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WEDNESDAY: ILLAWARRA WORKERS RALLY AGAINST AGAINST MENTAL HEALTH COMPENSATION CUTS

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Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 10AM Paul Scully’s Office, 2/51 Crown St, Wollongong WHAT: Essential workers from across the Illawarra and South Coast will rally to oppose the NSW government’s proposed cuts to workers compensation, which would drastically limit mental health support for injured workers. WHO: Local nurses, teachers, emergency service workers, and other essential workers, with … Continued

Dutton’s 6,000 job cuts in the NDIS will hurt Illawarra families, ASU warns

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More than 5,000 residents living in the federal electorate of Whitlam are at risk of being affected by NDIS job cuts if the Coalition is elected, according to the Australian Services Union. Opposition leader Peter Dutton, alongside Liberal candidate for Whitlam Nathaniel Smith, plans to reduce the public service workforce, putting 41,000 jobs at risk, including more than … Continued

Dutton’s 6,000 job cuts in the NDIS will hurt Hunter families, ASU warns

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Nearly 8,000 residents living in the federal electorate of Paterson are at risk of being affected by NDIS job cuts if the Coalition is elected, according to the Australian Services Union. Opposition leader Peter Dutton, alongside Liberal candidate for Paterson Laurence Antcliff, plans to reduce the public service workforce, putting 41,000 jobs at risk, including more … Continued

Older people blindsided by Geelong Council ‘secret plan’ to cut aged care

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Hi,  Please see below a media release from the Australian Services Union.    MEDIA RELEASE 2 April 2025 __________________________________________________________________________________   Some of Geelong and the Bellarine’s most vulnerable older people will be without the care and support that keeps them out of aged care facilities after the Geelong Council suddenly announced it was withdrawing services … Continued

Australian Services Union launches campaign to secure government support for a modernised SCHADS Award

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The Australian Services Union (ASU) has today announced the launch of the Skilled, Respected, Equal Alliance – a coalition of sector organisations committed to securing better pay, career pathways, and government support for social, community, and disability sector workers.      For three decades, workers in the social, community, and disability services sectors have been let … Continued

Sydney Water workers celebrate end of toxic leadership

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The Australian Services Union (ASU) has hailed the departure of Sydney Water Managing Director Roch Cheroux as a victory for workers, calling it a long-overdue opportunity to reset the workplace, end wasteful spending, and restore fair treatment for workers. Cheroux, who led the publicly owned utility since 2019, was appointed by the former NSW Coalition … Continued