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Category: Union

Fixing critical worker shortage by paying students

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Social work and teaching students are carrying a burden of up to $21,000 to complete mandatory internships, according to a fresh analysis by Unions NSW that warns Australia cannot attract the workers it needs in these critical industries without reform. The peak body has calculated the number of hours students must spend on vocational training … Continued

No go at Tomago as workers reject non-union offer

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Workers at Tomago Aluminum have rejected a management pay offer that was put to them without union endorsement. Approximately 90 per cent of the 200 workers employed as electricians, fitters and mechanical workers rejected the management offer, which falls two per cent short of what the union is seeking over the next two years. The … Continued