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Federal Government must pay Rex workers staff entitlements

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The Albanese government must step in and cover the staff entitlements of Rex workers who have been told not only they will lose their jobs but that they will miss out on their legal entitlements, says the union which covers front line customer service staff, the United Services Union (USU).   Rex workers have been … Continued

Monash wins award for improving gender equity in STEMM careers

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Monash University has been awarded its third prestigious Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Cygnet Award, this time for improving the representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) careers.  Monash has doubled the number of women Professors in STEMM at the University since 2018, rising from 63 women Professors in 2018  … Continued

AWU strongly endorses green fuel investments

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REISSUE  Tuesday, 30 July 2024 The Australian Workers’ Union strongly endorses today’s MOU between IFM Investors, Ampol, and Graincorp to explore the establishment of low carbon fuel production in Australia, and is calling for swift action from government to back industry in.  This announcement comes as the government weighs up how to support the industry’s … Continued

AWU strongly endorses green fuel investments

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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 The Australian Workers’ Union strongly endorses today’s MOU between IFM Investors, Ampol, and Graincorp to explore the establishment of low carbon fuel production in Australia, and is calling for swift action from government to back industry in.  This announcement comes as the government weighs up how to support the industry’s development … Continued

‘Enough is enough CS Energy’: Callide Power Station hit by more safety failures, poor maintenance decisions plague Kogan Creek

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Workers have been left rattled after serious safety events at Callide Power Station on Friday injured three workers, the Mining and Energy Union said today.  MEU Queensland Vice President Shane Brunker said workers were concerned at the similarity of events on Friday to the serious 2021 explosion affecting Callide’s C4 Unit.  In particular, the C3 unit … Continued

Commonwealth Bank underpaid staff $1.67 million in long service leave, ordered to pay $48,000

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia entities underpaid 529 current and former staff over $1.67 million in long service leave entitlements. The underpayment was revealed by the bank today in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, where two of those entities, CommSec and BankWest, pleaded guilty to breaking Victoria’s long service leave laws. Wage Inspectorate Victoria launched an … Continued

RMIT vocational education staff launch two-week strike

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National Tertiary Education Union vocational education members at RMIT have launched an unprecedented two-week strike for a fair pay rise and improved conditions. Vocational education staff walked off the job on Thursday after management refused to make a reasonable offer, despite the enterprise agreement expiring more than 900 days ago. A two-week strike is the … Continued