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Opal Lockout Ends After 30 Days

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MEDIA RELEASE Opal Lockout Ends After 30 Days   The brutal 30 day lockout of over 300 pulp and paper workers by Nippon Paper’s Opal at Maryvale in the Latrobe Valley is over after workers voted last night to accept Opal’s improved deal.  The Maryvale members will return to work on Sunday at 6.00AM after being locked out by Opal for 30 days.   … Continued

Tahmoor needs a reliable, reputable owner: MEU

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The Mining and Energy Union welcomes news that billionaire Sanjeev Gupta is preparing to sell the Tahmoor Colliery operated by SIMEC, a subsidiary of the Gupta Family Group Alliance. Workers at Tahmoor underground mine in NSW have been off work since last Friday after operations were halted due to the group’s financial woes.  The mine employs … Continued

Amongst the lowest paid in central Victoria: Greater Bendigo MCH and immunisation nurses to start industrial action

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MEDIA RELEASEFRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025 Greater City of Bendigo’s maternal and child health nurses and immunisation nurses will start protected industrial action from 8am, Friday 14 February as part of their campaign for improved wages and conditions. Enterprise bargaining negotiations between the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) and City of Greater Bendigo, which … Continued

Owners of Donut King stores served with criminal charges over alleged child employment breaches

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The owners and operators of Donut King stores located in Rosebud Plaza and Berwick, face 70 criminal charges in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria over alleged breaches of Victoria’s child employment laws. The state’s child employment watchdog, Wage Inspectorate Victoria, alleges that between 1 January and 6 July 2024 Minto Nominees Pty Ltd, trading as Donut … Continued

Skills training critical to closing national employment gap, says atWork Australia

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Training is more than a pathway to employment – it’s a fundamental driver of confidence, capability and career progression, and is key to enhancing an individual’s ability to engage and progress in the workforce.  Employment services provider atWork Australia has identified that long term unemployment is often connected to lower education completion rates. Almost a … Continued

Report reveals grim reality for Australia’s migrant meat workers

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  A new RMIT University report gives voice to the experiences of Pacific Island workers in Australia’s meat industry who say they feel trapped and exploited.   The report launched today – Meat the reality: unpacking the exploitation of PALM scheme workers in Australia’s meat industry – calls for further improvements to address worker exploitation in the … Continued

Workers remain on pay as SIMEC stops production at Tahmoor

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About 450 workers at Tahmoor underground mine in NSW are off work on full pay after SIMEC halted operations for four weeks due to financial pressure, the Mining and Energy Union said today.  The MEU welcomes the decision by SIMEC to retain their workforce in the current circumstances where the company’s financial position has affected supply … Continued