News Archive

Airlines
29 may 2008Qantas cuts to jobs, services and staff wages are short-sighted say unions
23 May 2008Are you part time and working excessive hours? Are you owed $$$$?
23 May 2008Are you Stressed????
9 May 2008Your Representation Rights
21 April 2008ASU welcomes Workplace Advocate’s report highlighting unfair Qantas valet AWAs
29 February 2008Melbourne Qantas valet parking workers out of work
29 February 2008Staff work last shifts as new AWA contractor takes over Qantas Valet Parking
26 February 2008Qantas should stand up for the wages and conditions of valet parking workers say unions
21 February 2008Support Qantas Valet Parking workers
21 January 2008ASU members give EBA 8 thumbs up
18 January 2008Change Is Good
18 January 2008Wellness Program Petition
January 17 2008Four days to go in EBA 8 ballot
3 October 2007Airport staff take on Qantas in new YouTube campaign on service standards
20 March 2007Qantas Discrimination Claims Filed Today In Qld
15 December 2006Union slams Qantas after serious accident
1 December 2005QANTAS - BNE TELEPHONE SALES
1 December 2005QANTAS - Changes to Arrivals and Departures
30 August 2005Qantas profits up- staff levels down
25 August 2005ASU warns that new Qantas E-Check in machines could lead to chaos
28 June 2005Airline workers join together for rights at work campaign
19 December 2004Qantas: It's time to decide on EBA 7
30 October 2004Labourstart's Qantas email campaign takes off
25 October 2004Qantas AGM report to ASU members
25 October 2004Qantas workers appeal for solidarity
21 October 2004Qantas to face industrial campaign over pay hikes for directors
20 October 2004Qantas shareholders urged to oppose executive pay increases
14 October 2004All we want is a fair share of the spirit
13 October 2004I can see how people may find this irksome
28 September 2004The bottom line is you are only worth 3%
8 September 2004Money can't buy you love or job security at Qantas
31 August 2004Despite record profit Qantas reject EBA claims
20 August 2004Qantas - we want enough super for our future
19 August 2004Qantas staff demand a fair share of massive profits
10 August 2004Can you guess the Qantas Group profit?
5 August 2004Treat staff with respect & fairness
23 July 2004Qantas - It's about restoring the balance
14 July 2004Qantas targets job security
2 July 2004We want a sweet deal at Qantas
29 June 2004R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me
4 December 2003Make sure your pay is right!
4 December 2003QF: No need for temps
4 December 2003Jetstar Low Cost Concern?
10 September 2003Qantas Drug and Alcohol Policy Update
6 September 2003Qantas tones down the rhetoric
4 September 2003ASU members tell Qantas: my health is my business
BCC
18 August 2008Workplace change in BCC - What should it be like
18 June 2008EBA6 Extension Update
7 September 2007Queensland Government announces
25 January 2006BCC - EB6 is Certified!
18 June 2005Campaign pays off at BCC
17 May 2005EB6: Management's issues
10 May 2005EBA 6 SURVEY RESULTS
11 April 2005EBA6 campaign about to begin at BCC
31 March 2005BCC: Rumours of job losses
31 March 2005BCC Update
31 March 2005ASU vows to fight Council privatisation plan
22 March 2005Union demanding answers
15 February 2005ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW
3 February 2005ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW
3 February 2005Organisational Review - Presentation Summary
3 February 2005City Venues - Business Case & Impact Assessment
3 February 2005City Fleet - Business Case & Impact Assessment
3 February 2005Building & Property Maintenance Services - Business Case and Impact Assessment
1 December 2004BCC - Enabling Services
19 November 2004BCC - OPERATIONAL & ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW
17 November 2004Unions launch campaign to save community services and local jobs
14 October 2004BCC - THE PRIVATISATION PLAN HAS BEEN READ
13 October 2004BCC To Answer Our Questions
6 October 2004Have your say on the Lord Mayor's privatisation plan
5 October 2004BCC Operational Review risks cuts to jobs and community services
4 October 2004BCC Update - Survey Results - Call Centres
21 September 2004BCC - OPERATIONAL & ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW
11 November 2003ASU Delegate honoured with QCU award
25 October 2003Paid maternity leave win at BCC
4 September 2003Brisbane City Council EBA finalised
Call Centres
7 May 2008Survey needed on Lighting Levels
23 January 2008ACE Management Still Insist on WorkChoices
4 May 2006Cerebral Palsy League Log of Claims
29 August 2005Big win for call centre workers
31 March 2005Electrolux
14 March 2005Mondial Assistance
7 March 2005ELECTROLUX RICHLANDS - Your EBA, Your Say
7 March 2005EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
23 February 2005Mondial Assistance
18 February 2005Austar
3 February 2005GOLDEN CASKET EBA
28 January 2005Update on Recent Events
26 January 2005Update on Recent Events
25 January 2005Update on Recent Events
20 January 2005GOLDEN CASKET EBA
18 January 2005Stellar - Do You Know The Ins And Outs Of Your AWA?
1 December 2004Greyhound Australia - ASU News
19 November 2004Stellar EBA
8 October 2004Austar Staff - Your Award and Safety Net Adjustments
6 October 2004News Advantage - Members Reject Company's Offer
21 September 2004GOLDEN CASKET EBA
12 August 2004Union wins wage increases for contract call centres
2 August 2004ASU wins improved working conditions for taxi industry call centres
25 June 2004Voluntary redundancies at McCafferty's Toowoomba
16 June 2004McCaffertys: ASU Members Force Redundancy Rethink
5 April 2004ASU Call Centre Conference 2004
9 March 2004Call centres or grenades?
21 November 2003Standing firm for an Award
7 October 2003Blitz on call centres
4 September 2003ACE members stick together to win
Campaigns
15 April 2008Climate change: workers want a say in creating greener workplaces
Energy
11 June 2008Overtime Bans Lifted
23 May 2008Energex - New systems update
