Tag: Unions
Unions rally against Howard's building watchdog
Unions across the country have marched for the abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission.[MORE]
Workers protest building industry practices
About 2,000 building workers have rallied in Brisbane's CBD demanding changes to the way the industry is run.[MORE]
Govt urged to offer $34m childcare centre rescue package
The Federal Government has been asked to spend an extra $34 million to ensure all ABC childcare centres remain open until at least March next year.[MORE]
Building workers down tools to axe commission
Thousands of construction workers have walked off the job in Melbourne demanding the abolition of the the Building and Construction Commission.[MORE]
Big banks urged to support ABC Learning
A union representing childcare workers is calling on the major banks to financially support the troubled ABC Learning.[MORE]
Catholic teachers stop work
Teachers at Catholic schools across New South Wales are stopping work for an hour today to campaign for a 5 per cent payrise.[MORE]
Teachers vote for new working conditions
Tasmanian teachers have accepted a new pay deal for those moving to the academy and polytechnic system next year.[MORE]
Catholic school teachers to stop work
Teachers at up to 600 Catholic schools around New South Wales will hold stop work meetings on Tuesday in support of a 5 per cent pay rise claim.[MORE]
Early childhood ABC centres targeted for closure: LHMU
The union representing childcare workers says it believes several ABC Learning centres have been targeted for closure because they cater for very young children.[MORE]
Offenders let off because of confusing police software: union
The Queensland Police Union says some offenders are not being charged because of problems with a new computer system.[MORE]
COAG meeting must focus on 'green jobs' spending: ACTU
The ACTU says the COAG meeting in Canberra must result in a bigger spend on infrastructure, particularly in the environmental sector. [MORE]
Threatened pipeline workers don't want security: AWU
The Australian Workers Union says north-south pipeline workers do not want extra security, despite threats being made against them.[MORE]
Risdon lockdown over
A lockdown at Hobart's Risdon Prison has ended, after a compromise was reached in a security dispute.[MORE]
Trams pay dispute settled
Adelaide tram crews settle a lengthy pay dispute, rolling over a current deal.[MORE]
Unions ring asbestos alarm bells
A new study has found about half of Tasmania's workplaces are in breach of regulations by not having an asbestos management plan.[MORE]
ABC centres must be assessed for more than economic value: union
The union representing child care workers says the centres under threat in the Illawarra need to be assessed for more than their economic value.[MORE]
Questions raised over police comms centre closure savings
The police association is questioning the savings to be made by closing Wagga Wagga's police communications centre.[MORE]
Union calls for timber industry plan
The union that represents timber mill workers wants the Government to come up with a plan for the local industry.[MORE]
Boom but no room: union, Oppn critical on SA jails
A union and the SA Opposition say statistics confirm growth in inmate numbers outweighs new jail beds.[MORE]
Two NSW hospitals fudged figures?
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca says he is seeking more information about claims two hospitals manipulated the performance figures of their emergency departments.[MORE]
Stop ignoring rural health: doctors
The Rural Doctors Association says it will demand improvements to maternity and paediatric services in regional areas when it meets with the New South Wales Health Minister this afternoon.[MORE]
Union leader welcomes WorkChoices replacement
The president of the Barrier Industrial Council, Danny O'Connor, has welcomed the Federal Government's introduction of a bill to replace the WorkChoices industrial relations system.[MORE]
Prison break: Guards 'let inmate escape'
Unions say the escape of a prison inmate in Sydney yesterday proves the privatisation of jail security is not going to work.[MORE]
Paramedics get interim pay rise
Queensland ambulance officers will get a 4 per cent interim payrise backdated to the start of last month while their enterprise bargaining dispute is being settled.[MORE]
'Star chamber' charges against unionist dropped
The CFMEU construction union says charges against a union official for failing to appear before the industry's watchdog have been dropped.[MORE]
