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Crisafulli LNP Government removes worker representatives from the Manufacturing Skills Queensland board

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The Australian Workers’ Union stands in solidarity with the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union in condemning the decision by the Queensland Government to remove worker representatives from the board of Manufacturing Skills Queensland. Comment attributable to AWU Queensland Secretary Stacey Schinnerl: “No one understands the skills we need to support the manufacturing sector in Queensland more than … Continued

ANU STAFF OVERWHELMINGLY VOTE NO CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP

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Australian National University staff have overwhelmingly supported a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Chancellor, The Hon Julie Bishop, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Genevieve Bell. More than 800 ANU staff participated in the vote, which was open to all union members. Of those, more than 95 per cent voted ‘No’ to the … Continued

Budget shows only Labor gets Australia’s potential as a 21st century manufacturing powerhouse

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The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has endorsed the Federal Budget handed down by the Albanese Labor Government, describing it as a long-term boost for workers. AWU National Secretary Paul Farrow noted the budget locks in critical investments for the nation’s manufacturers under the Future Made in Australia initiative, shoring up Australia’s manufacturing capabilities well into … Continued

Police Association president Wade Burns wins landslide re-election

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Police Association members have delivered a landslide re-election victory to incumbent president Wade Burns. The Australian Electoral Commission results show President Burns received nearly 70% of the votes ahead of rival candidate Trevor Rea. The result came after President Burns led the association to a landmark enterprise bargaining outcome last December after only five months in … Continued

Bold move to enshrine reproductive leave in state awards

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Unions NSW is making a concerted push to secure reproductive leave in state awards, ensuring hundreds thousands of public sector workers get the workplace rights they deserve from the nation’s largest employer.  A wide ranging new report – Reproductive Leave, It’s for Every Body! – exposes how the absence of reproductive leave is forcing workers … Continued

HANDS OFF OUR METRO!

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Following the ‘State of the State’ address in parliament yesterday, RTBU Secretary Byron Cubit has today called on Premier Jeremy Rockliffe to abandon any considerations to privatise Metro Tasmania. “This is an admission the Tasmanian Liberal Government has no real answers to issues of its own creation and has abandoned governing the state,” Mr Cubit said. “Metro is … Continued

Wingecarribee Council workers frustrations boil over to the point they stopped work today affecting services across all areas of Council

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For months members of the United Services Union (USU) working at Wingecarribee Council have been attempting to resolve concerns around a culture of bullying and harassment but have reached a stalemate. Workers at the Council say there is a culture of bullying and harassment, lack of transparency and proper consultation with staff and a failure to … Continued

Hundreds of Timber Workers to leave CFMEU

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23 February 2025     MEDIA RELEASE Hundreds of Timber Workers to Vote to LEAVE THE CFMEU   Hundreds of Timber Workers in the Snowy Valleys are expected to vote in a demerger ballot which will see them establish their own Union, the Timber, Furnishing and Textiles Union (TFTU).   The secret ballot run by the Australian Electoral Commission opens on the … Continued

Hundreds of Timber and Pulp & Paper Workers to Vote to LEAVE THE CFMEU

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23 February 2025     MEDIA RELEASE Hundreds of Timber and Pulp & Paper Workers to Vote to LEAVE THE CFMEU   Hundreds of South-East SA Timber and Pulp and Paper Workers are expected to vote in a demerger ballot which will see them establish their own Union, the Timber, Furnishing and Textiles Union (TFTU).   The secret ballot run by the Australian Electoral … Continued

Hundreds of Tassie Timber Workers to Vote to LEAVE THE CFMEU

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895         23 February 2025     MEDIA RELEASE Hundreds of Tassie Timber Workers to Vote to LEAVE THE CFMEU   Hundreds of Tasmanian timber workers are expected to vote in a demerger ballot which will see them establish their own Union, the Timber, Furnishing and Textiles Union (TFTU).   The secret ballot run by the … Continued