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NSW TAFE teachers end industrial dispute

March 11, 2010 11:12:00

New South Wales TAFE teachers have voted to end their long running dispute with the State Government over pay and conditions.[MORE]

Tags: education, university-and-further-education, teachers, unions, australia, nsw

Dozens of wine bottling jobs go

March 11, 2010 07:59:00

Forty production workers go from the bottling headquarters of Constellation Wines in SA.[MORE]

Tags: food-and-beverage, unions, viticulture, food-processing, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, reynella-5161

Nursing homes facing crisis, say nurses, industry

March 10, 2010 20:32:00

There are fears some of Tasmania's nursing homes will have to close because of rising costs and staff shortages.[MORE]

Tags: aged-care, federal-government, unions, doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, older-people, health-policy, carers, activism-and-lobbying, canberra-2600, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Govt must better supervise building contractors: union

March 10, 2010 14:41:00

Canberra construction company Manteena says it will review its systems after it was found one of its sub-contractors had not registered its workers under the ACT's long service scheme.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, unions, act, canberra-2600

Union to fight for printing workers' entitlements

March 10, 2010 12:03:00

The union representing Paragon Printing employees says workers are in a dire situation.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, unions, work, wodonga-3690

Company paid $500 per head to recruit union members

March 10, 2010 11:36:00

The Australian Education Union (AEU) is defending a decision to pay a private recruitment company $500 for each new union member. [MORE]

Tags: education, government-and-politics, unions, vic, melbourne-3000

Thousands protest against asset sales

March 9, 2010 13:40:00

More than 4,000 workers have rallied through the streets of Brisbane over the State Government's privatisation plans.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, privatisation-and-deregulation, states-and-territories, unions, activism-and-lobbying, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Miners make pay breakthrough

March 9, 2010 12:49:00

The miners' union says workers at the North Goonyella coal mine near Moranbah in central Queensland have agreed to a two-year pay deal after more than 12 months of negotiations.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, unions, rural, mining, work, qld, mackay-4740, moranbah-4744

Unions put privatisation on election radar

March 9, 2010 10:14:00

Hunter trade unions are set to become a thorn in the side of the state ALP over the issue of privatisation in the lead up to the next New South Wales election.[MORE]

Tags: elections, labor-party, privatisation-and-deregulation, states-and-territories, unions, newcastle-2300

Union opposes coal rail sale

March 9, 2010 09:42:00

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says it does not support the proposed sale of Queensland Rail's (QR) coal network to a consortium of coal companies.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, privatisation-and-deregulation, states-and-territories, unions, qld, mackay-4740, townsville-4810

Mill workers resolve pay row

March 8, 2010 14:39:00

Forty-four employees at a Ballarat flour mill will start work again this afternoon after strike action.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, government-and-politics, unions, work, australia, vic, ballarat-3350

Labor could lose 25 seats in next Qld election: poll

March 8, 2010 11:28:00

Polling commissioned by anti-privatisation unions shows Queensland Labor could lose up to 25 seats at the next state election, if asset sales go ahead.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, political-parties, labor-party, privatisation-and-deregulation, unions, australia, qld

Qld jail audit long overdue, Opposition says

March 7, 2010 12:00:00

The Queensland Opposition has welcomed a planned security audit of the state's jails, saying the review is long overdue. [MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, public-sector, unions, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, maryborough-4650

Security review announced for Qld prisons

March 6, 2010 15:45:00

The State Government has announced a security audit of Queensland's jails that will be led by an independent expert.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, public-sector, unions, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, maryborough-4650

Union lobbies for forestry workers' entitlements

March 6, 2010 11:50:00

The union representing workers at the troubled forestry company Forest Enterprises Australia (FEA) has demanded the Tasmanian Labor and Liberal parties secure workers' entitlements.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, industrial-relations, unemployment, states-and-territories, unions, timber, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Teachers move protest day

March 5, 2010 15:32:00

Tasmanian teachers protesting against the Government's new post year 10 system have agreed to March on a Sunday to avoid disrupting classes.[MORE]

Tags: teachers, labor-party, greens, unions, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Gas sale plans worry union

March 5, 2010 14:16:00

The Electrical Trades Union says it is disappointed about Country Energy's plan to sell its gas network in southern New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, privatisation-and-deregulation, unions, work, wagga-wagga-2650

Campaign highlights truckie deaths

March 5, 2010 13:00:00

The Transport Workers Union visited Albury and Shepparton yesterday to raise awareness over a recent spike in fatal truck crashes.[MORE]

Tags: death, road-accidents, unions, road-transport, albury-2640, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

Sacked meatworkers get entitlements

March 5, 2010 11:00:00

Sacked workers at Young's abattoir in south-west New South Wales are set to receive some of their entitlements, four weeks after management announced the plant was closing.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, unions, food-processing, work, orange-2800, wagga-wagga-2650, young-2594

ACT tender process 'a shambles': CFMEU

March 4, 2010 16:18:00

The construction union has told an ACT Legislative Assembly committee that many subcontractors working on Government building sites have awful safety standards.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, unions, act, canberra-2600

Teachers' strike plea from Greens

March 4, 2010 16:00:00

The Tasmanian Greens are urging teachers to reconsider their planned strike against the Government's post year 10 education changes. [MORE]

Tags: teachers, greens, unions, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Mill workers strike for equal pay

March 4, 2010 10:38:00

Forty-four workers at Allied Mills' flour mill in Ballarat began an indefinite strike this morning.[MORE]

Tags: food-and-beverage, industrial-relations, unions, ballarat-3350

Police prosecutors 'ready to quit' over pay

March 4, 2010 08:41:00

The majority of police prosectors in New South Wales say they will quit unless the Government intervenes in their pay dispute, according to their union.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, unions, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nsw, sydney-2000