19 May 2008Thankyou to all ASU members who took party in the Energy Day of Action
14 May 2008White Collar workers undervalued by Energy Employers and Queensland Government
7 May 2008Powerlink Secret Ballot gives green light to Industrial Action
6 May 2008ENERGEX - What are they hiding?
12 February 2008Sun Retail staff disadvantaged by companies blame game
8 May 2006Electricity Retail Sell-off #3
19 July 2005Energex EBA
18 July 2005Energex EBA - HEARING
8 July 2005Concerns for the price of electricity
30 June 2005ASU-PSI Utility Bulletin, June 2005
14 June 2005Energex staff walk out
6 June 2005Strike action in Energex today
1 June 2005Energex faces industrial action from tomorrow
28 May 2005Media Release: Energex industrial action postponed
27 May 2005Energex industrial action postponed as ASU seeks independent facilitator
27 May 2005Joint ASU And QSU Industrial Action In Energex, SPARQ And SEPL
26 May 2005BULLETIN: Ergon agreement gets go ahead
26 May 2005Unfair Pay Deal At Ergon Gets Go Ahead
24 May 2005Energex faces industrial action
16 May 2005Update for all ASU Energy Members Energex members discuss Industrial Action
10 May 2005Energex Workplace Meetings Underway While Energex Plans To Ballot The Agreement
4 May 2005Energy test cast continues today
3 May 2005Major pay equity case begins today in Qld energy industry
3 May 2005Powerlink Draft Agreement to be Balloted
20 April 2005Ergon EBA raised in Parliament
20 April 2005Ergon, Energex and Powerlink EBAs hit major snags
13 April 2005Ergon pay deal headed for full bench hearing
1 April 2005ASU response to IR Minister Barton
31 March 2005Ergon pay deal headed for Commission
31 March 2005Ergon-wide ballot concludes
30 March 2005ASU members reject Ergon pay offer
18 March 2005Queensland Government under fire from union Delegates
16 March 2005ASU welcomes national support for pay equity campaign
2 March 2005ASU SAYS PAY EQUITY IS NOT A DISTRACTION
24 February 2005ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMISSION INTERVENES
22 February 2005ASU SIGNALS INDUSTRIAL ACTION AT ERGON
22 February 2005INDUSTRIAL ACTION
16 February 2005Petition to Premier Peter Beattie - Ergon/Energex Pay Deal
16 February 2005BEATTIE: GIRLS DON'T CLIMB POLES? - Media Release
15 February 2005QLD GOVERNMENT TO BALLOT ERGON EBA - Media Release
15 February 2005GOVERNMENT PUSHES ERGON EBA TO A BALLOT
15 February 2005GOVT THREATENS TO CUT ADMIN WORKERS OUT OF EBA DEAL
11 February 2005ELECTRICITY DEAL MAY DISADVANTAGE WOMEN WORKERS
11 February 2005Fact-sheet for ASU DelegatesEnergex/Ergon EBA
11 February 2005COMMISSION MAKES STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS TO ERGON TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS
11 February 2005ASU CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND PAY OFFER TO WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS
2 February 2005TO ALL ASU ENERGEX AND ERGON MEMBERS
7 December 2004ERGON ENERGY - EBA UPDATE
7 December 2004Energex - ASU Bargaining in Energy
21 October 2004Energy members: ASU Delegate runs super campaign
10 September 2004ASU calls for more investment in workers in the electricity industry
23 August 2004ASU Utility Bulletin - July 2004
16 July 2004ASU Utility Bulletin
3 February 2004Energex workers face difficult task
30 August 2003Call monitoring at Energex
3 August 2003ASU Utility Bulletin - August 2003
General Clerical
18 June 2008New EBA Offer from Queensland Newspapers
23 January 2008All ASU Members Chubb Moorooka
General News
9 NovemberSticking it to WorkChoices
12 August 2008Time to deliver on new workplace laws
30 July 2008Building workers should have the same rights as the rest of the workforce
23 July 2008Banks should show some heart towards struggling working families, unions urge
21 July 2008Telstra management’s secret IR strategy reveals unethical treatment of workers: unions call for talks
21 July 2008Telstra management’s secret IR strategy reveals unethical treatment of workers: unions call for talks
18 July 2008Qantas job cuts a sign of tough economic times
15 July 2008Voters losing patience with business push for delay in restoring workers’ rights: new poll
6 July 2008New powerful climate alliance to drive tough and fair solutions
4 July 2008Climate change will cut the wages of working Australians: urgent action needed says ACTU
2 July 2008ACTU calls for investment in “shared equity” housing affordability solution
23 June 2008Collective bargaining lifts pay and community standards say unions in new TV ads
19 June 2008Government to act on SACS salary sacrifice problem
19 May 2008Trucking company push to evade State workers’ comp. systems could put driver safety at risk
19 May 2008ASU intervenes as National Hearing Care fails to listen to workers
13 May 2008Budget is a good step towards undoing the damage of Work Choices
8 May 2008Building SACS campaign momentum
7 May 2008Treasury report confirms Howard Govt knew Work Choices cut workers’ pay & conditions
30 April 2008Employer push to downgrade health and safety rights could put workers at risk, says ACTU
28 April 2008Unions take up the fight for safer roads at Fisherman Islands
28 April 2008Unions call for urgent asbestos probe on International Workers' Memorial Day
18 April 20082020 Summit is a welcome opportunity to consider the needs of working Australians
10 April 2008ASU has 2020 vision
10 April 2008Job & wages data show ‘coast is clear’ for $26 a week pay rise for low paid workers
8 April 2008New national employment standards will benefit all workers say unions
19 March 2008Unions welcome ban on new AWAs
14 March 2008Unions reject employer bid for pay cuts: low paid workers must get decent pay rise
14 March 2008Unions reject employer bid for pay cuts
12 March 2008Give low paid workers $26 a week pay rise and curb executive salaries
7 March 2008Equal pay, stronger rights for women would boost Australian economy: Women still earning over $180 a week less than men
