AMIEU Queensland Branch in East Brisbane, Queensland | Trade union

AMIEU Queensland Branch

Locality: East Brisbane, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3217 3766

Address: 1, 39 Lytton Road 4169 East Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: https://amieuqld.asn.au/

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25.01.2022 AMIEU Queensland. A message of support for #frontlineheroes @qnmuofficial

25.01.2022 Meat Industry Employees’ Superannuation (MIESF) ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING 16 DECEMBER 2020. MIESF will be holding an Annual Member Meeting via Zoom. We invite you to join us to review MIESF’s performance for the 2019/20 financial year.... Date: Wednesday 16 December 2020 Time: 6.00 p.m. 7.15 p.m. (AEST) To register please email [email protected] with your name and member number. Details on how to access the live stream will be sent to your email just before the event. Please include any questions in your registration email.

24.01.2022 Great annual result for MIESF. The AMIEU Super fund! It’s a timely reminder of how important Super is. With so many accessing their Super savings early under the Federal governments C-19 rules and now the Libs looking at further deferring the Super increase (already long delayed) workers are going to need to fight to maintain the integrity of our Super system!

23.01.2022 Weve been working with Maurice Blackburn lawyers for many years to give AMIEU Qld Branch members the best outcomes for their workplace issues. To find out more click the link https://www.amieuqld.asn.au/case-studies/

23.01.2022 Primo workers were locked out today just for asking for a 3% wage rise! JBS should hang their heads in shame as workers struggle the company announces record profits. Support workers by joining us on Progress Road to protest against corporate greed!

22.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/72924719987/posts/10161197139859988/

22.01.2022 IMPORTANT MESSAGE Are you employed under an EBA? You need to know this. Unions are here to help you. Contact your union, or give us a call during business h...ours: 1300 486 466 Join your union >> https://join.australianunions.org.au/begin-join

22.01.2022 Queensland has one of the cheapest CTP schemes in the country, but some insurance companies want to change that. They want a no-fault scheme, which will drive e...veryones CTP costs up and provide less compensation for victims of road accidents. The only people who will benefit are insurance companies. Learn more: https://www.lawyersalliance.com.au/ourwork/our-work/ctp.

21.01.2022 Unions are fighting to protect the jobs, wages and rights of every worker in Queensland and Australia. We need fairer and better rights at work. Check out this... special briefing from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus about the discussions that Australian Unions are having with the Morrison Government and employers. Learn more here: https://utm.io/uFLw

20.01.2022 Scott Morrisons Union Busting Bill is extreme, unnecessary, and will make it harder for workers to win pay rises and protect their jobs.

20.01.2022 AMIEU QLD Branch Secretary Matt Journeaux updates members on Coronavirus and the essential work that Meaties are doing.

19.01.2022 With the recent cases in Pacific Meats and JBS prove workers in abattoirs are at serious risk. Workers at Ingham's Chicken in states across Australia, from both... United Workers Union and the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, have united to demand that the company give them special paid leave! Share this video to let Ingham's know that they must prioritise their workers safety! AMIEU Newcastle & Northern AMIEU Queensland Branch AMIEU NSW Branch

18.01.2022 Do you pay your union dues by Direct Debit/Credit Card? As Wednesday and Thursday this week are public holidays all DDs will be processed on Friday 27/12/19. As New Years Day falls on a Wednesday all direct debit and credit card payments due to be paid on 1/1/20 will be run on Thursday 2 January 2020. For more information go to https://www.amieuqld.asn.au/do-you-pay-your-dues-by-direct/

18.01.2022 PRIMO WORKERS TAKE 4 HOUR STOPPAGE The company has shut down negotiations after the workers, for the third time, voted down a substandard offer by the company. The workers have not had any wage increase since April 2018. As reported earlier the company delayed negotiations and then refused any back pay claiming its JBS policy not to back pay. The companys new offer gave with one hand and took with the other. Off the table came a 2% pay increase on a yes vote the pay in...crease only to be given once the Agreement is ratified at the Fair Work Commission. With Agreements taking up to six (6) months to be ratified workers have a long wait for any pay rise. It would more than likely mean that workers will miss a full year of any wage increase. A further 2% increase in April 2020 and a $290 gift card was all that was offered by the company. Workers were due a pay rise in April 2019. Factoring in a 2% pay increase (and not the 3% the workers are asking) its estimated not receiving the April 2019 pay rise will cost employees $700 -$800 (not including super). Workers say that the parent company (JBS) is announcing record profits and at the same time offering record low wage increases to their hard-working employees - the very ones who are generating those profits. The workers say they are not asking for a lot. The last three minimum wage adjustments have been 3%, 3.4% and 3.5%. Many workers are now only $0.12 above Award rates and they could end up going backwards. Members are telling the Union if they cant get a fair pay increase when the company is reporting record profits when will they ever get one? The AMIEU urges the company to be fair and reopen negotiations. Slamming the door shut and refusing to negotiate is not going to bring about an amicable solution.

