The NSW branch of the CFMEU's construction and general division has endorsed controversial official Darren Greenfield as its next state secretary to succeed its veteran leader Brian "Sparkles" Parker.
The FWO has again taken a bead on union behaviour, confirming today that it is investigating industrial action at the Oaky North mine in Queensland, where about 190 workers remain locked out after more than 200 days.
Putting a CFMEU sticker on an employer's hard hat could exclude a contractor from federal construction projects, according to expanded guidelines issued by the building industry watchdog last week.
The ALP should hand power to individual members of affiliated unions to vote on its leadership and candidates rather than leaving it in the hands of secretaries, says national president Mark Butler.
The TWU has been penalised more than $270,000 for failing to remove almost 21,000 unfinancial members from a state branch register over a 12-year period.
The ALP has confirmed ACTU president Ged Kearney as its candidate for the Victorian Federal seat of Batman, stressing her local connections and her track record as a campaigner.
The Fair Work Commission has today reserved its decision on whether to approve the merger of the CFMEU, MUA and TCFU, with employer groups arguing that proceedings seeking to recover fines and penalties should be taken into account.
As the Australian Federation of Air Pilots seeks talks with objectors to its membership rule change bid before heading to the FWC in a fortnight, Qantas has labelled it "so broad" that it could extend to "any person anywhere", including pilots based outside Australia or employed by foreign entities.
The RTBU has expressed frustration after Sydney and NSW Trains chief executive Howard Collins attended a mass meeting of railway union delegates this afternoon but failed to present an offer that improved on last week's rejected deal.
