By API User
National Tertiary Education Union members (NTEU) who are taking industrial action at Victoria University (VU) are being stood down. In response to NTEU giving notice of work bans scheduled to start today, VU management told staff the university would refuse to accept any work from union members who participate in the protected industrial action. NTEU … Continued
By API User
All Australian workers who work with silica dust, not just those working engineered stone, will be protected by new laws that come into effect today Sunday the 1st of September. While a highly publicised campaign last year led to a ban on so-called ‘killer stone’ used in kitchens around the country, now another 600,000 workers … Continued
By API User
All Australian workers who work with silica dust, not just those working engineered stone, will be protected by new laws that come into effect today Sunday the 1st of September. While a highly publicised campaign last year led to a ban on so-called ‘killer stone’ used in kitchens around the country, now another 600,000 workers … Continued
By API User
The Mining and Energy Union has today called on BHP to follow Qantas’s lead and stop fighting efforts to secure ‘Same Job Same Pay’ for labour hire workers. “Congratulations to the Flight Attendants Association for their success in using new Same Job Same Pay laws to strike a deal with Qantas for pay rises … Continued
By API User
The Mining and Energy Union has filed an application in the Federal Court claiming BHP’s in-house labour hire provide Operations Services has breached Award provisions relating to public holidays and shift lengths. If successful, OS employees may receive backpaid entitlements and BHP’s wholly-owned subsidiary would get another black mark against its employment practices. The MEU … Continued
By API User
ALERT NOW: AFP OFFICERS WALKING OFF THE JOB, AFPA PRESIDENT AVAILABLE AFP officers are currently walking off the job for two hours (1pm – 3pm) at locations around Australia. The largest contingent of officers is walking out of the AFP Headquarters in Canberra (Edmund Barton Building, cnr of Kings Avenue & Macquarie Street, Barton). … Continued
By API User
All media enquiries regarding the CFMEU are to be directed to the office of the Administrator moving forward. Clancy DobbynClancyD@cfmeucdadministrator.com 0422 234 715
By API User
Rail crews have said that BMA’s unpredictable and extreme roster changes are leading to fatigue-related hazards for workers operating trains carrying coal across BMA’s Central QLD mines. Queensland District Vice-President, Shane Brunker said that unreasonable shift changes reported to the Union had increased significantly. “The number of members who have told me they are fearful … Continued
By API User
Monday 26 August 2024 Teachers and school staff will this morning join with the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Murray Watt, at St Francis Xavier College in Florey, ACT, for a press conference at 8.45am to mark the new right to disconnect coming into force. “Clocking off used to mean something, but now technology … Continued
By API User
Essential workers taking on second jobs or moving interstate Sunday, August 25, 2024 Essential workers in NSW are taking on second jobs or considering a move interstate as the Minns government faces pressure over its recent pay offer to public sector employees. The research will be launched behind State parliament at 10am today, by union … Continued