16.01.2022 While we couldn't celebrate Labour Day together this year the AMIEU Qld Branch is delighted to share with our members that our April 2020 edition of The Meatworker has won a Labour Day Award!

16.01.2022 An important reminder that EVERY working condition Australian workers enjoy has a foundation in union!

15.01.2022 This Crikey article is spot-on. It nails what the Liberals' motives really are for attacking superannuation.

14.01.2022 *THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED AND INCLUDES FURTHER INFORMATION: AMIEU QLD and Maurice Blackburn release on coronavirus As the outbreak of Covid-19 or coronavirus continues to spread through Australias general population, AMIEU members should be aware of their rights and responsibilities when it comes to taking personal leave, Workcover entitlements and accommodating quarantine requirements.... This article explains you and your employers rights and obligations. https://www.amieuqld.asn.au/amieu-and-maurice-blackburn-re/

12.01.2022 While we couldnt celebrate Labour Day together this year the AMIEU Qld Branch is delighted to share with our members that our April 2020 edition of The Meatworker has won a Labour Day Award!

11.01.2022 PRIMO WORKERS THREATENED WITH LOCK OUT! JBS has again slammed the door on further negotiations after the union refused to agree to a substandard pay offer. After the last 4 hour stoppage the company contacted the AMIEU and asked to resume negotiations. The members welcomed the offer and in a sign of good faith paused further Industrial action in the hope that an agreement could be made. Unfortunately the company would not budge from its pay offer (that being 2% on approval at... Fair Work and 2% in April 2020). The workers have not had a pay increase since April 2018. With agreements taking so long to be approved it could be two (2) years before workers would see any pay increase! The Union went to the meeting with genuine intention to get an agreement and offered a compromise (2.5% on a yes vote and 2.5% in April 2020). The companys only offer was a further gift card of $290 to be paid at approval of the agreement. The members again requested the Union to give notice to the company of another 4 hours stoppage for Friday 29th November. The company responded yesterday - telling workers whoever participates in strike action will be locked out on Monday. It is astonishing that JBS - while announcing record profits - not only refuses to give their workers a fair pay increase...they now threaten to lock them out! JBS is the worlds largest meat processing company. They announced in their latest financial reports that JBS delivered record results with net revenue the highest revenue EVER RECORDED by the company worth approximately $65 Billion. Further, the report states Primo Foods, the companys packaged food business in Australia and New Zealand, continued to lead the market, driving consumer behaviour through innovation and promoting strong results consistent with the companys expectations. Workers are askingif we cant get a decent pay increase at a time when the company is doing well and announcing record profits, when will we ever get one? Now the company want to lock out struggling workers many of whom are only on 12 cents an hour above Award rates. How bad are our laws when a giant, multi-billion dollar, multi-national company can get away with stamping all over workers the way they are? We need a government which will stand up for working people!

11.01.2022 For my entire professional career, conservative politicians in particular have seized on the "rogue union" to then legislate laws which suppress employee barga...ining power. Josh Bornstein says there is one set of rules for private corporations that behave badly and another for trade unions

10.01.2022 A Brief Message From AMIEU Branch Secretary Matt Journeaux about Labour Day 2020

09.01.2022 BREAKING: The Queensland Council of Unions has put community health and safety foremost in its decision to cancel this years Labour Day marches and mass gather...ings due to the risk of #coronavirus. The thousands of workers proudly participating in Labour Day marches will include the health workers, firefighters, teachers, those ensuring community safety and delivering services, and the retail and transport workers who keep our economy humming. Queenslands community response to coronavirus needs to have these essential workers healthy and fit and able to act and respond to community need. Michael Clifford ETU Queensland & NT AMIEU Queensland Branch Michael McNally - NTEU Qld Division Secretary United Workers Union Plumbers Union Qld Independent Education Union - Queensland & Northern Territory Branch Queensland Teachers Union Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union The Services Union Together Queensland Finance Sector Union of Australia AMWU Qld & NT Professionals Australia CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union Queensland Police Union Of Employees RTBU Qld Branch Transport Workers Union - Queensland See more

09.01.2022 Tha AMIEU Queensland Branch stands with the ETU Qld NT and all other unions sharing this message of solidarity!

