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Trade union royal commission watchers know Dyson Heydon as a stickler for procedure.
Trade union royal commission watchers know Dyson Heydon as a stickler for procedure.
Dock workers sacked last week by text message and email have won their jobs back — for now.
The unions commissioner has released emails relating to a Liberal Party dinner, as the Opposition fails to unseat him.
The manager who sacked 97 dock workers by text was a downsizing expert hired by a stevedoring giant.
Construction workers wanting a day off to attend a protest against the China free trade agreement ‘banned from taking leave’.
The MUA is taking federal court action over the sacking of 97 workers via SMS, which has led to a six-day strike.
The dispute between the maritime union and Hutchison Ports has deepened after conciliation talks ended abruptly.
Fresh allegations of money changing hands between the construction union and building firm Thiess have surfaced.
Protests against the sacking of 97 workers by stevedoring company Hutchison Ports persisted in Sydney and Brisbane.
Sunday penalty rates are unlikely to be cut before Christmas, the Fair Work Commission says.
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