantas Group were out in force at the recent ASU Qantas Group National Delegates' meeting in Melbourne on 25 and 26 August 2015 with delegates from all ports in attendance. Our meeting opened with 4 delegates from across the group participating in a delegates'…
Qantas announces bonus payment - what does it mean?
07 July 2015
Last Friday 2 July 2015 Qantas group CEO Alan Joyce announced that "In recognition, management has decided to offer a one-off 5 per cent bonus payment for all Qantas, Jetstar and other Group employees covered by finalised enterprise/collective agreements (EBAs) that include the 18 month wage freeze." This bonus is…
Unions’ correspondence about Qantas international company
25 November 2014
Ever since Qantas announced the creation of a new Qantas international entity when they announced the company results, Qantas unions have been seeking clarification about whether the new company would be an employing entity and whether it would affect the terms and conditions of existing employees' working in the Qantas…
ASU delegates and officials met with Qantas Telephone Sales and HR management in Melbourne on 29th October 2014 for an update on the redeployment, redundancy and other issues arising from the closure of Brisbane and Melbourne Centres. As usual there were more questions than answers and disappointingly there is still…