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

• Knox CC – Notification of Change and Consultation underway.
• ASU member meeting @ Colac Otway Shire Council
• ASU members meeting at Golden Plains Shire Council
• City of Port Phillip ASU Online Member Meeting
• ASU Enterprise Agreement Bargaining Update No 1 @ Glen Eira City Council
• Brimbank EBA Update & Meeting Notice
• Uncap our Councils
• Casey City Council Aged and Disability Update
• Casey City Council Aged and Disability Services Individual Meetings
• Banyule City Council – Would you vote for your own pay to be cut by 25%?

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

• ASU Members Reject VHIA Offer of Settlement!
• YSAS Member Update
• Call for IPC Health Delegate Nominations
• Launch of ALP Community Sector Policy – Today 2pm in Box Hill
• Brotherhood of St Laurence – Have Your Say on the EBA
• Campaigning to get the Fair Jobs Code we need
• NEAMI – Have Your Say on the EBA!
• Reminder: meeting Monday to discuss new pay and settlement offer for CHC Multi Employer Agreement
• Community Legal Workers Mass Meeting Change of Venue
• VSK Enterprise Agreement Update – Management’s offer

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

• Energy Australia ASU Meeting
• Hydro Tasmania – ASU On-Line Meeting re Your Enterprise Agreement
• What do ASU members think about climate change?
• AusNet – ASU Enterprise Agreement Update
• Aurora Energy – Enterprise Agreement Bargaining Update
• ASU Regional Conferences
• Big news about the AEMO Enterprise Agreement
• Climate Action Network Meeting
• ASU update on AusNet Enterprise Agreement
• Zinfra ASU EA Update

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 ASU Site Visits
• EBA Progress at Central Highlands Water (finally!)
• CHW Enterprise Agreement Update – Waiting, waiting, waiting…
• What do ASU members think about climate change?
• ASU Regional Conferences
• Service Stream Coliban Water Members Meeting
• TasWater – ASU Visit
• ASU site visits to East Gippsland Water
• CHW Super Issues and Enterprise Agreement Update
• Climate Action Network Meeting

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

• State government looks to revise woeful State Wages Policy
• Service Stream Coliban Water – ASU Log of Claims Meeting
• Fire Rescue Victoria Log of Claims
• VicRoads SOP Drive Test Update – ASU Notifies Dispute
• What do ASU members think about climate change?
• Our next Gender Equality Network meeting will be held on the 12 April
• ASU Members Win for CFA Workers
• ASU Regional Conferences
• VicRoads – Proposed Changes to Drive Test SOP
• Fire Rescue Victoria PTA Agreement – Have Your Say

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

• TPG Telecom: Your wages and conditions are under attack
• Have your say! Qantas enterprise agreement survey closes Friday
• NCR threat to terminate Enterprise Agreement
• Regional Activist Conference in Ballarat
• Regional Activist Conference in Warrnambool
• Regional Activist Conference in Swan Hill
• Regional Activist Conference in Morwell
• Regional Activist Conference in Horsham
• Regional Activist Conference in Geelong
• Regional Activist Conference in Shepparton