A number of West Australian companies are following Griffin Coal’s example of dramatically slashing pay after EBAs expire.
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Coal miners lose Griffin pay dispute
After months of ongoing industrial action Griffin Coal maintenance workers have lost their pay dispute.
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Queensland Nickel workers remain in limbo
The future hangs in the balance for 550 Queensland Nickel employees, due to have their contracts terminated at 5pm this afternoon.
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Alcoa workers put in line of bushfire
Refinery workers who were expected to clock on at the Alcoa Wagerup refinery during the recent WA bushfires were put in danger by their employer, according to unions.
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Bushfire threatens Alcoa sites
With bushfire threatening the Willowdale bauxite mine and Waroona and Hamel areas in WA, fire crews are in place to defend the site.
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Strike action draws closer for Chevron’s Gorgon project
Workers at the Gorgon project are a step closer to taking protected strike action after the Fair Work Commission approved their right to conduct a protected action ballot.
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Another Barrow Island worker commits suicide
A man working at Chevron’s Gorgon Project has taken his own life.
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Hastings Deering back to negotiating table over pay cuts
A new enterprise bargaining agreement which would have resulted in pay cuts of up to 25 per cent for Hastings Deering employees has been voted down.
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Gorgon workers intent on 20/10 roster
Industrial action may be on the cards for the Gorgon LNG project, according to unions on site after workers voted down the latest EBA proposal.
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457 workers on Gorgon work 52 days straight
Filipino workers on Barrow Island a working for 52 days straight, twice as long as Australian workers, according to the AMWU.
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Job cuts uncertainty becomes bargaining chip for Hastings Deering
Hastings Deering staff are staring down the barrel of pay cuts up to 25 per cent, according to union representatives.
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Police called over AMWU “preventing and slowing traffic” at Pinjarra refinery
Police have been called to Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery over claims the AMWU is trying to disturb operations and obstruct traffic trying to enter the site.
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Bechtel warns it will strike back against protected action
The campaign for 3/1 working rosters on Curtis Island has received a shot in the arm, with protected action approved by Fair Work Australia on June 30.
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More than half of Aussie welders fail tests: Bechtel
Claims by Bechtel that more than half of Australian specialist welders have failed welding tests, necessitating further 457 visa hires, has prompted investigation by the AMWU.
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Union puts Rio, BHP and Woodside on notice about urine drug tests
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has put major mining companies on notice as it fights against the use of urine tests for the detection of drugs and alcohol.
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Caterpillar cut 70 jobs at Burnie
Caterpillar Underground Mining has cut 70 workers from its manufacturing facility in Burnie, Tasmania.
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No Joy for Unanderra workers as mining machinery plant shuts down
The Australian subsidiary of mining giant Joy Global is closing its Unanderra plant, with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union claiming that 50 jobs will be lost as a result.
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Union slams LNG pay rate claims
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has slammed claims by LNG industry leaders that unions are to blame for driving up pay rates without considering productivity.
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Mining firm underpays 457 visa workers: union
The Immigration Department is investigating claims that dozens of workers on 457 visas working at a Northern Territory mine are being paid half the wages of their Australian counter-parts.
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QLD miner praised for holding onto staff
A Queensland miner has decided to cut hours instead of jobs, a move being praised by unions.
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