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

• Better Pay and Conditions for Boroondara City Council Workers
• Better Pay and Conditions for Yarra City Council Workers
• Wyndham CC – Introduction of Change – Community Support (Youth Services unit)
• Warrnambool City Council ASU Members Meetings
• Calling all Childrens Services members!
• ASU Members Melbourne City Council February 21 Update
• Latrobe CC – It’s time to negotiate a new enterprise agreement
• ASU Members City of Hume update February 2021
• Better Pay and Conditions for Brimbank City Council Workers
• Hume CC – Better Pay and Conditions for Local Government Workers

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.

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SACS News

• ERMHA have reduced the Carpool
• Merri Health seek to bargain with the ASU for an individual Enterprise Agreement
• ASU Housing and Homelessness Meeting
• ERMHA – Management do not dictate who represents you!
• Bethany – Important EA Update Member Meetings
• Wellways Underpayment Update
• Haven Home Safe – Union Members Win Consultation and Representation
• ERMHA 365- proposed changes to the carpool
• Meeting to discuss MIND’s proposal to cut costs by reducing staff wages
• YSAS Preston site Closed from COVID risk – Union Delegates Monitoring Conditions

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.

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Energy News

• We have an EA offer – union update for members at Loy Yang A!
• Office based work in Victoria to return to 75% capacity.
• Health and Safety Representative Meeting
• Onshoring of jobs by Alinta Energy
• NW/SW Delegates Network Meeting
• Easing of COVID Restrictions – Local Government & Energy
• January 2021 Covid-19 update
• Meeting for ASU Members at Origin Energy
• Employers must consult
• 2020 OH&S 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

• Gippsland Water EA Progress Report
• Office based work in Victoria to return to 75% capacity.
• Health and Safety Representative Meeting
• Westernport Water- ASU Update
• Melbourne Water – Changes in Works Management
• NW/SW Delegates Network Meeting
• Gippsland Water – ASU Negotiations Update
• Greater Western Water
• Central Highlands Water – Log of Claims and New Delegate Nomination
• Employers must consult

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

• VicRoads – EA9 Ballot & ASU Members Meetings
• Lockdown Rules for Public Sector Workers
• VicRoads – ASU continues to fight for agency staff
• Office based work in Victoria to return to 75% capacity.
• Health and Safety Representative Meeting
• Enterprise Agreement Win at VicRoads
• Onshoring of jobs by Alinta Energy
• CFA PTA Agreement Rollover Vote
• NW/SW Delegates Network Meeting
• January 2021 Covid-19 update

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

• Qantas’ plans to cut Sales, Service and Baggage Desks are still totally under baked
• Enterprise Bargaining at MyState
• Office based work in Victoria to return to 75% capacity.
• Unions and employers unite for AviationKeeper now!
• January 2021 Covid-19 update
• What next for your ASU Qantas EBA?
• 2020 OH&S Conference
• Voice. Treaty. Truth.
• Women- First Nations-Youth Monthly Meeting
• Qantas – Another restructure? Shame Qantas!