Millions of Australians face the risk of electricity blackouts without the “urgent” delivery of greater energy and transmission infrastructure, the Australian Energy Market Operator has warned. The warning comes as delays pile up in green energy projects and traditional power sources go offline. In its latest 10-year forecast for theContinue Reading
Thousands of Woolworths employees will get a four-day week if the peak union secures a proposed agreement with the supermarket. Under a new addition to the latest enterprise agreement, workers would be able to complete their 38-hour workload over four days – resulting in 9.5 hour shifts. More likely thanContinue Reading
The Transport Workers’ Union has supermarket giant Aldi in its sights, with the union set to kick off a months-long campaign to pressure the retailer to negotiate a national agreement for transport employees. The TWU also wants Aldi to sign on to a charter ensuring “minimum standards” across Australia’s supermarketContinue Reading
Some 400 union workers will strike for 24 hours on Friday at electricity giant Transgrid after the company allegedly rejected a “compromise” offer from the Electrical Trades Union last week. The long running pay dispute between the union and Transgrid, which operates transmission lines, high voltage underground cables, substations, switchingContinue Reading
Coles staff are being urged to vote down a proposed enterprise agreement promising better wages and contract hours as the supermarket giant faces fallout from nationwide walkouts and increased government scrutiny. The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union on Wednesday urged about 120,000 Coles and Coles Liquorland staff to voteContinue Reading
A bitter workplace dispute between the Maritime Union and the country’s second largest container terminal operator DP World has come to an end, after the parties agreed to an “in-principle agreement” on a new enterprise deal. The truce follows a series of rolling strikes and work bans organised by theContinue Reading
Industrial action will hit electricity transmission and distribution giant Transgrid on Friday, putting at risk progress on the company’s signature $2.3bn EnergyConnect transmission line build between South Australia and NSW. Electrical Trades Union members will stop work for an hour at 11am across the company’s portfolio of assets, including EnergyConnect,Continue Reading
Australian universities have underpaid their staff by $159 million dollars, a shocking new report has found, prompting union leaders to urge the federal government to criminalise wage theft. A report released today by The National Tertiary Education Union found more than 97,000 university staff have been underpaid by 32 higherContinue Reading
Virgin ground workers have cancelled their plans to strike over fairer pay and safer conditions after a deal was struck with the airline. Members of the Transport Workers Union were due to vote on the proposed industrial action before they came to an in-principle agreement with Virgin on Monday afternoon.Continue Reading
Union strikes could impact Virgin Australia flights, as ground crew workers take the next step towards industrial action. Transport Workers Union (TWU) workers with Virgin have applied for a protected action ballot (PAB) through the Fair Work Commission, as they accuse the airline of failing to act on commitments madeContinue Reading