Tag: Unions
NSW TAFE teachers end industrial dispute
New South Wales TAFE teachers have voted to end their long running dispute with the State Government over pay and conditions.[MORE]
Dozens of wine bottling jobs go
Forty production workers go from the bottling headquarters of Constellation Wines in SA.[MORE]
Nursing homes facing crisis, say nurses, industry
There are fears some of Tasmania's nursing homes will have to close because of rising costs and staff shortages.[MORE]
Govt must better supervise building contractors: union
Canberra construction company Manteena says it will review its systems after it was found one of its sub-contractors had not registered its workers under the ACT's long service scheme.[MORE]
Union to fight for printing workers' entitlements
The union representing Paragon Printing employees says workers are in a dire situation.[MORE]
Company paid $500 per head to recruit union members
The Australian Education Union (AEU) is defending a decision to pay a private recruitment company $500 for each new union member. [MORE]
Thousands protest against asset sales
More than 4,000 workers have rallied through the streets of Brisbane over the State Government's privatisation plans.[MORE]
Miners make pay breakthrough
The miners' union says workers at the North Goonyella coal mine near Moranbah in central Queensland have agreed to a two-year pay deal after more than 12 months of negotiations.[MORE]
Unions put privatisation on election radar
Hunter trade unions are set to become a thorn in the side of the state ALP over the issue of privatisation in the lead up to the next New South Wales election.[MORE]
Union opposes coal rail sale
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says it does not support the proposed sale of Queensland Rail's (QR) coal network to a consortium of coal companies.[MORE]
Mill workers resolve pay row
Forty-four employees at a Ballarat flour mill will start work again this afternoon after strike action.[MORE]
Union postpone industrial action until jail audit completed
The Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU) says it will put industrial action on hold while an audit of the state's correctional centres is conducted. [MORE]
Labor could lose 25 seats in next Qld election: poll
Polling commissioned by anti-privatisation unions shows Queensland Labor could lose up to 25 seats at the next state election, if asset sales go ahead.[MORE]
Qld jail audit long overdue, Opposition says
The Queensland Opposition has welcomed a planned security audit of the state's jails, saying the review is long overdue. [MORE]
Security review announced for Qld prisons
The State Government has announced a security audit of Queensland's jails that will be led by an independent expert.[MORE]
Union lobbies for forestry workers' entitlements
The union representing workers at the troubled forestry company Forest Enterprises Australia (FEA) has demanded the Tasmanian Labor and Liberal parties secure workers' entitlements.[MORE]
Teachers move protest day
Tasmanian teachers protesting against the Government's new post year 10 system have agreed to March on a Sunday to avoid disrupting classes.[MORE]
Gas sale plans worry union
The Electrical Trades Union says it is disappointed about Country Energy's plan to sell its gas network in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Campaign highlights truckie deaths
The Transport Workers Union visited Albury and Shepparton yesterday to raise awareness over a recent spike in fatal truck crashes.[MORE]
Sacked meatworkers get entitlements
Sacked workers at Young's abattoir in south-west New South Wales are set to receive some of their entitlements, four weeks after management announced the plant was closing.[MORE]
ACT tender process 'a shambles': CFMEU
The construction union has told an ACT Legislative Assembly committee that many subcontractors working on Government building sites have awful safety standards.[MORE]
Teachers' strike plea from Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are urging teachers to reconsider their planned strike against the Government's post year 10 education changes. [MORE]
Mill workers strike for equal pay
Forty-four workers at Allied Mills' flour mill in Ballarat began an indefinite strike this morning.[MORE]
Qld union, doctors cautiously back health takeover
The QPSU says it supports the Federal Government's health takeover plan.[MORE]
Police prosecutors 'ready to quit' over pay
The majority of police prosectors in New South Wales say they will quit unless the Government intervenes in their pay dispute, according to their union.[MORE]
