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25.01.2022 New ABS data shows the gender pay gap is at its highest since 1983. Join the national day of action to Save Our Local Community Services and #March4 equal pay.

25.01.2022 The ACTU has made it easy to tell the Productivity Commission what your working life is really like. Protect your rights at work and make sure your voice is heard so big business are not the only people talking about our wages and conditions.

25.01.2022 Women are marching in Sydney! Celebrate International International Women's Day, Saturday March 14.

23.01.2022 The Tenants Union do great work supporting renters in NSW. They are running a campaign trying to get the interest our bonds earn spent on supporting tenants. Visit http://yourbond.org for more info about how you can support their campaign.

23.01.2022 Look what we did! #proudtobeunion #march4

22.01.2022 Take a look at these 2 free planning guides from UNSW for people with cognitive disability and complex support needs. One is for people with disabilities and the other is for planners.

22.01.2022 Do you work in an organistion affected by the NDIS? Do you want the NDIS to be the best it can be? Do you want to find out more about the reforms and what the NDIS means for people working in the disability sector? Then you should come to one of the ASU's Forums being held soon in all NDIS launch sites. Click below to RSVP and we'll see you there!

20.01.2022 On International Women's Day, women working in Social and Community Services demand an end to violence against women and support for the services that support women experiencing domestic and family violence. To find out more about the campaign visit: http://www.asumembers.org.au/wewontwait

20.01.2022 Natalie Lang, the Deputy Branch Secretary of the ASU NSW and ACT, serves it to the convervative governments undermining local community services. If you weren't able to make the #March4 rally, check out what you missed. If you were there, you know you want to see this again.

20.01.2022 Last week we took the ACCDP on the road and met with services in the ACT. It was amazing to talk to so many practitioners about their hopes for the sector and our plans to shape the future of the social, community and disability sectors. The ACCDP is made up of the highly skilled workforce in the social and community services. The college will support practitioners to have a leading role in their profession, including in the development of practice standards for the profession. To find out more go to www.accdp.org.au

16.01.2022 Every workplace should be safe. Join this important training session aimed at helping union members support colleagues who may be experiencing family or domestic violence. This session will cover best practice guidelines developed by leaders in women’s services.... Online, 1pm Thursday March 11th. Register online at: https://asu-org-au.zoom.us//9116/WN_ZS5rDeIQRIaJ7PFb-rDsiA

16.01.2022 Have your say on workforce skills and challenges. Skills IQ are seeking feedback for use in the development of national Industry Skills Forecasts. Click here.

15.01.2022 Look at what we achieve when we fight together! Well done to the hard fighting AMWU members and the staff who supported them. Every day union members stand up for what they believe in and on #March4 we are all standing together for a fairer country, and to tell the government to keep their hands off local community services, the heart of our communities. #March4 local community services. RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1539743212950368/

13.01.2022 Our take on the Budget is up. It's Malcolm Turnbull just playing the politics of blame once more, going after the young, the vulnerable and the poor. Read more here: http://www.asumembers.org.au/budget_2017

13.01.2022 There is a proposal in NSW to tighten working with children checks after allegations of abuse at a Coff's Harbour residential service. Tell us what you think - will tighter checks improve safety for clients. What else needs to improve?

13.01.2022 If you are a worker in the disability sector you should know about the government's proposed NDIS Code of Conduct for workers and NDIS service providers. The code is part of the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework. We will keep you updated with the progress of the code as the framework is implemented. You can take a look at the draft NDIS Code of Conduct Discussion Paper here:

09.01.2022 If you can't make it today - you can be there in spirit! Take a #solidarityselfie and share it on your social media. Don't forget to use the hashtags. #March4 #solidarityselfie You can download a poster here http://bit.ly/SolidaritySelfie. #ausunions #unionsnsw #asunswact

08.01.2022 The government are still indicating that they will cut the company tax rate at the May 03 Budget. This is despite revelations that a signifcant number of businesses do not pay their fair share. Today, 50 prominent Australians published an open letter to the Government asking them not to cut the company tax rate, saying Australians need services to and that fairness should be the cornerstone of the upcoming federal budget. So, what do you think? Will the next budget bring a fairer tax system or will we be facing more cruel cuts to essential services?

08.01.2022 Check out the ACCDP's submission on the NDIS Code of Conduct Discussion Paper here:

08.01.2022 Decisions about the meaning, purpose, and requirements of Community and Disability practice are being made constantly but often without reference to good practice in service delivery. We know that a lot of different people influence minimum standards for employment and for the delivery of services in the Community and Disability sectors but these are inconsistent and vary greatly across the industry. Do you think that should change?... To find out more about the Australian College of Community and Disability Practitioners, the new industry wide and practitioner led professional body for workers in social and community services. Go to: www.accdp.org.au.

07.01.2022 Stand up, fight back! And if you are yearning to get out in the streets again and raise your voices for the things we believe in Sydney's International Women's Day Rally and March is on tomorrow at 11 in the Town Hall Square. We are fighting to protect women's services - see you there!!

07.01.2022 Federal Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter proposed 'to change the NDIS Act to allow him to give directions, make appointments and rules "in consultation with the states but without the need for agreement".' NSW and Victoria are not having a bar of it, and the fight looks set to continue at the next COAG meeting. Does this sound like choice and control? Or does this sound like the government is trying to find a way to cut costs and break promises? Let us know in the comments what you think of Porter's Plan.

