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Time To Get Equal Pay Ready
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- Published on Friday, 17 February, 2012
SACS News: Time To Get Equal Pay Ready! In this edition of SACS News we invite you to attend important Equal Pay Industry Briefings and more importantly, union member celebrations and detailed advice sessions about our amazing Equal Pay win! This edition also clearly explains the 5 steps that you need to take to be Equal Pay Ready.
changes to Roads and Maritime Services
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- Published on Thursday, 16 February, 2012
This week staff were briefed about major changes to Roads and Maritime Services that will be happening over the coming months. The ASU, along with the other RMS unions, were briefed at the same time and provided with exactly the same information.
There are clearly a number of very significant issues caused by this restructure but at the moment there is very little information.
TfNSW Award Negotiations Continue Under Supervision of NSW Industrial Relations Commission (2)
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- Published on Thursday, 16 February, 2012
The NSW Industrial Relations Commission is attempting to facilitate the resolution of a number of key entitlement issues to be contained in the new Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) Award.
Qantas Announces More Job Cuts
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- Published on Thursday, 16 February, 2012
In an all too familiar corporate strategy, Qantas has chosen the day they announce a half yearly profit of $202m to also announce 500 job cuts including a significant number of job losses in ASU areas. While politicians appear to have been the priority to consult for Qantas, only today have hard working Qantas staff and their unions been advised generally of Qantas’ plans. This is not consultation.
Canon meeting update
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- Published on Thursday, 16 February, 2012
On 15 February the Canon National Consultative Committee met to discuss 2012 Technician Goals and to continue raising concerns about GPS.
Unions slam O’Farrell’s smoke and mirrors trick on rail safety
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 February, 2012
The ASU and RTBU have slammed the NSW Premier’s announcement to slash the jobs of hundreds of Transit Officers as a move that would lead to a reduction in commuter and RailCorp employee safety rather than enhance security on the rail network.
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Smoke and Mirrors trick on safety as Transit Officers given the chop
Disbanding Railcorp’s team of dedicated Transit Officers will undermine commuter safety on the train network according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.
RTBU NSW Secretary Alex Claassens said the move, announced today by the State Government, would fail commuters already seriously concerned about their safety on public transport.
“The State Government knows that public perceptions of safety on the rail network are already low – especially at night.
“But instead of tackling the problem by putting on more staff, the Government has pulled a smoke and mirrors trick by handing over responsibility for rail security to the police.”
Mr Claassens said that previous governments had tried this before but the policy had resulted in even less staff on the network.
“Handing over rail safety and security to the police failed before, and it will fail again.
“If the police are dealing with an emergency somewhere else, it’s highly likely that transit police will be taken off the network and deployed to other duties.
“This will leave rail commuters exposed to a much higher risk of crime and violence.
Australian Services Union NSW and ACT (Services) Branch Secretary Sally McManus said that a presence on the transport network had to be guaranteed.
“It is crucial that dedicated Transit Officers remained on the network with no responsibilities other than patrolling the transport network.
“Transit Officers not only provide a vital role in protecting passengers, they also protect other rail workers – particularly at night.
“Passengers and rail workers need to know that they can move freely on the rail network all day, every day.”
Mr Claassens said Transit Officers had been lift in limbo, and were unsure of their future.
“The State Government must rule out any forced redundancies of Transit Officers, and guarantee that officers will still have a job on the rail network.”
Air France Cancels Flights as Workers Protest
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- Published on Monday, 06 February, 2012
Air France Cancels Flights as Workers Protest Proposed Rules for Strikes
February 6, 2012
Air France (AF) scrapped some flights today because of a strike by pilots, cabin crew and ground workers over proposed changes to rules governing labor protests.
Restructure Still in Dispute
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- Published on Monday, 06 February, 2012
As reported in the last EA Update, towards the end of last year the unions placed a number of issues in Dispute after receiving unsatisfactory responses on member concerns and enquiries relating to different aspects of the restructure process.
Combined Unions Fighting To Retain Members’ Conditions
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- Published on Monday, 06 February, 2012
Unions Fightback on O’Farrell Government Attempt to Strip Conditions from Transport Employees.
As members would be aware, in 2011 the O’FarrellGovernment passed legislation which enabled the Director General for Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to set the salary, wages and conditions of staff andto have the power to transfer staff anywhere within the transport portfolio.
ASU MEMBERS WIN EQUAL PAY
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 February, 2012
"Today is a day in a generation – a day for all women to celebrate" ASU Secretary Sally McManus
In an historic decision FWA has awarded ASU members equal pay. In a decision handed down in Melbourne at 12 noon on Wednesday February 1st 2012. FWA ruled to implement the agreement that had been reached between the ASU and the Australian Government – the Queensland rates of pay for everyone.
Equal Pay: FWA says YES
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 February, 2012
Today ASU members have made history! FWA have just issued their decision on our Equal Pay case; and they have said YES! Please watch this short, 1 minute video about the outcome of our Equal Pay campaign.
Shortly ASU members will receive more details about the decision, but now we all have two things to do for Equal Pay:
- Send this story to your colleagues who are not yet in the Union and ask them to join the ASU today and share in this victory. They can join on this website at: http://www.asumembers.org.au/2011-11-14-01-12-59.html
- Celebrate! This is our victory. ASU members have fought hard for what we have achieved today.
Reform Rhetoric Repugnant
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- Published on Tuesday, 31 January, 2012
During the 2011 State Election Nick Greiner’s name wasn’t on the ballot paper but the announcement of job cuts in RailCorp show that he’s now running transport policy in NSW.
