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‘This would be embarrassing’: Deputy PM’s candidate for safe seat could be ‘rolled’
An internal fight over a safe Labor seat in Melbourne has spilled into public view as union-backed candidates go head-to-head.
- by James Massola
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Unions launch push for rare deal with Pilbara iron ore giant
Australia’s mining lobby has slammed industrial relations law changes that have helped unions get a toehold in the country’s largest export.
- by Peter Milne
‘This isn’t a member grab’: Union wants a say on conditions for migrant recruits
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox says it “sounds like a thinly veiled push for employers to be dragged into union agreements”.
- by Angus Thompson
Rolling strikes hit Australia’s biggest LNG plants after talks break down
The Offshore Alliance had approval to start protective industrial action on Thursday, which Chevron managed to delay, but by Friday morning negotiations had broken down.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘Can we really trust China?’: Key union blasts Labor on critical minerals
The Australian Workers’ Union will lead a push for the introduction of a “significant, punitive tax” on exports of raw critical minerals.
- by Matthew Knott
The death trap that lurks beneath our city
Hundreds of workers on Sydney’s vast tunnelling system are exposed to high levels of silica dust, which can cause a deadly disease.
- by Adele Ferguson and Amelia Ballinger
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Industrial relations
Coles joins call to lift housing and pay standards for seasonal workers
In a boost for the government’s war on labour-hire firms, Coles has joined major unions in calling for improvements for seasonal farm workers to shore up its supply chain.
- by Angus Thompson
Union head demands default membership for skilled migrants
The boss of the AWU has warned against Australia becoming a “Saudi-style guest worker economy” and recommended union membership as a safeguard against worker exploitation.
- by Angus Thompson
Shell’s Prelude gas ship hit by safety, crewing and industrial problems
Shell is running its $US17 billion Prelude floating LNG plant with critical positions filled with crew who are not fully qualified and more than 200 safety alarms out of action ahead of industrial action due to start on Friday.
- by Peter Milne
Union clashes with gold miner over pay rises
The Australian Workers Union WA said Gold Fields Australia attempted to rush through a “sub par” enterprise agreement that will impact 1800 employees.
- by Holly Thompson
Rio Tinto’s care for workers in COVID-19 isolation ‘inadequate’: unions
Instant noodles and tea bags are part of a tangled fight brewing between unions and Rio Tinto about care for workers in COVID-19 isolation.
- by Peter Milne
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/australian-workers-union-1mnu