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
Shoppers at supermarkets across the country could be left wanting over the weekend, as hundreds of staff prepare to walk off the job in the first-ever nationwide strike. Employees represented by the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union will stop work from 10am on Saturday for two hours at storesContinue Reading
Dozens of flights from Perth Airport were canned after Qantas pilots went on strike over what they have claimed are “substandard wages”. The 24-hour industrial action by the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) on Wednesday lead to dozens of cancellations on regional Qantas flights departing Perth Airport. It isContinue Reading
Australia’s industrial disputes body has concluded union workers likely broke the law during a controversial strike against a major poultry supplier last weekend, even as it refused to issue an order suppressing the alleged behaviour. Workers with the United Workers Union shut downs Ingham’s chicken plants in Western Australia andContinue Reading