07 March 2008Tax Office ruling rocks Victorian community health centres
6 March 2008Australia's decline in productivity is a result of Work Choices & skills neglect under the Coalition Govt
5 March 2008Young and vulnerable worker becomes MP
4 March 2008ASU to participate in Global Day of Action in solidarity with Iranian and Colombian unionists on 6 March
4 March 2008ACTU Executive to consider future agenda for working families
3 March 2008Employers must stop using AWAs to cut workers' pay: SA meatworks under investigation
3 March 2008Women earn 16% less than men: International Women’s Day - International Pay Equity Report
3 March 2008Too soon to inflict another interest rate rise on working families
28 February 2008Workers win $10 while pay commissioner pockets $38,000: proof of WorkChoices bias
21 February 2008Reports of the death of Work Choices are greatly exaggerated say unions
19 February 2008Liberals still hurting workers by holding up scrapping of Work Choices
18 February 2008Hockey shows Liberals are still dishonest & out-of-touch with working families on ‘Work Choices’
16 February 2008Qantas parking workers sacked & then offered their jobs back on AWAs that pay $15,000 less
13 February 2008SORRY.
13 February 2008First step towards dismantling WorkChoices is welcome for working Australians
13 February 2008First step towards dismantling ‘Work Choices’ is welcome for working Australians
7 February 2008Thousands more workers to be hurt by Work Choices while Liberals stand by AWAs
6 February 2008Banks should help struggling families hold onto their homes: unions
4 February 2008Working families cannot afford another interest rate rise
4 February 2008Reserve Bank should wait & see before working families are hit by interest rate rise say unions
31 January 2008Workplace fatalities make national focus on OH&S a priority
31 January 2008Workplace rights lost under Liberals’ WorkChoices laws must be restored say unions
30 JanuaryRainbow Conversations
14 JanuaryASU eNews 14 January
9 January 2008Employers must stop forcing staff onto AWAs ahead of laws to scrap WorkChoices
7 January 2008Banks should put people before profits
13 November 2007450,000 teachers, childcare & education workers could be next target for AWAs if coalition re-elcted
11 November 2007New union TV ad highlights importance of preventing Liberals going further on IR
7 November 2007Mr Howard breaks "record low" interest rates promise
05 November 2007Real wages go backwards under Work Choices: Harvester decision anniversary
05 November 2007A little Post-It note with a big message!
05 November 2007John Howard's hollow promise on IR
01 November 2007John Howard confirms Govt plan to reduce award coverage and go further on IR changes
25 October 2007ASU member featured in new 'workers like us' union TV ad
24 October 2007CPI lift leaves working families worse off & Liberals' economic credentials in tatters
23 October 2007Big business is leaning on Howard Govt for further IR reform
22 October 2007Federal election is a referendum for working families on Work Choices: New 'Workers like us' union TV ad
19 october 2007Rudd Labor's education tax refund
18 October 2007Hockey reveals Howard Govt agenda
17 October 2007First timers or re-enrollers – today is your last chance!
16 October 2007Tax cuts won’t compensate for Liberals' IR plan
14 October 2007Federal election is an opportunity to protect the rights of working families
11 October 2007WorkChoices worsens women’s pay gap
11 October 2007ASU Delegate wins top Union honour
10 October 2007Meatworkers face big pay cuts under WorkChoices despite Govt’s ‘fairness test’
2 October 2007New report of 17 year old who worked 12 hour shifts & lost $400 a week as Govt continues to ignore impact of IR laws on ordinary workers
2 October 2007Life Under WorkChoices – Good at the Top, Tough at the Bottom and the Rest Just Coping
1 October 2007ACTU calls on Australian Government to exert maximum pressure on Burma's military regime
1 October 2007Australian Services Union Welcomes Bold Pay Equity Recommendations
28 September 2007Govt admits fairness test farce is getting worse - despite $93 million ad blitz
27 September 2007Workplace Minister wants to move more young workers onto AWAs
27 September 2007Costello confirms Liberal Party plans to go further on IR and get rid of unions after election
26 September 2007Wage review shows Govt to go further on IR & young workers to be hit harder
21 September 2007Stubborn Ozcare
21 September 2007Contract cleaning company says AWAs are 'pointless' as another employer dumps Liberals' IR laws
21 September 2007Contract cleaning company says AWAs are 'pointless' as another employer dumps Liberals' IR laws
