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.
Contact us now to join or get in touch with members near you.
Local Authority News
- Ballarat Regional Delegates Social 2021
- SWAN HILL RCC – VOTE NO
- Hume City Council Protected Industrial Action Frequently Asked Questions
- Tell CoM to get on board for fair pay
- Moreland City Council ASU EBA Update Meetings
- The Stop-Work Action at Hume City Council has moved to Thursday
- ASU meetings at Cardinia Shire Council
- ASU Enterprise Bargaining Update No 3 @ Hepburn Shire Council
- Frankston City Council – Proposal to discontinue Regional Assessment Service
- Pyrenees Shire Council – ASU Meetings – All Welcome
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.
Contact us now to join or get in touch with members near you.
SACS News
- Essential Not Expendable Campaign Briefing at Co Health
- Ballarat Regional Delegates Social 2021
- Community Services Delegate Network End Of Year Catch Up
- Vincent Care Northern Community Hub Major Change
- Launch Housing Enterprise Agreement Ballot – Vote No!
- COVID-19 Isolation Leave
- Member and Delegates lead and support bargaining to great success.
- Youth Resi Members Network
- ASU meeting with VACCA staff
- Your Community Health ASU Update
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.
Contact us now to get in touch with members on the ground or to join.
Energy News
- ASU update on enterprise bargaining negotiations at AusNet Services
- AusNet EA Update
- ASU Gender Equality Network Slides & Materials
- ASU Delegates Conference 2021 – “Essential, Safe, Secure” 13&14 October
- Ausnet – EBA Update
- Ausnet – Enterprise Agreement Update
- Ausnet – ASU Enterprise Bargaining Update
- Climate Action for Unionists
- Ausnet Services Enterprise Agreement Update
- Origin Energy Members Meetings
Water
Contact us now to get in touch with members on the ground or to join.
Water News
- Important win for ASU members at South East Water
- ASU Gender Equality Network Meeting Next Week – Action Plans!
- EA Pathways Letters, IFAs and Growing the union at GWW
- Yarra Valley Water ASU Members Meeting
- South East Water Customer and Community Restructure Update
- Greater Western Water: Pulse Survey
- South East Water Customer & Community Restructure – Update
- South East Water Customer & Community Restructure – Members meeting tomorrow
- SEW Customer and Community Restructure Update
- Standing Up For Water Industry Workers
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
- NHVR On-Roads Agreement Proposal – Have Your Say
- Gender Equality Action!
- ASU Gender Equality Network Meeting Next Week – Action Plans!
- NHVR Members Meeting – this Friday
- CFA PTA Bargaining – ASU Members Meetings
- CFA Update – Culture Review Consultation
- VicRoads Drive Testing Update
- Parks Victoria EA – Vote Yes!
- ASU Tabcorp negotiations for the Max EA
- NHVR Update – Members Meeting Outcome and Delegate Nomination
Clerical and Administration
Clerical and Administration News
- It’s time for action on sexual harassment and violence at Federal Parliament
- ASU Gender Equality Network Meeting Next Week – Action Plans!
- ASU Tabcorp negotiations for the Max EA
- ASU questions Qantas over Contact Centre concerns
- Bargaining for a new Tabcorp Agreement is soon to commence, new ASU representatives stand for election!
- Vision Super: Voting opens today for a new EA
- Payroll Changes at Woolworths
- Qantas Vaccination Policy – What do you need to know?
- ASU Delegates Conference 2021 – “Essential, Safe, Secure” 13&14 October
- The Wilderness Society – MEA negotiations underway
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ASU Facebook
It’s been a massive bargaining year across local government - heading into next year we’ll be supporting members to keep up the good fight! Here’s Kingston city council delegates meeting in person! Getting prepared for the EA negotiations next year!
www.asu.asn.au/asujoin
Go Shana 💪🏽♥️💪🏽
ASU Delegates June and Jeff at Brimbank City Council met with members on zoom and in person this week to discuss bargaining progress.
We are working hard to improve the Agreement, and we are excited to have won a new clause for working from home arrangements. The ASU, ANMF Vic Branch & Professionals Australia are working together to improve working life for all bands and classifications at Brimbank.
Pay rises are still being negotiated, so the work isn't over yet. If you work at Brimbank City join today and be part of the win!
www.asu.asn.au/asujoin
ASU Win!
ASU community sector members have been providing vital services to Victorians as we continue to experience the COVID-19 pandemic. In many instances this has meant that they have been potentially exposed to COVID-19 and have been required to isolate. Most employers have required community sector workers to take their own personal or annual leave to isolate.
This is just not fair.
The ASU have pushed the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing to fix this issue, and they have now implemented an isolation leave procedure that means community sector workers required to isolate due to a potential COVID-19 exposure at work are not required to use their own leave.
Going forward, if you are told to isolate due to a potential COVID-19 exposure at work please get in touch with the ASU member contact centre at info@asuvictas.com.au or with your ASU organiser and we can raise the matter with DFH who in turn will raise it with your employer.
Full details of the procedure here - www.asuvictas.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Furlough-due-to-employment-related-circumstance-.pdf
It is still ridiculous that you need to use your own personal leave if the close contact occurs outside of work.
What about if you get covid? Long covid?
Great but I'm confused - is this just for employees of the Dept ??