Representatives and community members from regional Queensland towns such as Blackwater, Mackay, Dysart and Moranbah will travel to Brisbane today and march on Queensland Parliament to send a message...
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Workers employed by US construction giant Bechtel have had their leave cancellations on the day of a rally against the China Australia Free Trade Agreement reversed as the result of court action...
The CFMEU has announced they are developing a policy to combat the the safety implications of drug and alcohol abuse in the workforce. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said...
Bulk coal transporter, Aurizon, has succeeded in pushing through a new enterprise agreement with sections of their workforce, despite one key union conducting rolling stoppages at depots throughout...
A survey of FIFO and DIDO workers conducted by the CFMEU has found many workers fear they will be targeted or sacked if they raise concerns with their employer. The Essential Research survey of 1493...
A new bill proposing to prevent unions from striking before adequate mediation has occurred and stopping ‘manifestly excessive’ demands during enterprise bargaining negotiations was introduced into...
Excessive rosters and feelings of isolation may have contributed to the three suspected suicide deaths of coal seam gas (CSG) workers in the Surat Basin in the past few months, according to the...
BHP’s annual general meeting will be a little more crowded than usual tomorrow with miners from across Central Queensland currently on their way to Adelaide to challenge senior executives on...
Member for Capricornia, Michelle Landry, claims that threats and bullying by the mining union forced members of her family living in Blackwater to quit their jobs and leave town. Ms Landry told the...
The High Court has today upheld BHP’s sacking of an Saraji mine employee for waving a sign accusing other employees of being ‘scabs’. Stephen Jauncey, a Partner at Henry Davis York...
