Electricians in NSW have gone out for their second 48-hour stoppage in a month, in support of the ETU's claim for a 12% pay increase over three years and the introduction of a 36-hour week.
The LHMU has fired the first shots in the next paint industry bargaining round. Its claim for major player Wattyl seeks a 10% annual pay rise, 26 weeks of parental leave and paid lunch breaks.
Freightcorp workers have endorsed an interim agreement with Pacific National, with 80% of workers this week voting up the consortium's offer of a 2.5% pay rise until February.
Royal Commissioner Terence Cole has today issued a new discussion paper that seeks public feedback just a week before his December 6 deadline for reporting to the Government, sparking new speculation that the Commission will seek an extension until next year.
Unions will decide on Wednesday whether to strike at a key components manufacturer, in a move that could potentially halt production at Holden and Ford.
Pilbara organising blitz starts Monday; Conciliation begins in federal redundancy test case; Maternity leave policies rise in importance as median age of newborns' mothers reaches 30, fertility declines; Paper says teachers can touch students appropriately; and Federal Parliament's library releases papers on paid maternity leave and other hot issues.
A full bench of the AIRC has granted the Federal Government's application to refer to a full bench of the Federal Court a dispute over increased breaks for coal workers - in what the CFMEU (mining & energy division) has described as a bid to "knock over Emwest".
A new consent award for more than 10,000 telecommunications workers ratified today has "defined the industry" and provided a platform for enterprise bargaining, according to the CEPU.
