CFMEU

Resources employer group the Australian Mines and Metals Association has called on the Federal Government to consider deregistering the CFMEU and MUA.

The Federal Court has rejected an appeal against the dismissal of an Anglo American employee, citing legal strategies as the reason for failure of the appeal.

CFMEU Queensland will no longer be able to conduct its own elections internally after a fair Work Commission (FWC) decision on Monday.

Australia’s key mining union has disputed recent claims by industry lobbyists that union membership is on the decline.

The announcement of a new bill to end discrimination against local job applicants at BMA coal mines has been met with scepticism by the CFMEU.

All permanent local jobs with BHP in Central Queensland are under threat, the CFMEU claims.

Wollongong Coal’s sacking of 44 staff from the Russell Vale Colliery yesterday has attracted scathing criticism from local MP Anna Watson.

The last 36 permanent mineworkers left at the Russell Vale Colliery have been sacked today without notice.

The results of a survey into mining employee satisfaction in Queensland have been met with suspicion by unions.

A local CFMEU president who was sacked for taking two sick days off from his job at the Dawson coal mine has appealed a Federal Court decision.

Blackwater coal mine employees are up in arms over redundancies announced this week which will see full time staff replaced with contract workers from Downer EDI.

Employees at the Port Kembla Coal Terminal will continue to be subjected to a dual method drug and alcohol testing regime after an earlier decision was upheld by the Fair Work Commission.

Coal mine workers at South32’s Dendrobium mine walked off the job this morning as part of week-long strike action.

The Minerals Council of Australia has launched a broadside attack against unions with a new policy paper which suggests their role in EBA negotiations should be reduced.

Griffin Coal have been prevented from removing overtime from the working roster at its Collie mine, thanks to a Fair Work Commission decision handed down yesterday.

The Labor Party has pledged to assist workers affected by changes in the electricity generation industry, including reductions in the use of thermal coal.

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.

Workers are reportedly wearing safety stickers on their work gear today to promote safety in the workplace, despite being banned by employers.

Redundancies at the Peabody mine have come under scrutiny in court, with the CFMEU warning of the potential for full-time employees to be replaced with cheaper contractors.

The CFMEU has called for scrutiny of tax breaks for miners who utilise temporary accommodation camps to house workers, and released a new report on the issues for camps and communities.