20 September 2007New poll finds Federal Govt IR ads turn off voters: ACTU calls for ads to stop
19 September 2007Councils turn their backs on WorkChoices
18 September 2007Spotlight decision shows IR laws are bad for workers and bad for business
17 September 2007What's next Geoff, working for tips?
14 September 2007Workers in cafés, shops & bars have lost up to 1/3 of their pay under WorkChoices: new report
14 September 2007Alarming growth in risk to workers' health & safety rights under Howard-Costello Govt
13 September 2007Enrol to Vote
13 September 2007Unions warn that Costello will go even further on industrial relations
11 September 2007Another employer uses 'operational reasons' excuse under Liberals' IR laws to sack staff
6 September 2007Despite $37 million IR ad campaign only one in ten AWAs undergo ‘Fairness Test’
4 September 2007Barry Hemsworth: still fighting one year on
4 September 2007TNT workers say NO to non-union agreement
28 August 2007Labor policy an important step towards better rights for working families, says ACTU
28 August 2007BoysTown denies workers access to union agreement
24 August 2007Commission delivers highest ever rise for Queensland’s lowest paid
24 August 2007Workers on AWAs miss out on redundancy pay, expose gap in WorkChoices laws
21 August 2007Jeff Lawrence takes over as ACTU Secretary & vows to intensify campaign against WorkChoices IR laws
17 August 2007Sales workers to get commission-only pay under Howard Govt decision to scrap minimum wages - workers in WA, SA, Tas & Vic affected most
17 August 2007'Fairness test' farce is not protecting young workers from unfair IR laws says ACTU
15 August 2007You, yes you, can be the face of our next groundbreaking campaign
14 August 2007Big business admits direct link between pro-Liberal ad campaign and $40m taxpayer-funded program
8 August 2007Pro-Workchoices advertising shows big business self-interest
8 August 2007Howard Govt adds $70,000 interest to typical home loan for working families
7 August 2007New WorkChoices advertising scandal shows Howard Govt can't hide truth about IR laws
4 August 2007Bowman Community Forum
3 August 2007Howard Government workplace watchdog approves $3 an hour wage for young worker: fundamental flaw in IR laws exposed
2 August 2007Business groups must now return taxpayers' money they used to promote 'WorkChoices'
1 August 2007Moreton Community Forum
1 August 2007Fed Govt's 'no AWA, no job' IR laws used to sack worker after 24 years service
30 July 2007Are we heading down the United States path? Low wage workers' Australian tour
27 July 2007ACTU calls on business groups to return taxpayers' money used to promote 'WorkChoices'
26 July 2007Australian dream of home ownership is slipping out of reach under Howard Govt
18 July 2007Howard Govt neglect of local car industry is to blame for possible loss of 600 jobs at Ford plant
18 July 2007Cameron Thompson turns his back on neighbours back at home
16 July 2007New report shows Howard Govt AWAs are used to cut workers' pay & avoid unions
13 July 2007New IR laws 'fairness test' is biased against employees: Govt authority now proves it
12 July 2007New union ad highlights concern among older Australians & parents over Fed Govt IR laws
12 July 2007No choice for striking warehouse workers, as new poll shows strong public support for collective bargaining
10 July 2007Ban on AWA individual contracts will not hurt mines: new research
10 July 2007Pay Equity Inquiry starts
9 July 2007Significant win for older women workers at UNiTAB call centre
9 July 2007Loss of protection from unfair dismissal is key to abuse of young workers: ACTU
6 July 2007Living standards of working families will go backwards from pay decision: ACTU
4 July 2007Young workers ripped off by restaurant chain under IR laws: Minister Contradicted
2 July 2007High income executives get biggest slice of tax cuts under Howard Govt: New Research
29 June 2007National Coalition calls for election focus on affordable housing
29 June 2007IR laws used to deny sacked workers redundancy entitlements
26 June 2007Unions are concerned about dangerous job conditions for temporary migrant workers
22 June 2007A Statement from Jeff Lawrence:ACTU Secretary-Elect and LHMU National Secretary
19 June 2007Together we will win
14 June 2007Jeff Lawrence, ACTU Secretary-Elect: Address to ACTU Conference
13 June 2007Unions elect Jeff Lawrence to replace Greg Combet as ACTU Secretary
12 June 2007Revealed: new Howard Govt plan to force more workers off awards & onto AWAs
4 June 2007'Tell 'em they're dreaming' - Howard Govt IR laws would force individual workers to High Court to challenge 'fairness test' rulings
