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Employer approves multiple worker wage increases

A multinational mineral producer will reward employees with higher remuneration at least three times. South32 recently approved wages by 7.5 per cent, 6.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent each year until...

Threat Of CFMEU MUA Merger Becomes Reality

On 6th March 2018 the Fair Work Commission issued an order fixing 27th March 2018 as the Amalgamation Day for the CFMEU, MUA and TCFUA. “Our members remain extremely concerned that the law allows a...

CFMEU Fined Record $2.4 million

The CFMEU and its officials have been hit with record fines of $2.4 million over an unlawful blockade.

AMMA calls for union deregistering

Resource industry employer group AMMA has called on the Federal Government to deregister the CFMEU and the MUA after the unions this week threatened crippling and unlawful strikes at a national level...

WA Government “abandons” FIFO workers

The West Australian government has been accused of abandoning fly-in fly-out workers after it refused to establish the recommendations in a state inquiry into the mental health impacts of FIFO. The...

AMMA: Gorgon strike action “damaging” reputation

AUSTRALIA’s resource industry employer group, AMMA, has warned of the damaging effects strike action at the Gorgon natural gas project could have on Australia’s international reputation as being...

Union Fights Orica Explosives Over Pay and Conditions

The Transport Workers Union called a ‘stop work’ meeting yesterday in Singleton to discuss stalled pay and conditions negotiations with mining contractor Orica Explosives. Most of the...

Unions criticise industry for denying FIFO suicide link

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union secretary Steve McCartney has criticised WA’s Chamber of Mines and Energy for denying that a link exists between the FIFO lifestyle and an increased...