Contract workers at the Wongawilli Colliery in the Southern Coalfields of New South Wales have ended their industrial action against site owner Wollongong Coal ahead of schedule.
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MCA and AMMA criticise ACTU ‘Change the Rules’ campaign and TPP comments
The high-profile 'Change the Rules' campaign on worker rights by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has come under criticism from both the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA).
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New CFMEU-led ‘super union’ to go ahead, gets FWC approval
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has approved the formation of a new union between the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), Textile Clothing & Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).
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90 workers cut at Anglo American coal mine
Up to 90 workers will be cut at Anglo American’s German Creek coal mine following a series of industrial actions and failed EBA negotiations.
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Rio Tinto contractor conundrum: The new normal in the Pilbara?
Rio Tinto Iron Ore's decision to use contractors for all external hires from now on will have impacts felt well beyond the pit.
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Legal action over illegal Bluescope strike could doom AWU branch
Bluescope Steel is suing the Wollongong Australian Workers Union branch for an unauthorised strike in May, with the branch saying if the action was successful it would likely mean the end.
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Griffin coal miners to strike
Miners will carry out 24 hours of strikes today at the Griffin Coal mine after workers’ pay was cut by more than 40 per cent.
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Rio Tinto Hail Creek coal mine fined for denying workers sick leave
Rio Tinto has been fined $24,000, payable to the CFMEU, after it denied workers access to paid sick leave.
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BHP to cut coal costs by $800m
BHP is aiming to find US$600 million in savings from its coal operations, as it focuses on productivity and finding ‘latent capacity’.
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Pay nearly halved for Griffin coal miners
A decision supported by the Fair Work Commission to slash Griffin Coal’s Collie miners pay by 43 per cent has been slammed by unions.
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Coal and industrial relations: how miners secured workers’ rights
As the world moves to combat climate change, coal is becoming increasingly vilified for its greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution, and continues to fuel some of the world’s largest economies. Our series examines coal’s past, present, and increasingly uncertain future, and today we turn to its role in the development of industrial relations.
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What has happened to collective bargaining since the end of WorkChoices?
FIFO industry loses recreation leave battle
FIFO workers hopes have been quashed in court after the Fair Work Commission ruled recreation leave would not be included in termination notices.
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Unions set to claim millions in withheld benefits
The unions are gearing up to reclaim millions of dollars’ worth of benefits lost in redundancy loopholes, with a new precedent set by the Fair Work Commission.
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AMMA calls for deregistering of unions
Resources employer group the Australian Mines and Metals Association has called on the Federal Government to consider deregistering the CFMEU and MUA.
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Disapproval over local redundancies at Queensland LNG projects
Union representatives in Gladstone have expressed their disapproval at local workers being made redundant before FIFO staff at the Curtis Island LNG projects.
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Suspicion over Queensland job satisfaction survey
The results of a survey into mining employee satisfaction in Queensland have been met with suspicion by unions.
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BMA say no forced redundancies at Blackwater
No forced redundancies will result from structural staff changes at the Blackwater coal mine, according to operator BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA).
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Union rep sacked for taking sick leave
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.
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Dendrobium mine workers vote to take further industrial action
Following week-long strike action, workers at South32’s Dendrobium mine have voted to limit coal production when they return to work.
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