07.01.2022 Is Malcolm Turnbull's tax plan just another cover for reducing services? Gerg Jericho thinks it is. With the budget coming up in May and possibly an election as early as July, it is essential that we understand the Government's intentions around funding essential services like health, eduction and social and community services. So what do you think? Is this a sound plan, or is this just another way for the government to cut essential services?

06.01.2022 BREAKING: It has been announced today that the Federal Government is going to reverse several of its funding cuts to Aboriginal Legal Services and community legal services.We will post information as it comes to hand. This shows that the Federal Government is finally caving to some of the pressure we have been applying to them in our campaign we must keep up the fight to reverse ALL of the devastating cuts to our community services. More updates will follow as information com...es to hand. http://bit.ly/1CrCekI See more

05.01.2022 TODAY! Join our online training today at 6.30pm. All NDIS workers are required to follow the NDIS Code of Conduct. Find out your rights and obligations. Open to all union members, the course is free and you will receive a certificate of completion.... Registrations are essential: www.accdp.org.au/training #bestNDIS

05.01.2022 The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry want to strip penalty rates from awards (only giving them to workers who negotiated them in an enterprise agreement) and remove unfair dismissal protections for workers in small business. Does that sound fair to you? This is why now, as much as ever, we need our unions. Join the ASU here: https://www.asu.asn.au/asujoin

05.01.2022 The ACCDP has an amazing advisory board made up of practitioners, employer and academic representatives. We will be introducing our board members over the next few weeks and first up is our Chair, Narelle Clay has worked in the community services industry for thirty years and brings a wealth of wisdom and experience to the ACCDP board. To find our more about Narelle go to http://www.accdp.org.au/#!our-people/c184y

05.01.2022 Advocacy is a critical part of community services but it has been under attack in recent years. Join guest speakers Australian Council of Social Service CEO Cassandra Goldie, Southern Youth & Family Services CEO Narelle Clay and Australian Services Union NSW & ACT Secretary Natalie Lang tomorrow for a webinar on Campaigning and Advocacy in Community Services. Registrations are essential: https://www.accdp.org.au/training

04.01.2022 Do you work in the community sector? The disability sector? For an NGO? We want to hear your views. Fill in this survey to be part of shaping your sector this year.

03.01.2022 It is not just community services in the firing line, the NSW Liberal Government has so far refused to rule out privatising water, TAFE fees are expected to rise, and we know that Mike Baird is desperate to sell off the electricity network this cute video from Unions NSW outlines why NSW is Not for Sale and how it is a raw deal for all of us.

03.01.2022 More evidence today of the Federal Government's savage cuts to our sector. A change in Prime Minister has not meant any change in this Government's contempt for the important work community workers do every day supporting and advocating for the some of the most vulnerable people in our community. Has your service been affected by these cuts? Join the ASU to join the fight to save our local community services!

03.01.2022 Service providers say there is a surge in young LGBTI people seeking help for homelessness, but the trend is not being captured because data is not currently collected about service users sexual orientation. FACS is currently reviewing its data collection criteria and considering including questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. Some advocates have privacy concerns but others think this is an important step. Is tracking the sexual orientation of service users ...is important? How useful are the current data collection criteria? What would you change if you could? Let us know in the comments.

02.01.2022 Far from facing a budget blowout, this article argues that not only is the NDIS is on track is is also poised to create a lot of jobs in disability services and a significant contribution to the economy. Now more than ever, we need to work together to make sure those jobs are secure and ensure the disability sector is safe and sustainable.

02.01.2022 Across the state social and community services reliant on peppercorn rent with local councils face unclear futures as they brace for the fallout of Baird Government's forced council amalgamations. If your services operates out of a council premises, or you'd like to get involved with SOLCS we want to hear from you. Will you take a minute to do our quick survey about community services based out of Council premises?

02.01.2022 Do you work in the NDIS? Make sure you understand the NDIS Code of Conduct. Free training for Australian Services Union members. The NDIS Code of Conduct applies to all workers in the NDIS. Learn about what the code means for you at work, what your responsibilities are under the Code and what your rights are if you are part of an investigation.... Wednesday, March 10. 6.30pm. Register online at www.accdp.org.au/training

02.01.2022 Community and disability sector work is increasingly more complex and demanding and consequently, the set of skills and qualifications in our sector is also changing. ASU members are highly skilled professionals so it should be you, ASU members, who determine and drive the future of skills, qualifications and training needed for the community and disability sectors. Can you take 10 minutes to comment on your current skills and qualifications, and the qualifications and skills you would like to develop?

01.01.2022 Another day another politician warning about a blow out in the NDIS. This time, it is WA Premier Colin Barnett. The Federal Government on the other hand, is saying that there is absolutely no budget blowout. And that the scheme is being delivered on time, on budget and with excellent levels of participation. So what do you think? Is the NDIS proceeding according to plan or is there some kind of coverup about how much the NDIS is costing as Mr Barnett suggests?

01.01.2022 Go Angelique and everyone else who took a #solidarityselfie on #March4

01.01.2022 Great opportunity... Sydney Social Policy Lab Fellowships for those working in NGOs interested in social justice. Take a look!

01.01.2022 Members are invited to join NSW Council of Social Service - NCOSS CEO Joanna Quilty to hear about new research commissioned by NCOSS and a coalition of peak bodies, showing the impact that rising unemployment will have on social disadvantage in NSW by June 2021. The report focuses on housing, domestic violence, child protection, mental health and education. Join Joanna online next Tuesday March 2nd at 12.30pm.... This lunchtime webinar is provided exclusively to members of the Australian Services Union. Register online at www.accdp.org.au/training