‘Might be news to Peter Dutton’:Miles defends Labor’s union history

‘Might be news to Peter Dutton’:Miles defends Labor’s union history

Queensland’s incoming premier has issued a strong rebuke to critics of the union movement and its long Labor links after comments he was “utterly owned” by them.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Unions urge MPs to ditch ‘appalling’ WorkCover changes as claims soar

Unions urge MPs to ditch ‘appalling’ WorkCover changes as claims soar

Victoria’s union movement has labelled proposed WorkCover legislation “a dog of a bill”.

  • byKieran Rooney
Pay deal for NSW paramedics ‘not too far off’ after eleventh-hour negotiations

Pay deal for NSW paramedics ‘not too far off’ after eleventh-hour negotiations

The NSW health minister says he has had “fruitful discussions” with union representatives but that some challenges remain in ending the deadlocked pay dispute.

  • byAlexandra Smith andMax Maddison
Paramedics dispute to go to tribunal as registration lapse looms

Paramedics dispute to go to tribunal as registration lapse looms

Almost 2000 of the state’s 5000 paramedics are withholding their registrations amid failed pay negotiations between the government and the Health Services Union.

  • byMary Ward
McDonald’s hit with $100m class action for allegedly asking staff to work for free

McDonald’s hit with $100m class action for allegedly asking staff to work for free

Thousands of current and former McDonald’s staff across six years were asked to do ‘pre-shift checks’ and tasks after work for no pay,the union is arguing.

  • byJessica Yun
Woolworths sued by union,former employees over alleged roster changes,pay cuts

Woolworths sued by union,former employees over alleged roster changes,pay cuts

The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union and two former Woolworths employees are taking the supermarket giant to Federal Court over roster changes made during the pandemic.

  • byJessica Yun
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V/Line workers to strike next Wednesday,train disruptions expected

V/Line workers to strike next Wednesday,train disruptions expected

V/Line workers have voted to begin industrial action as bargaining talks drag on into their sixth month.

  • byRoy Ward
Shocking PTSD rates causing mass police exodus:union

Shocking PTSD rates causing mass police exodus:union

Declining mental health has led the WA officers’ union to ask for incentives to arrest a sky-high attrition rate.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Ex-WA nurses’ union boss sues for ‘defamation’ amid industrial relations row

Ex-WA nurses’ union boss sues for ‘defamation’ amid industrial relations row

The former boss of WA’s nursing union has launched defamation action against a council member at the centre of a high-stakes industrial relations row.

  • byJesinta Burton
WA nursing union sacks chief executive in bid to ‘modernise’
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WA nursing union sacks chief executive in bid to ‘modernise’

The union,which has almost 40,000 members,is preparing to launch its own political party and is aiming to “modernise and improve.”

  • byMichael Genovese
Louisa won the fight for penalties,super and payslips. Next goal:$10,000 backpay

Louisa won the fight for penalties,super and payslips. Next goal:$10,000 backpay

The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered more than half a billion dollars in unpaid wages in the past year,as industry experts warn young,migrant and insecure workers face exploitation.

  • byAmber Schultz