August 2016
Supreme Court delays vote on Country Fire Authority deal
Fresh embarrassment for Andrews government in never-ending dispute over alleged union power.
Wages growth stuck at record low
Average wage increases for mining workers have fallen significantly since the heady days of the resources boom.
ACTU calls on Malcolm Turnbull to combat record low wages growth
Unions call for action as they brace for new figures showing little joy for workers.
Court bid to stop DP World 'spying' on wharfies
Stevedore says union claims it is using new cameras to spy on workers are hysterical.
Wharfies win after Maritime Union vilifies scabs
Worker who feared for safety of his family wins $40,000 after being wrongly attacked as a scab.
Hutchinson Builders facing landmark ban
In a legal first, a Queensland company could be stopped from tendering for Commonwealth building work for one year.
Esso Australia seeks to terminate union deal
Resisting company bid for major roster changes, union pushes for better accommodation and internet access for offshore workers.
Country Fire Authority pay deal could be probed by Auditor-General
As an investigation looms, it has emerged that Fair Work president Iain Ross is a CFA volunteer.
July 2016
Gorgon project abuse: CFMEU official threatens workers
CFMEU official facing court after allegedly calling non-union members ''f-king dog c--ts''.
Fair Work Ombudsman warns managers over workplace breaches
Breaking workplace laws has become a 'cultural norm' in some parts of the labour market, says watchdog.
Maritime Union of Australia faces $10m damages claim over Gorgon action
A judge finds the MUA used safety as a pretext for unlawful industrial action affecting Chevron’s massive Gorgon LNG project.
Coalition's workplace agenda looks doomed
Key industrial relations bills, including the return of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, in severe doubt.
Finance Sector Union national secretary Fiona Jordan resigns
Bitter civil war ends as Finance Sector Union national secretary Fiona Jordan resigns.
'Notorious' CFMEU an 'embarrassment', says Federal Court
The CFMEU's record of law-breaking should be embarrassing to the union movement, says a Federal Court judge.
June 2016
Fair Work Commission acts against Transport Workers Union
Major union failed to remove 20,000 unfinancial members from its books
Union bosses face jail for punishing whistleblowers
Union officials would be removed from office if they act against whistleblowers.
Patrick bid to end wharf dispute
Stevedore applies to the Fair Work Commission to try and progress stalled dispute with Maritime Union of Australia.
Election 2016: ALP promises crackdown on labour hire
Labour hire firms would be subject to a new national licensing regime and face fines of up to $1.1 million for breaches.
Election 2016: Coalition to raise company director penalties to $216,000
Michaelia Cash wants to raise the maximum penalty on company directors to $216,000, the same amount she wants applied to unionists.
Unions press for domestic violence leave commitment
Unions and Rosie Batty have called on the Coalition and the Labor Party to enshrine 10 days paid domestic violence leave in awards.