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Latest news: Unions

Extra annual leave, roster 'justice' urged for workers

Extra annual leave, roster 'justice' urged for workers

Unions are pushing for workers to get five weeks of annual leave and an overhaul of how rosters are managed, as workers "suffer" from unfair conditions.

On-site violence as CFMEU ‘youth crew’ chase rivals

On-site violence as CFMEU ‘youth crew’ chase rivals

On-site violence as CFMEU ‘youth crew’ chase rivals

On-site violence as CFMEU ‘youth crew’ chase rivals

The so-called “youth crew” of the powerful CFMEU has been accused of chasing rival union officials, leaving a senior manager fearing for his safety.

'Aggressive': union accused of disrupting major project

'Aggressive': union accused of disrupting major project

'Aggressive': union accused of disrupting major project

'Aggressive': union accused of disrupting major project

A leading construction company has told an inquiry CFMEU‑driven disruption added roughly $580 million to its costs on a massive public transport project.

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Union clean-up hit as ailing corruption fighter quits

Union clean-up hit as ailing corruption fighter quits

The resignation of the administrator hand-picked to stamp out corruption in a construction union shows government efforts are failing, the opposition says.

Lawyer charged with cleaning up embattled CFMEU quits

Lawyer charged with cleaning up embattled CFMEU quits

The man charged with cleaning up the troubled CFMEU has made the surprise announcement that he's stepping down from his role as union administrator.

Investigator erupts in heated exchange at union inquiry

Investigator erupts in heated exchange at union inquiry

The investigator whose report led to a commission of inquiry into a controversial union has responded angrily after having his methods challenged.

'Shocking': ex-minister accused of threat to contractor

'Shocking': ex-minister accused of threat to contractor

A former state minister has been asked to respond to explosive claims she threatened to tear up a developer's contract unless he worked with a rogue union.

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Smelter's wage lifeline fails to allay viability fears

Smelter's wage lifeline fails to allay viability fears

Smelter's wage lifeline fails to allay viability fears

Smelter's wage lifeline fails to allay viability fears

A support package has given three weeks of pay certainty for 200 workers at Australia's only manganese alloy smelter, which is on the hunt for a new owner.

Make or break: firm forced to 'pander to union boss'

Make or break: firm forced to 'pander to union boss'

Make or break: firm forced to 'pander to union boss'

Make or break: firm forced to 'pander to union boss'

A demolition firm boss says he had been forced to pander to a powerful union boss - but later withdrew a tender rather than caving to the CFMEU's demands.

Imported bus drivers risk 'modern slavery', union warns

Imported bus drivers risk 'modern slavery', union warns

Imported bus drivers risk 'modern slavery', union warns

Imported bus drivers risk 'modern slavery', union warns

A campaign to recruit bus drivers from New Zealand to address a shortage is a band-aid solution to a persistent issue created by privatisation, a union says.

CFMEU phoned safety boss over toilet spray, probe told

CFMEU phoned safety boss over toilet spray, probe told

CFMEU phoned safety boss over toilet spray, probe told

CFMEU phoned safety boss over toilet spray, probe told

A former union boss confronted a senior public servant after phone calls about safety complaints were not immediately answered, an inquiry has been told.

Building code of practice urged to tame union "beast"

Building code of practice urged to tame union "beast"

Building code of practice urged to tame union "beast"

Building code of practice urged to tame union "beast"

A former construction boss has told an inquiry that contractors are fearful of biting the hand that fed them in kowtowing to a rogue union's demands.

'Union-driven cash grab': LNG worker claims slammed

'Union-driven cash grab': LNG worker claims slammed

'Union-driven cash grab': LNG worker claims slammed

'Union-driven cash grab': LNG worker claims slammed

Union demands for workers at a gas export operation that's helping secure fuel and fertiliser for the nation don't pass the pub test, an industry group says.

ABC and unions inch closer towards final pay deal

ABC and unions inch closer towards final pay deal

ABC and unions inch closer towards final pay deal

ABC and unions inch closer towards final pay deal

Better pay and more opportunities to climb the ladder could seal an agreement between the ABC and staff after they walked out for the first time in 20 years.

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ABC talks 'constructive' as bosses lock eyes with union

After a months-long stalemate over pay, union officials have hinted there's been positive signs from their meeting with the head of the national broadcaster.

'Struggling': teachers strike in second capital city

Teachers have walked off the job in a second state in as many days in their battle for better pay and conditions, forcing public school closures.

Bail tightened for ex-CFMEU official amid fresh claims

A former construction union official has withdrawn a bid to vary his bail conditions after police outlined fresh allegations against him.

ABC staff lament poor wages as strike, re-runs roll on

The ABC will rely on foreign content and repeats of old shows to fill 24 hours of broadcasting as its workers down tools for their first strike in decades.

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Unions urge five per cent pay rise as inflation bites

Employer groups warn a pay rise above inflation for minimum wage earners would only tip more fuel onto the fire as rising petrol prices worry the Reserve Bank.

'Agonising cycle': ABC journos to strike over pay offer

Thousands of ABC staff have voted to walk off the job, rejecting an enterprise bargaining agreement offer that featured a below-inflation pay rise.

Push for rape counselling notes to be kept under wraps

Sessions between a victim of sexual assault and their counsellor should be given the same protected status as legal advice in court proceedings, advocates say.

Tale of horror for musos as ballet uses recorded music

More than 500 musicians have called on a state ballet company to reverse its plans to use recorded music for an upcoming tour of Dracula.

Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Witnesses to construction-sector criminality continue to be scared into silence as a state government blocks expanded powers for the corruption watchdog.

Taxpayers pay the price for union guerrilla campaign

An inquiry into the militant CFMEU has revealed major construction delays and a costs blowout of an estimated half a billion dollars.

Denying workers meal breaks - did somebody say KFC?

A long-running class action brought by KFC workers alleging they were denied payments for breaks has been settled for $28.8 million.

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