RAFFWU is accusing new Victorian Premier Ben Carroll of rewarding his "political masters" at the SDA after his Government introduced legislation that will shut down the unregistered union.
The FWC has upheld the dismissal of a nurse who attempted to start a competitor to an ANMF branch, finding that he called in sick and used the time to campaign, repeatedly complained about his colleagues and HR without foundation, and had been "indiscriminately rude".
A full Federal Court has opened the door for two state ambulance enterprise unions to win registration, by quashing two FWC rulings that found the unions could not seek federal endorsement.
A nurse and one-time member of the ANMF Victorian branch council has this week learned his quest to topple the union's incumbent leadership fell flat, had his bid to establish a rival union knocked out, and failed to convince a FWC member to recuse herself from dealing with his bullying claim.
Century-old Restaurant and Catering Australia has applied to register as an employer organisation in an apparent attempt to differentiate itself from a rival peak body established by major industry figures last year.
The FWC has refused to refer legal questions on the construction of a Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act provision to the Federal Court before hearing the Victorian Ambulance Union's registration application.
A proposed rival union to the ANMF might not get to the starting line, after the established employee organisation foreshadowed that it will seek to have the newcomer's registration bid thrown out because it does not meet legislative requirements and has no reasonable prospect of success.
In a decision that highlights the primacy of open justice in the workplace tribunal, the FWC has rejected a bid to permanently suppress a proposed union's "rambling" and "intemperate" written submission that makes scandalous allegations against the ANMF and its leaders.
