Union drops $16m coal worker class action
The Mining and Energy Union has dropped a class action seeking about $16 million in entitlements for about 900 current and former casual miners employed
The Mining and Energy Union has dropped a class action seeking about $16 million in entitlements for about 900 current and former casual miners employed
Union-related mineworkers have rejected the latest proposed enterprise agreement with BMA. BMA, a joint venture between BHP and Mitsubishi Development, operates seven Bowen Basin mines
A decision in a High Court appeal backed by the Federal Government has dashed the hopes of casual miners seeking justice, according to the CFMEU.
Labour hire workers are treated like second-class citizens at Central Queensland coal operations, a Senate inquiry on job security has heard. Rockhampton-based pump crew operator
Mackay’s Resource Industry Network and mining union the CFMEU are among those due to front a public hearing today by the Senate Select Committee on
The CFMEU has filed an application with the Fair Work Commission challenging ‘maximum term’ employment contracts for labour hire workers at Central Queensland’s Grosvenor coal mine.
The union representing coal-fired power station workers and affected miners is calling on the Queensland Government to make good on transition funding as the State
The Coal Mining Board of Inquiry’s final report paints a shocking picture of safety management at Anglo’s Grosvenor mine, the CFMEU says. CFMEU Mining and
Forensic engineer Dr Sean Brady has been engaged to lead an independent investigation into the Callide Power Station fire that sparked a massive outage throughout
The CFMEU is calling for answers on the work practices of Government Owned Corporations, saying last week’s Callide Power Station explosion only narrowly avoided serious
A Queensland company has been banned from tendering for Federal Government work for one month and a second company received a formal warning after Australian
May Day weekend brought a double-barreled golden celebration at Moranbah, with the community belatedly marking its 50th anniversary and the influential CFMEU Goonyella Riverside Lodge
The Mining and Energy Division has applied to the Fair Work Commission for a member ballot to leave the CFMMEU and form an independent union.
A pared-back IR bill that passed through the Senate is a blow to casual mineworkers, overturning important court decisions finding they have been unlawfully exploited
The Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry will begin a second round of public hearings in Brisbane tomorrow (Tues 9 March). The Board of Inquiry was established to look into
Anglo American says there is no correlation between incidents that shut down its two Queensland mines in the last 12 months. Moranbah North was shut down
Anglo American is starting procedures to re-enter its Moranbah North underground mine with a risk assessment. It follows evidence of elevated gas levels detected on
The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against the CFMEU and five officials for incidents during an Oaky North coal mine dispute more than