A proposed new deal for BHP iron ore mineworkers in Western Australia has split union opinion, the AWU and MEU describing it as a "significant improvement" on the resources titan's previous offer, but the ETU calling it "an insult to the workforce".
Union renewal expert Michael Crosby will start today as the CFMEU construction and general division's new administrator, FWC general manager Murray Furlong announced this morning.
One of the CFMEU's most controversial officials has had his state entry permit revoked, after an IR tribunal full bench used new laws to revisit his lengthy criminal history and consider threats last year to "rip out the heart" of a sub-contractor's representative.
After thwarting a HSU branch merger, VAHPA rank and file members are running a ticket in the first contested election in 14 years, but the incumbents say they look forward to putting their "record, vision, and leadership before the membership once again".
The FWC has castigated a union delegate for abusing its anti-bullying processes to "settle personal scores" with managers, branding it "completely inappropriate".
Fortescue is seeking to strike back against union efforts to force it into bargaining, launching court action that has now sparked a counter-suit from the AWU and ETU, seeking orders to compel it to kickstart the process by issuing a bargaining notice.
Queensland Rail says "the public has lost" after it and the Crisafulli Government again failed to stop industrial action hitting trains through to the end of June, despite the FWC accepting it will affect this weekend's NRL Magic Round and might pose safety risks.
The ACTU has upped the pay rise it is seeking in the annual wage review from 5% to 6% in response to inflationary pressures flowing from the Middle East war.
The HSU Victorian No.1 branch's auditor has resigned after an investigation by the FWC's general manager found the union's financial reports materially mis-stated elements of its financial position and performance.
