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FSU warns of job loss 'tidal wave'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... an increase in the number of banks and financial services providers that can do business in Australia. FSU national secretary Leon Carter said: "It is widely accepted that regulation of our finance industry sheltered Australia from the worst ravages ...

Future Fund staff bonuses stun public sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... that the bonus was "outrageous" and that the agency "should be ashamed" of its bonus scheme. Nadine Flood, National Secretary of the public sector union CPSU meanwhile said, "To see a select few bosses pocket such massive secret 'bonuses' when most public ...

AMP likely to cut hundreds of Melbourne jobs: FSU

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... number will be in the hundreds, but we expect a final notification from AMP in the first week of April," FSU national secretary Leon Carter told Financial Standard. An AMP spokesperson said that the group was currently undertaking a "scoping process" ...

Greg Sword resigns as CEO of LUCRF Super

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... economy that ensured superannuation extended to all workers and not just a privileged few." Sword is a former National Secretary of the National Union of Workers (NUW), a position he held for 20 years. During that time, Greg oversaw the amalgamation ...

NAB workers demand profit share after 1172 job cuts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... workers have ever received. In fact it was the lowest pay offer among the big four banks in recent times," FSU national secretary Leon Carter said. A spokesperson for NAB responded: "NAB has recently commenced discussions on our next Enterprise Agreement ...

CBUS investments in CMFEU sights

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... independent trustees to be appointed to fund boards. The CFMFEU trustees on the board include: David Noonan, national secretary of the CMFEU Construction and General Division, Frank O'Grady, assistant national secretary and Rita Mallia, president of ...

10,000 finance jobs slashed since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... workers employed by highly successful banks are being sacrificed on the altar of profit," said Leon Carter, national secretary of the Finance Sector Union of Australia.

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... super funds gravy trains for union officials that have no corporate governance experience. Michael O'Connor, national secretary for the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said Abbott was fuelling his short-term political agenda and ...

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... areas more staff may be needed. There is no target or short-term plan for major staff reductions." However National Secretary of the Financial Services Union (FSU), Leon Carter told Financial Standard that any moves to cut jobs were unwarranted. "We ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... superannuation minister Chris Bowen takes on the immigration portfolio. Shorten is a former Australian Workers' Union national secretary widely regarded for his business savvy negotiation prowess. However, the appointment takes superannuation out of ...