4 June 2007All governments should sign up to new charter to protect workers' health and safety: ACTU
4 June 2007PM is incorrect: Fed Govt's New 'Fairness Test' Is Weaker Than Previous System
31 May 2007ACTU does not support delay in the abolition of Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
30 May 2007160,000 workers lose overtime pay and Minister Hockey doesn't care
29 May 2007Why do we need 600 new WorkChoices policemen if IR laws are 'fair': ACTU
22 May 2007Average worker takes 10 years to earn what Macbank CEO gets in 1 week: New Research
18 May 2007Howard government is to promote same old IR laws with a new name
18 May 2007Fairness test is a farce says ACTU
17 May 2007Call-takers at govt's IR hotline told never to say 'I don't know' - despite widespread confusion
17 May 2007New name - same old IR laws: Govt move to ban references to 'Workchoices' is a cover-up
15 May 2007Mining companies should say if they will respect basic democratic rights
8 May 2007ASU success on Labour Day
4 May 2007Focusing on IR Laws - SBS's Insight program
5 April 2007Workers’ rights to Easter public holidays are being slowly but surely eroded under IR laws
19 March 2007The Worlds Greatest Shave – Be Brave and Shave!
16 March 2007Resignation from the Ministry
12 March 2007Union slams Hockey over Qantas WorkChoices Defence
8 March 2007BUDGET HANDOUTS MAY BE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR WORKING FAMILIES SAYS ACTU
3 March 2007Intergenerational report shows Fed Govt is failing to lift productivity & participation
25 January 2007ASU eNews 25 January 2007
13 December 2006Injured workers to get less compensation under Federal Govt Self-Insurance Scheme
29 November 2006Commonwealth Bank challenged to giveits employees a real choice on job contracts
28 November 2006ASU Nuclear Policy
27 November 2006Government moves to ban nuclear power plants
2 October 2006Greg Combet joins Members Equity Bank Board
13 September 2006ACTU Launches New Vision For Workplaces Based On Collective Bargaining
6 September 2006Coalition Promises Mean Public Sector Job Cuts
5 September 2006New Union Radio Advertisements Ask Qld Workers To Think Of IR Ahead Of Poll
4 September 2006Even The Constitution Is Unable to Strike A Balance
1 September 2006Shoalhaven City Drops AWA Plan
31 August 2006“Over Zealous Monitoring" Of Attendance Resulted In Stress Condition
24 August 2006Tasmania To Trial Union Officials As Safety Inspectors
21 August 2006Howard Governments IR laws Under the Spotlight in Brisbane
18 August 2006Gloves Are Off And The IR Battle Is About To Begin
17 August 2006ASU tells Productivity Commission NO to removal of waste services from local government.
17 August 2006APHEDA Update: Anti Union Repression Is Back In Zimbabwe
16 August 2006New ABS Wages Data: Increase Minimum Wages By $30
8 August 2006PMs Intransigence Alarms Coalition And Gives Hope To ALP
5 August 2006WorkChoice Jitters Still
1 August 2006New IR Laws Are Turning Off Workers And Business Alike - New Survey Finds Laws Are Unfair & Bad For Productivity
31 July 2006ACTU Condemns Disgraceful Federal Govt Attack On Sacked Workers
27 July 2006Queensland State Award Workers Gain Pay Increase
20 July 2006Secret Govt & Big Business Talks Seek Further Cuts In Pay and Conditions
19 July 2006Thousands Isolated in a Sea of Destruction
12 July 2006Pay Equity, AWAs and WorkChoices
11 July 2006Article by Lindsay Tanner on IR
10 July 2006Tanker Crew First Lose Their Jobs & Could Now Face Fines Under Howard Govt IR Laws
7 July 200641,000 AWAs Since Governments New Legislation
7 July 2006Strikers to Face Court
7July 2006Howard Govt IR Agency Confirms Cowra Sackings And Pay Cuts Legal Under New IR Laws
