Tag: Unions
Union confident of abattoir breakthrough
Up to 450 jobs at the Tatiara Meat Company in Bordertown could become more secure with hopes of an enterprise bargaining agreement between the abattoir and the meat-worker's union.[MORE]
Union fears halt to education changes
Teachers and staff at Tasmania's secondary colleges fear the post-year 10 system they fought to overturn, will remain.[MORE]
Hearing told of threats to send Indian chef home
An Indian chef on a working visa in Hobart has told the state's Industrial Commission his boss threatened to send him back to India when he asked about annual leave.[MORE]
Sacked chef fights dismissal
The owners of a Hobart restaurant are fighting claims they underpaid and unfairly sacked an Indian chef on a working visa.[MORE]
Union meets over education roll back
Tasmania's education union has called a meeting today to discuss concerns about the roll back of Tasmania Tomorrow.[MORE]
Union raises safety oversight after Tarcutta bypass death
A New South Wales union official is questioning whether a safety oversight contributed to a man's death at the Tarcutta bypass worksite.[MORE]
Regional nurses to play large part in industrial action
Public sector nurses in South Australia say regional centres will play a key role in their escalation of industrial action today.[MORE]
Union says desal completion deadline unrealistic
A union says unrealistic demands are being imposed by the SA Government for the completion of Adelaide's desalination plant.[MORE]
SA nurses impose new work bans
Nurses in the public sector in South Australia have started industrial action over staffing.[MORE]
ETU calls for four-day week trial
Victorian electricians will seek a four-day week trial as part of new enterprise bargaining agreements.[MORE]
Police Union slams treatment of Gold Coast officers
Police Union president Ian Leavers says Commissioner Bob Atkinson is treating Gold Coast officers with contempt.[MORE]
Power workers fear for their lives: union
The Electrical Trades Union says Power and Water employees in the Northern Territory are quitting their jobs out of fear for their lives. [MORE]
Breakthrough in Uni SA pay dispute
Unionists say there has been significant progress with Uni SA over pay and conditions.[MORE]
Not enough firefighters on Wide Bay region: union
The United Firefighters Union (UFU) says there has been no increase in officer numbers in Queensland's Wide Bay region for the past 15 years. [MORE]
Public servants rally against wage offer
Public servants have rallied in Darwin in protest against the Northern Territory Government's wage offer.[MORE]
Trade college teachers to strike over wage dispute
Teachers at the Hunter Trade College in Maitland are planning further industrial action this week over pay and work conditions. [MORE]
Unions talk tough on WorkChoices
ACTU president Ged Kearney has vowed to continue the union campaign against WorkChoices if the Coalition wins government. [MORE]
Court bans essential services workers from striking
South Africa's government says a labour court has granted an injunction banning civil servants in essential services from taking part in a strike by more than one million public sector workers.[MORE]
Striking hospital workers accused of letting patients die
There has been further chaos at South African hospitals with striking workers accused of allowing people to die.[MORE]
Dispute continues over 'fly-in, fly-out' workforce
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says it will seek meetings with the Queensland Government and BMA over the company's plan for an entire 'fly-in, fly-out' workforce at the new Caval Ridge mine in the state's north.[MORE]
Thiess to meet with union over mining dispute
The CFMEU says there may soon be a resolution in an industrial dispute at the Collinsville mine in north Qld.[MORE]
Cleaners win long service leave rights
The New South Wales Government has reached an in-principle agreement with employers in the cleaning industry to create a portable long-service leave for workers.[MORE]
Union claims Govt youth justice negligence
The Tasmanian Government has been accused of negligence in its management of youth justice services in the state's south.[MORE]
Miners mull over new pay proposal
Workers at a Thiess mine in Collinsville in north Queensland are considering a new offer on pay and work conditions.[MORE]
ETU defends big donation to Greens
The Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has made a record donation to the Australian Greens to assist the party in winning the Federal seat of Melbourne.[MORE]
