‘They will freak’:Health union prepares for next big fight with Labor

‘They will freak’:Health union prepares for next big fight with Labor

Chris Minns’ chief antagonist is gearing up for another round of industrial war games. Gerard Hayes wants his members ready “for a fight”.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison

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Scope of benchtop ban under review to guard against loopholes

Scope of benchtop ban under review to guard against loopholes

Safe Work Australia will draw up the regulations to be adopted after a national meeting in March.

  • byAngus Thompson
WA nurses’ union forms new party as health looms large over 2025 election
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WA nurses’ union forms new party as health looms large over 2025 election

Nurses and Midwives WA candidates will run at the 2025 state election on a platform of improving the health system.

  • byMichael Genovese andGary Adshead
‘Millions’ in unpaid overtime:Rural Fire Service workers take claim to court

‘Millions’ in unpaid overtime:Rural Fire Service workers take claim to court

Five employees of the RFS will head to the Supreme Court in a case that will have an impact for hundreds of their colleagues.

  • byMax Maddison
Union boss invokes slavery,oppression and water slides in Instagram attack on Dubai

Union boss invokes slavery,oppression and water slides in Instagram attack on Dubai

Days after accusing Dubai without evidence of trying to bully the government into intervening in the wage dispute,Sally McManus appeared in a video to talk about human rights.

  • byAngus Thompson
‘Sick to death’:Burke refuses to intervene in wharfs dispute

‘Sick to death’:Burke refuses to intervene in wharfs dispute

Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke says people are tired of profitable companies using wages as the scapegoat for soaring prices.

  • byAngus Thompson andJessica McSweeney
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Luke’s employer has given him five weeks’ paid leave. The trend is catching on

Luke’s employer has given him five weeks’ paid leave. The trend is catching on

Major retailers are giving their staff five weeks annual leave,amid calls to increase holiday entitlements to relieve pressure on workers.

  • byAndrew Taylor
The five key issues facing the Minns government in 2024

The five key issues facing the Minns government in 2024

Fights with NIMBYs over housing density,union pay demands,and the Rozelle Interchange are all waiting for Premier Chris Minns when he returns to work.

  • byMichael McGowan
Shoppers warned to expect empty shelves,delays if ports strike continues

Shoppers warned to expect empty shelves,delays if ports strike continues

The Maritime Union of Australia is at loggerheads with port operator DP World over a new workplace deal,prompting industrial action at container terminals in Sydney,Brisbane,Melbourne and Fremantle.

  • byAndrew Taylor
WA nurses vote to accept new pay deal after 18 bitter months

WA nurses vote to accept new pay deal after 18 bitter months

Nurses have been fighting since October 2022 for better pay and conditions after a series of horrific incidents in stretched West Australian hospitals.

  • byMichael Genovese
‘This isn’t a member grab’:Union wants a say on conditions for migrant recruits

‘This isn’t a member grab’:Union wants a say on conditions for migrant recruits

Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox says it “sounds like a thinly veiled push for employers to be dragged into union agreements”.

  • byAngus Thompson