Tag: Mining and Energy Union
Reprisals for raising concerns about mine safety must stop
The Mining and Energy Union has welcomed a report that found it is standard practice for mine workers to be penalised for voicing safety concerns.
South32 coal miners go on strike after job security talks collapse
Workers at South32’s Dendrobium coal mine in the Illawarra have begun a week-long strike after negotiations over a new Enterprise Agreement broke down last...
CFMEU: China-Australia FTA will spike unemployment rate
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has expressed deep concerns that Australia will surpass its peek unemployment rate from 2002 under the...
Report reveals crisis in Australian apprenticeships
An independent analysis commissioned by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has identified a crisis in Australian apprenticeships, with alarming shortfalls in mining and...
About 100 jobs to go from Latrobe Valley power station and briquette factory closure
The Latrobe Valley — an inland geographical region and urban area inside Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia — is facing approximately 100 job cuts for the...
ACCC to investigate Boral’s CFMEU allegations
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will investigate claims by Boral that the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) was looking to...
‘Stand up. Speak up. Come home.’ campaign, launched yesterday to address dangers in Australia’s...
Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) President Ged Kearney and Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union’s National Secretary (CFMEU) Michael O’Connor joined four workers...
Mining accident at the Austar mine kills two men
An accident at Yancoal’s Austar mine claimed the lives of two miners who were working 500 metres below the surface when the accident occurred....