INDUSTRIES
Local Authorities
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.
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Local Authority News
- Melbourne CC – Fair Work Commission – quick update
- Geelong CC – ASU members EA Update July 2021
- Casey CC – ASU representatives urge all employees to vote NO, every vote matters!
- Swan Hill RC – Correcting the record
- Loddon SC – ASU survey on your priorities for the next enterprise agreement
- City of Melbourne – Fair Work Today
- Survey For Better Vaccine Support
- WHAT DO WE WANT?
- ASU City Works update July 2021
- Bendigo City Council Log of Claims Members Meeting Coming Up
SACS
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.
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SACS News
- Community Legal Centres – Meeting to discuss draft Log of Claims
- Community Health Centre Multi-Employer Business Agreement
- Review of the Mental Health Act
- Australian Council of Trade Union’s Congress
- Update over major changes at LCHS
- Major Change – Launch Housing, Elizabeth Street Common Ground
- Essential not Expendable Campaign Briefing at Anglicare Broadmeadows office
- CHC Delegates the power behind a successful agreement
- Essential not Expendable Campaign Briefing at Anglicare After hours
- Major Change- Launch Housing, Elizabeth Street Common Ground
Energy
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.
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Energy News
- Australian Council of Trade Union’s Congress
- AEMO management breaks off negotiations! ASU meeting 8 July
- More onshoring of jobs in the energy industry
- Standing Up For Members at the Fair Work Commission
- 7 day lockdown announced for Victoria from 11.59pm tonight
- New Restrictions on Gatherings and Rules on Mask Wearing in Greater Melbourne
- Health and Safety Representative Meeting
- Health & Safety Representatives Support Officers
- Ausnet Services EA Update
- Origin Energy Enterprise Bargaining Update
Water
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Water News
- TasWater’s Offer Not Good Enough
- Gippsland Water – ASU Agreement Update
- NCCMA Enterprise Agreement Negotiations To Commence Shortly
- Australian Council of Trade Union’s Congress
- City West Water & Western Water – Updated information on requests to sign new employment contracts
- Central Highlands Water – First Enterprise Agreement Meeting for 2021
- City West Water & Western Water – Advice not to sign the new contract
- South East Water – Result of ASU ballot on enterprise agreement
- South East Water – ASU online Ballot closing soon. Have your say on your pay!
- South East Water Enterprise Agreement 2022 – have your say on your pay!
Infrastructure
- 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
- Australian Council of Trade Union’s Congress
- CFA Log of Claims – Meeting and survey
- ASU members at CFA working to improve conditions for all!
- Wages Policy Bad for Workers
- Standing Up For Members at the Fair Work Commission
- Advancing Gender Equality in the Public Sector
- VicRoads Privatisation – Sign The Petition Today
- 7 day lockdown announced for Victoria from 11.59pm tonight
- New Restrictions on Gatherings and Rules on Mask Wearing in Greater Melbourne
- CFA Gender Equality Survey
Clerical and Administration
Clerical and Administration News
- Australian Council of Trade Union’s Congress
- ASU Meetings at Qantas TOMORROW
- Metro – Enterprise Bargaining for pay and conditions
- 7 day lockdown announced for Victoria from 11.59pm tonight
- MyState – Your Enterprise Agreement Ballot
- New Restrictions on Gatherings and Rules on Mask Wearing in Greater Melbourne
- The ASU condemns the Department for continuing to delay the new MoP(S) Act Enterprise Agreement (MoPS EA).
- ASU seeking details of Electorate Officer underpayments
- Qantas Town Hall raises more questions than it answers
- MyState – Whose Branch is closing next?
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ASU Members Win!
After taking industrial action (hampered by members of a non-union association), ASU members at Moorabool Shire Council got a better deal for workers in the next enterprise agreement.
They saw off an attack on their workplace conditions and even made some real improvements to workers rights at Moorabool. On top of that, a pay rise that will make the biggest difference to the lowest-paid workers at council.
Congratulations to ASU members who took action and attended meetings that set the direction of our bargaining.
And a huge thank you to each of our delegates at Moorabool – they are the best of our union.
Well done to our ASU members and shame on the members of the non union association for hampering our members' outstanding efforts
#solidarity we all stand on your shoulders now as we stand up for a better life in every city & shire 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hardly a good outcome when many at Council would be taking a pay cut each year when you take into account inflation. Too many are left behind, certainly has not benefited the entire membership.
Fantastic work, well done to the members of the ASU in Moorabool! 👏 👊
ASU - Australian Services UNION 💪💪 In UNITY
Great outcome. Congratulations to the workers in Moorabool
Absolutely fantastic, dare to struggle, dare to win Congratulations to everyone involved and a massive congratulations to ASU members and delegates
How great to hear!! Amazing job!
Congratulations, Comrades. This shows why unions are essential!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 We’ll done guys!! Councils will take advantage if they can…
Congrats comrades 😊
You mean the other association that is a union who also supported the your members? Not very professional of ASU to bad mouth other unions just because ex members went to them when you weren't supporting them.
Woo hoo! Well done ASUVicTas members. ✊
Great stuff
Love my union!!
Great outcome, sends a warning shot to other Councils that they can't offer below 2% ✊
Amazing work! Great to show those scabs what workers can achieve when they're not licking boots
Appreciate the gratitude, our members in parks and gardens have worked through every wave of the pandemic to make sure footy ovals are up to scratch.
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