4 July 2006100 Days Of Work Choices - 100 Examples Of Hardship
3 July 2006Sacked Workers Face Double Jeopardy From Today
30 June 2006New Howard Govt Fair Pay Commissioners Get Pay Rise
29 June 2006Workers Protests Across Australia Send Message To Howard Govt On IR Laws
27 June 2006Way Open to Cash in Sick Leave
22 June 2006Bounce the IR Laws
20 June 2006Help Keep Our Ads on Air - ACTU
16 June 2006Unions Deliver: Freehills
13 June 2006Labor Announces Their Alternative Vision
8 June 2006Gold Coast Sackings To Be Investigated By Union
6 June 2006GLAM Update
31 May 2006Important Questions from Stephen Smith, MP
29 May 06Tinkering with WorkChoices won't make it 'fair'
11 May 2006BPAY Option For Members
9 May 2006Interest Rates & Petrol Now Biggest Family Budget Items
2 May 2006Compare AWA & Award Pay Rates
2 May 2006Bosses Told to ‘Blame Government’ For IR Law Changes
2 May 2006Govt Changes To ‘Guest Worker’ Program Do Not Go Far Enough
1 May 2006Howard Govt IR Laws Will Hurt Workplace Health And Safety
1 May 2006New Move By Major Employers To Slash Take-Home Pay Of Workers
26 April 2006Administrative Professionals Day
10 April 2006Women The Biggest Losers
10 April 2006Penalty Rates For Weekends & Public Holidays Threatened By New IR Laws
10 April 2006Labour Day - 1 May 2006
6 April 2006Howard Breaks Sick Leave Promise
6 April 2006Admin IBB Update 4
5 April 2006APHEDA Raffle
29 March 2006ASU Members at TUH get together to make it better...
20 March 2006Relief Staff - Travel Allowance Stopped!
2 March 2006IR Taskforce comes to Bonner
27 February 2006Your Rights at Work campaign has 100,000 subscribers
24 February 2006Agenda for 2006 Annual Delegates Conference
24 February 2006Gladstone lad wins ASU 2006 Bursary
24 February 2006Labour Start campaign - Change the world by telling one friend
22 February 2006Wages on the up and up
17 February 2006Academic says Howard's IR laws all about conflict
14 February 2006ASU launches photo competition
13 February 2006APHEDA-Union Aid Abroad raffle
7 February 2006Award review threatens pay equity, maternity leave
22 December 2005Scrooge comes early to ASU members in SA libraries
19 December 2005Treasury says wages for working families will fall under IR laws
15 December 2005Work Choices gets Royal Assent
7 December 2005ACTU say IR laws a living nightmare for working families
6 December 2005Unions plan long term campaign against IR Laws
1 December 2005]Barnaby tinkers with amendments to IR as Qld workers forced back 100 years
29 November 2005Weekly or Fortnightly Pay Day Under Threat From IR Laws
28 November 2005Links
28 November 2005Senator Joyce: 85,000 reasons to say NO
25 November 2005Community Forum on new work laws draws a crowd in Wynnum
23 November 2005ASU Community Forum on IR laws
23 November 2005ASU appears at WorkChoice's Senate Inquiry
22 November 2005IR legislation not worth amending- Labor
17 November 2005151 Australian Academics Indicate Grave Concerns about Governments IR Plan
15 November 2005Australian workers say NO to Howard’s workplace laws
10 November 2005Sick leave for workers & parents subject to punitive new conditions under Government’s IR laws
8 November 20053000 submissions to Senate Inquiry show massive public concern over new work laws
4 November 2005ACTU vows national demonstrations on Tuesday 15 November against IR laws
2 November 2005ASU says IR laws despicable
Monday 5 May 2008Labour Day 2008
August 2006Council Workers Talk The Walk
June 2006Sportswear Brands Offside On Workers Rights
August 2006Howard Govt Targets Women
2008Julie Bignell,Branch Secretary Speech
7th March 2008International Women’s Day 2008
16 April /2008Facing up to Australia’s skills challenge: industry sets key priorities to address the skills crisis
Private Health
19 May 2008Attention Ramsay Health Facilities
9 May 2008EBA MEETINGS
12 February 2008Blue Care & Wesley Mission Administration Officers
4 February 2008Attention All Administration Staff
16 January 2008John Flynn Hospital - Free Wills for ASU Members
10 February 2006GREENSLOPES EBA
7 February 2006Virgin Board vote increased money for Directors as workers made to wait for backpay
