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

• Hobart City Council – Enterprise Agreement Report Back Meetings
• Delegate Profile – Tuffy
• Crisis on the Frontline
• Banyule CC – Proposed Restructure of IT & Digital Transformation Branch.
• Hobsons Bay CC – ASU Members To Stop Work For A Second Time
• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Union visit at the City of Whittlesea
• Geelong ASU Member Meeting re: EBA – Home Care (and associated areas)
• Hobsons Bay City Council when is 2% not really 2%?
• Yarra City Council Crisis on the Frontline

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

• BCYF – Bullying at Malop Street
• Delegate Profile – Jane Ferris former delegate at Intouch
• Delegate Profile – Steve Vass
• Save Equal Pay
• Wathaurong – Ongoing Consultation Regarding Restructure
• Save Equal Pay Campaign Briefing at Unison – 4 Mar
• Save Equal Pay Campaign Briefing at Micare – 5 Mar
• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Bethany EA Update – Paid Time Meeting
• Save Equal Pay Campaign Committee Meeting

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

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Citipower/Powercor Enterprise Bargaining Update
• Zinfra EA Meetings
• ASU Women’s Network Meeting
• Zinfra Negotiation Update
• Citipower/Powercor Enterprise Bargaining Update
• Zinfra – Important Paid Meetings for Enterprise Agreement Update
• Citipower / Powercor – Joint Union Meetings to Discuss Enterprise Agreement
• Grampians – Ballarat Network End of year Celebration
• Energy 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

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Barwon Water – Restructure at Customer Centre
• ASU Women’s Network Meeting
• Melbourne Water Members Meetings
• Phillip Island Nature Park – Your Union Is Holding A BBQ
• City West Water ASU Christmas BBQ
• Grampians – Ballarat Network End of year Celebration
• Melbourne Water Bargaining Update
• Melbourne Water Enterprise Agreement Update
• Water Bargaining

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

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• VicRoads Update – ASU Campaign Heats Up & Bargaining for EA9
• NHVR Update – New Delegates, Members Meeting, and Bargaining
• Western Water Update – Win for depot workers!
• ASU Women’s Network Meeting
• VicRoads EA9 Log of Claims
• VicRoads Campaign Ramps Up – More Paid Time EA9 Member Meetings
• VicRoads – ASU Kew EA9 Meetings
• Paid Time Meetings – VicRoads EA9
• VicRoads – ASU Members Meetings

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

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• ASU Women’s Network Meeting
• VicRoads EA9 Log of Claims
• Qantas – Enterprise Agreement Update
• NHVR Delegate Nominations & Body Worn Cameras
• Say NO to selling VicRoads
• Qantas – EBA12 – Have Your Say – ASU Site Visit
• VicRoads ASU Member Update
• Qantas Roster Changes
• Use of Labour Hire and Agency Providers