INDUSTRIES

The Local Authorities Sector of the Union represents Local Government workers in Victoria and Tasmania.  We are active in local government across both states, helping the people who provide services which the community relies on every day.

We work at a local level to improve your voice in the workplace and improve your pay, conditions and entitlements.  Strong local voices in the workplace helps us deliver better results locally.

Our growing and diverse membership helps us be stronger advocates for local government as a whole, arguing for investment, support and recognition of the tier of government which impacts the lives of our community in meaningful, practical ways.

Contact us now to join or get in touch with members near you.

 

Local Authority News

• Calling all Shepparton Childrens Services members!
• Budget Update for Local Government
• Clarence CC – There’s plenty of money to spend, just not on your wages
• Moonee Valley Not all we asked for, but is it enough?
• Melbourne CC – Monthly ADOs reinstated but not the 9-Day fortnight arrangement.
• Easing COVID Restrictions – Local Government Update
• ASU Organisation Re-Design Phase 2 and 3 Update @ Boroondara City Council
• Hume ASU delegates advocating for members at this week’s meeting
• ASU Update – City of Launceston EA Bargaining
• Employers must consult

The ASU represents workers in the ‘not for profit’ community sector.

Our members are united in their commitment to provide services that address disadvantage in our community.

We work across housing and tenancy, youth, child and family services, community and mental health, advocacy, community legal centres, neighbourhood houses and community centres, ethnic communities, crisis support, women’s specific services, indigenous services, job networks, home and community care, working for many different agencies in many different programs, with many different job titles.

There are around 4,000 community service businesses registered, and a significant number of these employ less than five people. Our members have proven that by uniting, we can achieve the best pay and conditions possible, including the land mark equal pay case which is currently being implemented and saw pay rises of 23-47% over eight years (2012-2020) for community services workers.

Contact us now to join or get in touch with members near you.

 

SACS News

• State Budget a triple win for Victoria
• ASU Housing and Homelessness Meeting
• Employers must consult
• Colony 47 – URGENT: ASU Union meetings tomorrow
• Productivity Commission Mental Health Report
• 2020 OH&S Conference
• ASU welcomes investment in public and community housing
• CAFS member meeting
• Voice. Treaty. Truth.
• Uniting salary increases- are you being paid correctly?

The Australian Services Union is Australia’s largest Union in the energy/electricity industry.

ASU members are generally the non-trade qualified workers in the energy industry.  We work in thermal power stations, isolated hydro stations, next generation facilities, electricity transmission systems and the distribution/retail industry.

This has allowed us to represent members and gain significant benefits. Today across Tasmania and Victoria there are over 40 major employers in the industry. ASU members work with every employer and we have negotiated enterprise agreements with each of them.

Contact us now to get in touch with members on the ground or to join.

 

Energy News

• Employers must consult
• 2020 OH&S Conference
• Aurora Energy Restructure News
• Voice. Treaty. Truth.
• Women- First Nations-Youth Monthly Meeting
• Health & Safety Representative Meeting – 19 Nov
• The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on working women
• Local Government & Energy Delegate Awards 2020
• Maribyrnong Council Candidates Forum Update
• HSRs – Occupational Health & Safety Conference

The ASU has been part of the Australian water industry since branches of the Union first covered membership in local government and State authorities around 100 years ago. The Union has seen many changes over this time and it is no different today.

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Water News

• Employers must consult
• New Victorian Waste Act & Waste Authority
• 2020 OH&S Conference
• ASU Gippsland Water Bargaining Update
• Voice. Treaty. Truth.
• Women- First Nations-Youth Monthly Meeting
• Standing Up Against Outsourcing
• City West Water and Western Water Merger
• Health & Safety Representative Meeting – 19 Nov
• Western Water – City West Water Merger

Infrastructure is the ASU division which covers workers providing services in the following industries:

• Information Techhnology
• Transport
• Shipping & Travel
• Airlines (Tas only)
• Clerical & Administration (Tas only)

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The ASU covers a range of workers employed in IT. From IT professionals to system analysts and digitised equipment maintenance workers chances are that they are eligible for membership of the ASU. Typically the ASU’s IT members are found in employers such as Fuji and Xerox, Canon and IBM through to employees in small two-person operations.

 

TRANSPORT

Workers eligible to join the ASU in the transport industry include employees working in administration, professional, managerial, operational or supervisory functions and those who provide technical advice or work in customer relations.

 

SHIPPING AND TRAVEL

The majority of employees working in the travel or shipping industries in clerical, administrative, marketing, sales or management roles are eligible to join the ASU. Chances are if someone is working in the travel or shipping industries in a clerical, administrative, marketing, sales or management role they’re eligible to join the ASU.

 

AIRLINES

The ASU is the biggest Australian union covering airline industry workers. Our Branch of the ASU covers Tasmanian members who work for Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue, Regional Express, Eastern Australia Airlines, Sunstate Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and other overseas airlines, as well as contractors in the industry like Menzies Aviation Services or airfreight companies like Australian Air Express.

 

Infrastructure News

• Employers must consult
• 2020 OH&S Conference
• Voice. Treaty. Truth.
• Women- First Nations-Youth Monthly Meeting
• Enterprise Agreement Negotiations at VicRoads
• Health & Safety Representative Meeting – 19 Nov
• The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on working women
• VICROADS EA9 – Offer from management
• Maribyrnong Council Candidates Forum Update
• VicRoads members delivering vital service

Employees engaged in white-collar office and customer service worker in private industry are eligible to join the ASU. Just about anyone doing “office work” in the private sector is eligible to join. Our members are call-centre agents, customer service reps, administrators, clerks, social workers among other roles and responsibilities. Please note that only Tasmanian based private sector workers are eligible to join the ASU Victorian and Tasmanian Authorities and Services branch.

 

Clerical and Administration News

• 2020 OH&S Conference
• Voice. Treaty. Truth.
• Women- First Nations-Youth Monthly Meeting
• Qantas – Another restructure? Shame Qantas!
• The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on working women
• Health and Safety Representative Meeting
• Qantas and Jetstar to tender out some Airports ground operations work
• Canon – Forced Leave Arrangements in Melbourne
• FSU Announce Major Changes
• Qantas Announces Redundancy Plans – ASU Disagrees