The Federal Circuit Court has hit a transport operator who sacked a driver for taking carer's leave and then terrorised him, his family and his union solicitor when he instituted legal proceedings with close to the maximum penalty for unlawful adverse action.
A Federal Court full court has agreed to stay FWBC penalty action against the CFMEU and eight officials over the Grocon blockades on the basis that the same conduct has already led to criminal proceedings, but has allowed the watchdog's unlawful coercion case to continue.
The NSW Industrial Court has overturned a ruling that 78 Port Kembla coal terminal workers were owed $2.5 million after signing contracts based on employer assurances they wouldn't be worse off under a replacement superannuation scheme.
TWU Vic/Tas branch secretary Wayne Mader has told the Heydon Royal Commission today that officials from his branch made donations to candidates in HSU and ETU elections out of their own re-election fund.
A two-week lockout of CSR Gyprock workers has ended with the parties reaching an in-principle agreement, talks are scheduled for tomorrow in a bid to end a two-month lockout at building supplier Ausreo, and a nine-month standoff over unpaid allowances for Dubbo maintenance workers has been resolved in a new deal.
A truck driver sacked for urinating outside the entrance to a Woolworths warehouse will receive around $14,000 in compensation after the Fair Work Commission ruled his employer's handling of the investigation into the incident rendered his dismissal unfair.
A former SDA Queensland branch secretary - now a federal Labor senator - has taken steps to repay tax deductions he claimed on contributions paid to an internal union "fighting fund", the Heydon Royal Commission has been told.
The CFMEU says it will keep pushing for shorter swing rosters on major resource construction projects, despite losing a push to introduce them for the Curtis Island LNG plants in Queensland.
The ALAEA has launched Federal Court action against Qantas, claiming it breached its consultation obligations while cutting licensed engineers' positions - an allegation the airline rejects.
The High Court has refused the CFMEU leave to challenge last year's Federal Court finding that the Victorian Government's enforcement of its construction sector code and guidelines was lawful.
