Tag: Unions
Mining heavyweights restart talks over Qld job losses
Mining company Xstrata and the mining union are back in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) in Brisbane over the axing of jobs at a central Queensland mine.[MORE]
IR talks to resume on mining job cuts
Talks will resume in Brisbane between the mining union and Xstrata on job losses.[MORE]
Sweet victory for Sydney confectionery workers
Four workers at a western Sydney confectionery wholesaler will share $15,3000 in back-pay after the federal Workplace Ombudsman found they were being underpaid.[MORE]
Police killing remembered, a century on
The killing of a SA police officer is remembered at a service a century later.[MORE]
Nurses refuse to admit patients to Batlow hospital on safety grounds
Nurses at Batlow in NSW are refusing to admit more patients until defects in the building are fixed.[MORE]
Mining union urges Xstrata to reveal financial situation
The mining union says it will today urge Xstrata to offer voluntary redundancy packages to sacked workers.[MORE]
Dairy giant may cut costs amid economic woes
The United Dairy Farmers of Victoria says dairy giant Fonterra may cut farmgate milk prices.[MORE]
ABC Learning saga an industry cry for help: LHMU
The LHMU says the crisis that plagued embattled ABC Learning shows the industry can no longer be ignored by policymakers.[MORE]
Union wants more talks over Xstrata mine job cuts
The CFMEU says it wants to resume talks with Xstrata this week over proposed job cuts in central Qld. [MORE]
15 FMP workers to lodge unfair dismissal claims: union
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says a Ballarat company was wrong to force 15 workers into redundancy.[MORE]
Mining union ups the ante on job cuts
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has accused mining giant Xstrata of trivialising job cuts.[MORE]
Xstrata job loss talks to drag on into 2009
Xstrata and the Mining Union will return to the Industrial Relations Commission in the new year to discuss planned job losses at a central Queensland mine.[MORE]
Commission to hear dispute on prison officers' overtime
The New South Wales Prison Officers' Association has been ordered to appear before the NSW Industrial Relations Commission this afternoon over the issue of overtime bans.[MORE]
Analyst predicts mixed fortunes for Aust mining industry
An analyst says up to half of Australia's mining companies are operating at a loss.[MORE]
Miners flex legal muscle over Qld job cuts
The IRC has been asked to intervene over mining job cuts in central Qld.[MORE]
Union wants Avebury retraining extended
The Tasmanian Government is looking at offering retraining to miners who've lost jobs at the Avebury mine on the west-coast.[MORE]
Union confident council review won't mean big job cuts
The union representing Newcastle council workers says it does not believe an external review of the organisation will lead to massive job cuts.[MORE]
Union slams ABCC's 'oppressive' use of powers
The construction watchdog has been accused of being heavy-handed in using powers to compel witnesses to give evidence.[MORE]
AMA, Govt to strike new doctor pay deal
Victorian public doctors are expected to ratify a new pay deal struck between the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the State Government.[MORE]
Avebury workers to be offered retraining
The Tasmanian Government is planning to offer retraining to nearly 200 out of work miners, to encourage them to stay in the state.[MORE]
Talks continue over push for police boost
Negotiations are continuing between the Shoalhaven local area command (LAC) and the Nowra branch of the NSW Police Association over extra police numbers.[MORE]
Derby Shire backs jail plan
The Shire of Derby has welcomed the Western Australian Government's decision to build a prison just south of the town.[MORE]
PS union calls for open debate on job cuts
The union representing Tasmanian public servants is calling for more openness and less bickering from the political parties about possible job cuts.[MORE]
Union up-beat despite coal price fall
The miners' union says a fall in contract thermal coal prices should not impact on the Hunter's mining work force, with prices still at high levels.[MORE]
Garnaut's assessment of climate plan 'offensive'
Unions have described economist Professor Ross Garnaut's criticisms of the Federal Government's carbon policy as "offensive".[MORE]
