Industry News
Super Sessions in Brisbane & Mackay – Making Your Super Work For You!
Do you have the best plan to make the most out of your Super? Please join us for at one of these two hour sessions to find out more about the latest changes in Super and how we are Making…
Western Downs Members Vote to Lock In Conditions
Members of The Services Union at Western Downs Regional Council have resoundingly voted “YES” in last week’s ballot for the new Certified Agreement (CA). 94.3% of participants voted in favour of the proposal. Our Union will now work closely with…
Labour Day Community Art Awards
The Queensland Council of Unions is holding the inaugural Labour Day Community Art Awards competition in 2020 to positively promote the achievements of working people in Queensland. It will be open to Queensland residents, with a particular focus on inspiring…
South Burnett Bargaining Continues
Members of The Services Union at South Burnett Regional Council have been pursuing a new Certified Agreement (CA) since July 2019. While our Union is striving to finalise negotiations before Council enters election caretaker mode, we also need to “get…
Winton Shire Council Members Lock In New Conditions
Congratulations to members of The Services Union at Winton Shire Council. We certified your new Agreement at the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission on Tuesday, and it’s a great result! Highlights of the new Agreement include: Wage increases of: 2.5% in…
Stand Up For Super – Tell us your story!
Scott Morrison is threatening to attack superannuation and the pension. The last time he looked into super, he cut the pension for 300,000 workers. Australian Unions is running this survey to better understand your experience of superannuation and to inform our submission…
Update: Portable Long Service Leave – Public Hearing Into Bill
Services Union members continue to press for a portable long service leave scheme and attended the Queensland Parliament Public Hearing into Community Services Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Bill 2019, held Tuesday 21 January 2020. You can view this via…
Queensland Rail – Tell Us What We Already Know!
On Tuesday 21 January 2020 you would have seen a communications piece from Queensland Rail updating employees about the state of the negotiations for the replacement enterprise agreements, and ‘informing’ employees about the protected action ballots which have been successfully…
