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

• Moyne Shire Council Delegate Election Outcome
• City of Greater Bendigo Delegate Election Outcome
• Huon Valley Council – ASU Meetings following changes at Council
• ASU Member Update Meetings: City of Launceston 2021 EA Bargaining
• Ventia: EA Negotiation Update
• West Gippsland Libraries Enterprise Agreement Meetings
• City of Melbourne On-Street Compliance PAID members meeting
• Benalla Rural City Council Bargaining Update – Council’s Log and Progress
• Burnie City Council – ASU Meetings
• Whitehorse City Council Negotiations Underway – View Log of Claims

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.

Contact us now to join or get in touch with members near you.

 

SACS News

• Gateway ASU Members nominate to work as your representatives
• Launch Housing – Industrial Action next Monday
• CAFS Voting NO is the only way to GO member briefings
• Are you progressing pay points as determined by the Intouch Enterprise Agreement?
• ASU EA Update – Time to Vote @ RAV
• MacKillop Family Services – Enterprise Agreement Bargaining Update
• CAFS: ASU members – Voting No Is The Way To Go
• Bargaining for a new Community Health Centre Multi Business Agreement continues
• Launch Housing Industrial Action Email Footers
• Urgent: ASU Members at Launch industrial action brief!

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.

Contact us now to get in touch with members on the ground or to join.

 

Energy News

• 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
• Jemena – Paid union meeting to discuss log of claims
• Zinfra Enterprise Agreement 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

• Disciplinary matters at Greater Western Water – the sounds of silence!
• BAS – final call for ASU Delegate nominations
• ASU Gender Equality Network Slides & Materials
• BAS – management backflip on union EA site visit
• ASU Meeting at Barwon Asset Solutions
• South Gippsland Water EBA – Have your say
• Phillip Island Nature Park Site Visits
• Is your workplace consulting with you on Gender Equality?
• TasWater – URGENT MEETING to discuss Protected Actions
• GWM Water Better Pay and Conditions Survey

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 – ASU MOU available
• ASU Gender Equality Network Slides & Materials
• ASU Update – VicRoads Privatisation
• VicRoads Consultation Members Meeting
• Is your workplace consulting with you on Gender Equality?
• ASU Delegates Conference 2021 – “Essential, Safe, Secure” 13&14 October
• ASU Update – VicRoads Privatisation
• ASU CFA PTA EA Members meeting next Tuesday
• Climate Action for Unionists
• Phillip Island Nature Park EBA 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

• 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
• NCR Bulletin
• Update on Qantas Group Vaccination Policy
• Climate Action for Unionists
• QANTAS ANNOUNCES STANDDOWNS