BHP has abandoned its latest pursuit of an agreement for maintenance workers at its in-house labour hire arm after conceding it failed to properly explain how a proposed "regional hub model" would operate.
A BHP in-house labour hire worker has failed to convince the FWC she was sacked in part because of her "political opinion" about COVID-19 vaccinations at a time when the company was pursuing a policy of mandatory jabs.
The TWU says it has struck in-principle agreements for almost 10,000 workers at three major transport companies that will deliver pay rises of up to 12.75% over three years and boost job security.
Unions are pushing at Labor's triennial national conference for the Albanese Government to introduce a "Secure Australian Jobs Code" that ensures tenderers for federally-funded contracts and projects treat workers ethically, while also seeking to entrench union involvement in key government decisions via a "tripartism" commitment and to have a representative on the Reserve Bank.
The meatworkers union has confirmed it is in tentative talks with the AMWU about a potential merger to boost member representation and provide "a larger voice".
Former global union leader Sharan Burrow has called for the Productivity Commission to be "fundamentally restructured and reoriented", as part of a broader shift to inclusive and sustainable development.
Workplace Relations Minster Tony Burke says he is "very hopeful" the Albanese Government will be ready to introduce its third tranche of IR changes when Parliament returns next month, after being held up by the success of its behind-closed-doors consultation.
Unions are calling on Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone workers to again reject a unilateral agreement offer and instead "lock in behind a 100% 'yes' vote" for industrial action, as offshore workers join their onshore colleagues in considering strikes at key LNG facilities.
Unions have today urged a FWC full bench to authorise the first use of the new supported bargaining stream to address a workforce "crisis" within the early childhood education and care sector.
