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Crucial renewable energy and power transmission projects worth billions of dollars will be hit with major industrial action as workers ramp up demands for fair pay. Electrical Trades Union NSW members at Transgrid – which includes the troubled $2.3 billion renewables project EnergyConnect in its portfolio – will begin industrial action on Friday. This will … Continued
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Rail workers are demanding urgent action to prevent more level crossing deaths after two train drivers were killed in South Australia on New Year’s Eve. A truck driver has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving over Sunday’s incident near the SA-NSW border. Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Assistant National … Continued
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NSW paramedics will receive historic pay rises of up to 29 per cent over the next four years, recognising the expansion of life saving clinical and diagnostic skills and helping stem their exodus to Queensland. The agreement struck today follows two years of relentless campaigning by the Ambulance Division of the Health Services Union to … Continued
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The Government’s new skilled visa framework makes it easier for migrant workers to leave exploitative employers and provides clearer pathways to permanent residency, but to fight exploitation the restriction on hours worked by international students must be lifted, according to Unions NSW. Dependency on employers to maintain migration status has been a primary driver of … Continued
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Australia’s biggest property and construction companies will ban engineered stone from new developments as part of a landmark agreement with the construction union. The CFMEU’s Stop This Killer Stone campaign now has the support of major companies including Lendlease Australia, John Holland, Mirvac and CBUS Property, retailers like Bunnings, IKEA and Mitre10, and the vast … Continued
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SafeWork NSW is on the ground inspecting the worksites of Australia’s largest renewable energy transmission project, after the Electrical Trades Union uncovered major safety breaches. An inspection blitz by the ETU last week exposed dangerous workplace practices and conditions on the sites of Project EnergyConnect, a massive transmission line connecting power grids in South Australia, … Continued
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The NSW Teachers Federation has strongly endorsed a NSW parliamentary committee’s recognition that crushing workloads are leading to more psychological injuries, as part of recommendations to conduct a forensic investigation into stress-related psychological injuries in education. The recommendation is among 18 produced by the NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice in … Continued
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More than 97,000 university staff have suffered a collective $159 million in wage theft, according to a new National Tertiary Education Union analysis. The NTEU’s second Wage Theft Report has revealed the shocking depth of systemic underpayments in Australian universities. The analysis of 55 incidents of wage theft across 32 institutions reveals $158,711,178 … Continued
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The Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) has paid tribute to Labor MP Peta Dunkley who has died, aged 50. Ms Murphy died at home on Monday after a brave battle with breast cancer. CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith said the Member for Dunkley had been a champion for workers. “This is … Continued
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The Mining and Energy Union is registered with the Fair Work Commission as a standalone trade union effective today, formalising the withdrawal of the Mining and Energy Division from the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU). MEU General President Tony Maher said it was a historic day for the union, which delivered on … Continued
