Industry News
NDIS Members Support PLSL
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) members have been writing submissions to support the introduction of a Portable Long Service Leave (PLSL) scheme. Members want to ensure that all workers of the sector are in the scheme when Government considers which…
Energy QLD Retail – Workplace Culture Survey
Ergon Retail workers are invited to participate in our Workplace Culture Survey. This survey is being conducted by The Services Union in conjunction with your Retail Delegates. We want to understand the pressures and demands that relate to the roles…
Southern Downs Regional Council Members – Have Your Say!
All members of The Services Union at Southern Downs Regional Council are requested to attend one of the following very important meetings tomorrow, Tuesday 16 October 2018. At these meetings you will be given an update on the Protected Action…
Have your say and help shape renting reform in Queensland.
Renting is an important housing option for a growing number of Queenslanders, and it’s important to ensure their rental needs are met now and into the future. The Queensland Government is opening the door to renting reform by inviting Queenslanders…
Two Tier To Disappear at Logan City Council!
Following The Services Union’s recent request for a return to the bargaining table, all Unions met with Logan City Council management today. The first order of business was the combined unions formally rejecting Council’s current offer with its two-speed wage…
SACS Front Line Workers – their reality in the fight against domestic, family and sexual violence
A new UNSW Sydney Report says that many of the workers who help those affected by violence are women exposed to harassment themselves. They feel underpaid and emotionally exhausted. Our union participated in the National Survey of Workers in the Domestic,…
Barcaldine Regional Council – The Results Are In!
The results are in: It’s a great day for members of The Services Union at Barcaldine Regional Council! Over 95% of employees at have voted YES! in favour of the new EBA. This is a big win for Union members,…
Queensland Rail – Have You Been Consulted?
There is a lot of work happening across Queensland Rail (QR), as always, and The Services Union is directly involved in consultation for some proposed changes. QR have provided us with a number of consultation packs for various proposals, and…
Maranoa Regional Council – Bargaining Update #4
Maranoa Regional Council management met with The Services Union, AWU, CFMMEU and TWU for further Certified Agreement (CA) negotiations last week. There has been some progression, with Management collating the unions’ proposed clauses into a new draft CA working document….
Change The Rules Rallies
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it’s OK to advertise on the Sydney Opera House. So, we guess he won’t have a problem if the Union Movement use it to promote rallies to fix stagnant wage growth and to Change The…
