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Union firebrand Paddy Crumlin among three directors nominated for Cbus board
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Union firebrand Paddy Crumlin among three directors nominated for Cbus board

The administrator of the trouble-plagued CFMEU has nominated three directors to the $94 billion superannuation fund Cbus.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey

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Government could intervene in wharf disputes ahead of Christmas

Government could intervene in wharf disputes ahead of Christmas

Prime Minister Scott Morrison also foreshadowed a Productivity Commission inquiry into the running of Australia’s ports, warning “inefficient ports are a tax on all of us”.

  • by Angus Thompson and Nick Bonyhady
Patrick stevedores applies to tear up pay deal for more than 1000 wharfies

Patrick stevedores applies to tear up pay deal for more than 1000 wharfies

National stevedoring company Patrick wants to tear up its pay agreement for more than 1000 workers, escalating their dispute ahead of Christmas deliveries.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Palmer’s party goes round and round

Palmer’s party goes round and round

First it was the United Australia Party, then the Palmer United Party, now it’s Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party. Where to next?

  • by Nick Bonyhady and Stephen Brook
Divide deepens at CFMMEU union after leader steps down

Divide deepens at CFMMEU union after leader steps down

A national split in the peak construction and mining union is set to deepen on Friday as a division chief at the powerful CFMEU rejects a bid to name a new leader.

  • by David Crowe and Nick Bonyhady
2020 was supposed to be a big year for unions. Then the pandemic hit

2020 was supposed to be a big year for unions. Then the pandemic hit

The Transport Workers Union had been planning a year of industrial action since 2017. The maritime union also had the year planned out. But 2020 didn't go to plan.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
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Retailers warn of Christmas shortages as docks dispute drives container backlog

Retailers warn of Christmas shortages as docks dispute drives container backlog

More than 100,000 containers at major ports across the country are caught up in a waterfront dispute, but the union says it's not their fault.

  • by Rob Harris
Union peace deal in tatters following Commonwealth's war-of-words with wharfies

Union peace deal in tatters following Commonwealth's war-of-words with wharfies

Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter says industrial action at Port Botany is affecting medicine delivery and prices for farmers.

  • by Rob Harris and Tom Rabe
Morrison takes aim at maritime union over Sydney port dispute

Morrison takes aim at maritime union over Sydney port dispute

The Prime Minister accused the militant union at the heart of Sydney's waterfront dispute of "holding the country to ransom".

  • by Rob Harris
'These are tough times': Dock dispute threatens farmers' post-drought recovery

'These are tough times': Dock dispute threatens farmers' post-drought recovery

Farmers are holding out for further breakthroughs in a waterfront dispute that threatens to hold back any post-drought boom for regional economies from increased global export markets.

  • by Rob Harris
Maritime union faces $3m hit for unlawful action after dispute with energy giant

Maritime union faces $3m hit for unlawful action after dispute with energy giant

The MUA has agreed to pay energy giant Chevron $3 million if it is involved in any unlawful industrial action against the company for the next decade.

  • by Nick Bonyhady

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