08.01.2022 It's tax time and the ATO has provided an information sheet to help Meatworkers know what can (and can't) be claimed. For information purposes only for more information please consult your tax professional. https://www.amieuqld.asn.au//2020/07/Meat-Worker-Poster.pdf

07.01.2022 Today we learnt more about the federal Coalition’s proposed new workplace laws. Incredibly, these laws allow for non-monetary benefits to be included as incom...e in workplace agreements. The current wage theft laws don’t allow food and drink to replace wages but these laws will allow it. These proposed changes are extreme and will seriously tip the balance in favour of the bosses if they pass the Parliament. Say NO to these dangerous laws. Find out more about fighting them --> https://jobs.forqldworkers.org.au/emergencybriefing Australian Unions

07.01.2022 AMIEU encourages members to support Queensland Unions fundraiser for Melanoma Patients Australia, an organisation which supports those bravely fighting melanoma. The QCU fundraiser has been started in honour of Peter Simpson, former State Secretary of the ETU who died Thursday 24 September 2020 from melanoma. https://www.justgiving.com/fundrais/simmo-fighting-melanoma

07.01.2022 Follow the link below to read the latest bulletin from AMIEU Qld Branchs partner law firm Maurice Blackburn about coronavirus and its implications for workers. https://www.amieuqld.asn.au//MBL_AMIEU_COVID-19_Bulletin_A

06.01.2022 We've been working with Maurice Blackburn lawyers for many years to give AMIEU Qld Branch members the best outcomes for their workplace issues. To find out more click the link https://www.amieuqld.asn.au/case-studies/

05.01.2022 We want to build a huge petition demanding Scott Morrison protect workers affected by the coronavirus. There are 3.3 million Australian workers with no access to paid leave. To protect the health of everyone, its vital there is paid special leave for ALL workers. Sign below

05.01.2022 Its tax time and the ATO has provided an information sheet to help Meatworkers know what can (and cant) be claimed. For information purposes only for more information please consult your tax professional. https://www.amieuqld.asn.au//2020/07/Meat-Worker-Poster.pdf

05.01.2022 Were also calling on the Federal Government to support employers, especially small business, to assist.

05.01.2022 The coronavirus pandemic is a health and safety issue for all workers. To stay up to date on COVID-19 in a changing workplace: https://actu.org.au/coronavirus T...o sign our petition demanding the Morrison govt guarantee 2 weeks paid special leave for all workers: https://www.megaphone.org.au//coronovirus-support-paid-sic See more

05.01.2022 Three weeks ago the Morrison Government wouldnt even consider the notion of a wage subsidy. We didnt take no for an answer. This means people will be able to ...put food on the table. This means people will be able to self-isolate safely. This means people will be able to focus on the things that matter in a really scary time. This is a huge win for workers across the country. Congratulations to every worker and every unionist who made their voice heard. We still have some ground to cover for casual and visa workers. We will fight for every worker in this country, throughout this crisis. Were in this together.

03.01.2022 The LNP and One Nation join forces again to remove workers rights.

03.01.2022 Knowing your rights at work is vital during these unprecedented times. Sally McManus answers the question - can your employer make you work overtime/extra hours? Join your union today: https://join.australianunions.org.au/begin-join

03.01.2022 This week could see union-busting laws approved in federal Parliament that put your democratic rights in danger. If unions are shut down or silenced, who will stand up to the powerful, make sure workers get their rights and fight to improve workers rights? Only authoritarian governments have anti-democratic, union-busting laws like this.... Tell the crossbench senators like Pauline Hansons Please Explain, Senator Jacqui Lambie, Senator Rex Patrick and Senator Stirling Griff to stand up for working people and stop Morrisons union-busting bill. https://standupforworkers.com/

02.01.2022 The 2020-21 State Budget pumps an extra $6M into the Labour Hire Licensing Unit. More inspectors, more industries, more focus on preventing worker exploitatio...n in labour hire. Another initiative fought for and won by unions. #enddodgylabourhire AMIEU Queensland Branch

01.01.2022 Industrial Deafness: AMIEU Qld partner law firm, Maurice Blackburn, has produced this video which deals with the very important topic of hearing loss. We encourage all members to take the time to watch. https://youtu.be/Dvv32UDsSZ0