2 February 2006Virgin Blue recognises ASU representation – but still not a party to the EBA
2 February 2006Greenslopes - EBA Update
27 January 2006GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL - Pay Offer
6 January 2006MATER PRIVATE EBA
23 March 2005NEW PAYROLL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
25 February 2005URGENT MEETING FOR PAY RISE
23 February 2005Toowong Private Hospital
18 February 2005HOLY SPIRIT NORTHSIDE PRIVATE HOSPITAL
15 February 2005IMPORTANT MEETING NOTICE
15 February 2005It's time cebrate!
28 January 2005Don't Miss the ASU Information Day at Pindarra Hospital
28 January 2005INVITATION TO ALL ADMIN STAFF
19 January 2005Prince Charles Hospital - Meeting Notice - Important
18 January 2005ph 0012 CALOUNDRA PRIVATE - EBA Meeting
18 January 2005Pindara Private Hospital - EBA Meeting
18 January 2005SUNSHINE COAST PRIVATE - REPORT BACK MEETING
22 December 2004Queensland Diagnostic Imaging - EBA Update
8 December 2004Mt Olivet Hospital - Industrial Action
7 December 2004Industrial action to hit Mt Olivet Private Hospital Brisbane
18 November 2004Uniting HealthCare
15 November 2004Queensland Diagnostic Imaging
2 November 2004St Andrews War Memoria Hospital
8 October 2004Mt Olivet - ASU Members Take Industrial Action
23 September 2004Mt Olivet Private Hospital - EBA Report Back Meetings
23 August 2004Successful stop work meeting at Mt Olivet Private Hospital
23 August 2004Industrial action hits Mt Olivet Private Hospital today
13 August 2004ASU members industrial action at QDI
29 July 2004Members win big at Allamanda
4 September 2003Organising works at St Vincent's Hospital
QHealth
18 January 2008ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS AT RBH COMPLEX
11 January 2008Attention all Blue Care and Wesley Mission Administration Officers
4 January 2008eb7_meeting_notice
21 December 2007Latest happenings at Mater Public (or not happening)
25 October 2007Nurses win fair wages & improve quality care despite Work Choices obstacles
21 September 2007Shared Services Staff
18 September 2007Latest update on what has been
17 September 2007Ipswich Hospital Your Hard Work Pays Off. Reclassification At Last.
17 September 2007Toowoomba Hospital Your Hard Work Pays Off - Reclassification At Last
29 August 20070 Files Public Health Community Health 290807 - Bulletin #384 communityneedlesurvey290807
13 August 2007Files Public Health All Qhealth Bulletins 130807 Bulletin #361 100807
3 August 2007Files Public Health RBWH Bulletins 310707-RBWH #337
18 July 2007Files Public Health Princess Alexandra Bulletin PAH Bulletin #313_170707
13 April 2006Q Health - ASU Related Leave Reserved Matters in EB6
31 March 2006Shared Services HR/Payroll Rollout Report to Members
31 March 2006]Qhealth EBA Progress
20 March 2006Qld Health Make It Better - Admin IBB Update 3
1 March 2006ASU welcomes QHealth Code of Conduct reform
13 February 2006ASU Forster Consultative Group
30 January 2006Q Health - Recruitment and Selection Process
25 January 2006ASU Forster Consultative Group Report to Members
6 December 2005ASU slams Shadow Health Minister over admin job cuts talk
30 September 2005ASU says Forster Review findings OK, but more needed for admin
30 September 2005ASU Delegates call on government to take immediate action re Forster Review
21 September 2005ASU confirms QHealth Pay Deal will be ballotted
8 September 2005QHealth members consider 'Whole of Government' offer
31 August 2005ASU takes govt offer to admin workers in QHealth
30 August 2005ASU refute claims of hospital strike next week
8 August 2005ASU Submission to QHealth Forster Review
27 May 2005QHealth admin employees to discuss public health system
10 May 2005INQUIRIES, INQUIRIES, INQUIRIES!!
29 April 2005Members about to begin bargaining in QHealth
23 February 2005Administration Staff At Toowoomba Health Service
18 February 2005QDI Enterprise Bargaining Update
15 February 2005Admin Review and Workloads Issues at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Health Service District
15 February 2005Members employed at the Sunshine Coast Hospital
1 December 2004Redlands Hospital
15 November 2004qh 033b REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL & REDCLIFFE COMMUNITY HEALTH
