The Queensland IRC's casual loading decision from last week, along with CFMEU mining division leader Tony Maher's speech to the ACT IR Society and today's works councils papers have now been uploaded to Workplace Express.
Active union presence in the workplace, along with support from employers and institutions, is essential to the effectiveness of works councils, according to a report released at this afternoon's works councils seminar in Melbourne.
Maverick abbatoir operator G&K O'Connor asked undercover agents engaged on its behalf to lie to the Commission and encourage a union OHS representative to steal high-value by-products, according to evidence one of the "agents" has given to the IRC.
The Registered Organisations Bill introduced to Parliament by WR Minister Tony Abbott this week makes it easier to register, deregister and disamalgamate unions, boosts organisational accountability and updates penalties for breaches.
The CBA and FSU yesterday resolved their year-long enterprise bargaining dispute, at the same time as the union flagged a radical shift towards industry bargaining.
A Federal Court action lodged by non-union stevedores hired during the MUA waterfront dispute might test whether trade practices law can be used by workers to seek compensation for redundancy or breach of contract.
Following last night’s defeat of the Fair Employment Bill in the Victorian Upper House by the Liberal Opposition, Labor Premier Steve Bracks has offered to cede more of the State’s IR powers to Canberra - if all Victorian workers are moved onto federal awards and outworkers are protected.
The leader of the coal mining union has renewed his attack on the IRC, castigating the institution for its "vending machine" approach to issuing s127 anti-strike orders and lamenting that it has lost its way.
