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Category: Employment Relations

Call for national inquiry into racism in Australian workplaces

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What: Media conference calling for a national inquiry into racism in workplaces across Australia  When: Wednesday 5 November, 11.15am AEDT  Where: Ground Floor Courtyard 28L, Parliament House, Canberra  Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman together with President of Australian Council of Trade Unions Michele O’Neil, Professor Nareen Young from the University of Technology Sydney’s Jumbanna Institute, academics, community leaders and advocates are calling for a national inquiry into racism in Australian workplaces.    Media Contact:  … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT *** Prison officers walk off job after prisoner who bashed four officers given ‘slap on the wrist’

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WHAT: Prison officers union leaders speak to media WHEN: 1.30pm WHERE: ‘Tree of Truth’, behind NSW Parliament WHY: Statewide strike by prison officers   Prison officers walk off job after prisoner who bashed four officers given ‘slap on the wrist’   Prison officers at Cessnock Correctional Centre have walked off the job after a prisoner who … Continued

Gupta’s Excuses Insult Workers’ Intelligence

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The Mining and Energy Union has slammed Sanjeev Gupta’s latest attempt to justify months of unpaid bills at Tahmoor Colliery as “a slap in the face to every worker at Tahmoor and every family that’s carried the cost of his chaos.” MEU South Western District President Bob Timbs said Gupta’s reply to the union’s letter … Continued

Rix’s Creek miners overwhelmingly reject Bloomfield’s backward deal.

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Workers at Rix’s Creek Mine have overwhelmingly voted down the Bloomfield Group’s proposed enterprise agreement, with 92.6% voting no over the weekend in a clear rejection of the company’s so-called “renewed” offer.   The proposed deal was the same “renewed offer” Bloomfield referred to in its public statement earlier this month — but what the … Continued

One in eight electrical apprentices shocked at work

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Key Facts: One in eight electrical apprentices receive an electrical shock at work Likelihood of shock doubles for 10% of apprentices whose training is delayed  $200 million taxpayer-funded apprentices missing in action One in eight electrical apprentices shocked at work   One in eight electrical apprentices receive an electrical shock at work Likelihood of shock doubles … Continued

INFRABUILD LAVERTON WORKERS LAUNCH INDUSTRIAL ACTION OVER FAILED BARGAINING

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AWU Members at InfraBuild’s Laverton Steel Mill will begin rolling industrial stoppages from Friday, 24 October, after overwhelmingly rejecting a sub-standard enterprise agreement and enduring four years of stalled negotiations. AWU members at the site will implement 12–24-hour stoppages on a rolling basis until the company returns to the bargaining table with a fair offer. … Continued