15 November 2004Redlands Hospital - Emergency Department
8 November 2004Members employed in HR/Payroll
4 November 20044 November 2004
2 November 2004PA Hospital - HR/Payroll
12 October 2004Caboolture Hospital - Meeting Notice
8 October 2004ASU QHealth Conference 2004
4 October 2004PA Hospital - Radiology Department - ASU Members Follow Up Meeting
21 September 2004PA Hospital - HR & Payroll Members Meeting
6 August 2004Industrial Relations Commission orders QHealth Management to talks with the ASU over the implementation of a new roster
2 August 20042 August 2004
30 July 2004QHealth: wage increase from 1 August 2004
25 May 2004SSI spotlight on jobs ahead
19 April 2004Staff win safer workplace at PA Hospital
17 April 2004Staff postpone action at PA Hospital
16 April 2004Employees refuse to work in Accident and Emergency
6 April 2004More areas likely to be put under SSP control
17 December 2003QHealth workers seek regional jobs pledge
16 December 2003Health union to meet with gov't over regional jobs
30 October 2003Nambour Hospital workers walk off job
25 September 2003QHealth Put Districts and SSPs on Collision Course
4 September 2003Delegates put case for better health services
30 August 2003RBWH & RCH Survey on member benefits
State Government
12th january 2008test
Transport
12th january 2008testnews
Universities
11 April 2006UQ Members meetings presentation: Your Rights at Work
27 January 2006UCQ - Say NO to AWA’s
4 October 2005ASU supports Mark Starkey in UQ elections
9 July 2005Report: Higher Education Section Meeting
2 June 2005Universities presentation available for download
1 June 2005Government plan undermines staff rights and threatens universities and TAFEs
10 May 2005Government announcement threatens Uni EBAs
20 April 2005National Day of Action against VSU
16 March 2005ASU supports student unions against VSU legislation
9 March 2005ASU USQ NEWS
15 February 2005Members Vote To Accept Extended Agreement
7 February 2005UQ EBA
3 February 2005QUT Student Guild
1 February 2005USQ EBA UPDATE
29 December 2004Higher Education and Industrial Relations
24 November 2004UQ EBA Reportback Powerpoint Slides
16 November 2004QUT EBA Update
16 November 2004UQ Update - EBA
12 October 2004CQU - Managing Workloads
4 October 2004UQ Working Hours Remain A Sticking Point in EBA Negotiations
23 September 2004ASBESTOS - UQ AGREES - IT COULD HAVE
27 August 2004The CQU Organisational Review What Now?
7 November 2003Howard attacks workers covered by federal awards
17 October 2003University staff on strike today
16 October 2003Uni IR plans sent to ILO ahead of national strike
16 October 2003University admin staff to strike
11 October 2003Rally to defend higher education
10 October 2003Griffith Uni admin staff to strike
27 September 2003Unis IR Briefing Note now available
24 September 2003Abbott bullying university staff over AWAs
4 September 2003Higher education at the crossroads
4 September 2003EB continues at Queensland unis
3 September 2003Huge rise in staff student ratios
University
9 May 2008ASU Meeting Notice and Invitation for Professional Staff working in Computing / Institute / Technology & Social Science Building Centre Staff
8 May 2008Education and training targeted by ACTU as 2008 Federal Budget priority
11 January 2008University Committed to Union Collective Agreement
Women
24 July 2008New workplace laws must bring women’s rights at work up to speed
7 July 2008Research underlines need for universal paid maternity leave for women and job security
5 June 2008Woolworths joins ranks of businesses that see the benefit of paid maternity leave
1 May 2008Women’s work still undervalued according to ASU
30 April 2008Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave by the Productivity Commission
30 April 2008Working Women’s Centres nationwide may close
29 April 2008New figures show 14 weeks paid maternity leave more critical than ever
17 April 2008Child care and local government
8 April 2008Unions, business and HREOC: paid maternity leave vital for Australia’s economy and working families
Youth
19 August 2008Maintain the rage - National Young Workers Conference




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