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Hundreds of union members march on Evoenergy and ACT Legislative Assembly Hundreds of furious Electrical Trades Union members and activists will be joined by members of Professionals Australia and the CFMEU to march on the offices of Evoenergy CEO, John Knox, and then the ACT Legislative Assembly, to show their disgust at the company’s … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union, the union representing all university staff, has launched a petition to try and save the job of a University of Sydney academic with a disability. Dr Niko Tiliopoulos, a Senior Lecturer in the University of Sydney’s School of Psychology, is seriously immunocompromised and has multiple severe respiratory conditions. After he … Continued
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For the first time in more than two decades staff at UniSQ will walk off the job next Wednesday 25 October. NTEU members voted unanimously at a meeting of more than 200 UniSQ staff to take a half-day strike starting at lunchtime. Quotes attributable to NTEU UniSQ Branch President, Professor Andrea Lamont-Mills “Management have refused … Continued
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The Mining and Energy Union has expressed alarm at news the Callide C coal power station in Queensland was operating without the required regulatory approval at the time of a dramatic explosion in May 2021. The Australian Energy Regulator yesterday fined CS Energy $67,800 for breaching the National Electricity Law by not being a registered … Continued
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The CFMEU is considering launching a High Court challenge over the dismissal of two former officials who broke union rules. The Federal Court on Wednesday rejected the CFMEU’s appeal to a ruling that found Andrew Quirk and Brian Miller should not have been dismissed from the union. The CFMEU argued the two men … Continued
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Sexual harassment in higher education workplaces has jumped more than 52%, according to the shocking results of a new staff survey. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has today released the preliminary findings of its 2023 survey on sexual harassment, sexism, and gender-based bias in higher education. More than 2000 people participated in … Continued
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The Downer Group must backtrack on plans to outsource the work of 31 electricians and plumbers from the Gallipoli Barracks at Enoggera and RAAF Base Amberley this Friday, a move directly at odds with the Government’s Closing Loopholes legislation. Downer intends to slash its permanently employed in-house workforce from 47 tradespeople to only 16 … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT Hundreds of paramedics will attend a mass meeting at Sydney Trades Hall from 2pm Tuesday, ramping up their campaign for professional recognition and pay. Sydney MP Alex Greenwich will take delivery of a petition with more than 10,000 signatures demanding the Government urgently adopt professional pay rates. The skills and value of paramedics has skyrocketed over the past decade as they have taken … Continued
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***Media Alert****Picture/filming opportunity Trade unionists will be joined by leading ‘Yes’ campaigner, Thomas Mayo, for a phone bank campaign session. Media are invited to attend to shoot footage of the campaigning. What: trade union phone canvassing for ‘Yes’Where: Sydney Trades Hall, 377-383 Sussex Street, Sydney When: 1730 todayContact: Nick Lucchinelli 0422 229032
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The National Tertiary Education Union will proceed with a multi-million dollar wage theft claim against Monash University in Federal Court, after the university’s second attempt to dodge repaying staff in the Fair Work Commission failed. A Full Bench of the Commission on Thursday rejected Monash’s appeal against Deputy President Bell’s decision in June, which … Continued
