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***MEDIA ALERT*** Federal police industrial action to disrupt Parliament House security

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Monday, 12 August 2024 Australian Federal Police Association President Alex Caruana will hold a doorstop about industrial action that will affect security at Parliament House. Who: Australian Federal Police Association President Alex Caruana Where: Mural Hall, Australian Parliament HouseWhen: 10am Monday, 12 August 2024  What: The Australian Federal Police Association has written to all parliamentarians … Continued

***MEDIA ALERT*** Federal police industrial action to disrupt Parliament House security

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Monday, 12 August 2024 Australian Federal Police Association President Alex Caruana will hold a doorstop about industrial action that will affect security at Parliament House. Who: Australian Federal Police Association President Alex Caruana Where: Mural Hall, Australian Parliament HouseWhen: 10am Monday, 12 August 2024  What: The Australian Federal Police Association has written to all parliamentarians … Continued

Regional Victoria facing devastating TAFE job cuts

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More than 60 critical TAFE jobs in northern Victoria are set to be scrapped under a major restructure which would have devastating economic and social impacts. Regional Victoria’s largest vocational education provider Goulburn Ovens TAFE (GOTAFE) is planning to cut 61 professional staff in a proposed restructure that will directly impact a total of 117 … Continued

Universities’ outrageous job cut threat must be ruled out

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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has labelled Universities Australia’s threat to 14,000 jobs a cruel and unfair attack on higher education staff. At a Senate inquiry on Tuesday, Universities Australia warned 14,000 staff could face job cuts under the federal government’s proposed changes to international student numbers. NTEU National President Dr Alison Barnes said … Continued

La Trobe University’s job cuts plan sparks Open Day anger

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National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at La Trobe University will launch a major protest during Bundoora Open Day over management’s plan to axe courses and slash jobs. NTEU members will attend Sunday’s Open Day in large numbers to distribute information about what the cuts will mean for students. La Trobe management’s plan would: Result … 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

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