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Tahmoor South mine extension would secure local jobs

The Miners’ Union is calling on the NSW Government to back the revised Tahmoor South mine extension plan put forward by Simec’s Tahmoor Coal. The new plan responds to community feedback and...

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.

Anglo refuses to rule out hiring armed guards

German Creek miners are concerned Anglo American will employ armed security guards to intimidate workers striking at the Middlemount mine, according to the CMFEU. The union wrote to Anglo American’s...

Black lung victim: ‘I thought I was safe’

The following is a statement from Paul Head, 55, who is Australia’s first open cut miner to be diagnosed with black lung disease.    I’ve worked in coal mining for 31 years, I worked at...