Monday 8 September 2008, 10:38:32
Top news stories from Australia
Qantas blames delays on staff [SMH] 2008-09-06
Unions lean on Commonwealth Public Service chiefs to open up pay deals [The Australian] 2008-09-06
Kennett was better, says AMWU union [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-06
New South Wales Victory for workers in electricity struggle, premier undone by his dirty tricks [AMWU] 2008-09-06
Dramatic surge in strikes under Labor [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-05
Other labour news from Australia
Queensland Foster's sacks autistic worker over YouTube jokes [The Australian] 2008-09-08
Building and Construction Unions say watchdog is heavy-handed [Melbourne Herald-Sun ] 2008-09-08
Rogue bosses fined $2m and forced to pay $52m owed to staff [Melbourne Herald-Sun ] 2008-09-08
Victoria Call for drug to be tested for safety [Ballarat Courier] 2008-09-08
Victoria Decision today on car plant workers [The Australian] 2008-09-08
New South Wales Trade union tanks ready to end Prague Spring in Macquarie Street [The Australian] 2008-09-08
Queensland Ergon Energy workers allergic to uniforms [Brisbane Courier Mail] 2008-09-08
Queensland Health workers allege bullying in Fraser Coast district [Brisbane Courier Mail] 2008-09-08
Queensland Foster's sacks autistic worker over YouTube jokes [Brisbane Courier Mail] 2008-09-08
South Australia Childcare centres, workers are under investigation [Adelaide Advertiser] 2008-09-08
Victoria Workers to sue their boss for denying them rights to genuine collective bargaining [ACTU]
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AWU airs fears over proposed shearers' award shake-up [ABC] 2008-09-08
Victoria Maxitrans workers sue over union lockout [ABC] 2008-09-08
Western Australia Third death at BHP Billiton prompts investigation calls [Radio Australia] 2008-09-08
Victoria Teson Trims to sack 110 workers in Euroa [The Australian] 2008-09-08
Northern Territory Union to meet teachers over latest pay offer [ABC] 2008-09-08
Victoria Arm paramedics with capsicum spray: union [ABC] 2008-09-08
Fight continues for ambos’ rescue jobs [Maitland Mercury] 2008-09-08
Self-serve checkouts a new moral dilemma [The Courier Mail] 2008-09-08
Victoria Greens Bill the ABCC [eTU Online] 2008-09-08
Telstra locks horns with Deputy PM over attempt to place part of its workforce on a non-union wage agreement [Sunday Melbourne Age] 2008-09-07
New South Wales RailCorp failed me, says guard [Sun-Herald] 2008-09-07
New South Wales Harbour patrol strike threat [Sun-Herald] 2008-09-07
Queensland Police union defends fatal chase [Brisbane Times]
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Emission trading won't hit jobs: CFMEU's John Sutton [AAP] 2008-09-07
Rank and File to Fight Xstrata Attack on Collective Bargaining in Coal Industry [CFMEU] 2008-09-07
Western Australia CFMEU's Reynolds accused in vote hunt [Perth Now] 2008-09-07
Queensland Wage earners in Qld shortchanged $5 million [Brisbane Courier Mail] 2008-09-06
Victoria More than 100 jobs at risk: Toyota supplier for Hybrid cars on the brink of collapse [The Australian] 2008-09-06
Following the threads of fashion [The Australian] 2008-09-06
Western Australia BHP mines shut after Western Australian deaths [The Australian] 2008-09-06
Western Australia Fourth BHP worker dies in five weeks [SMH] 2008-09-06
Telling it like we'd prefer it [The Australian] 2008-09-06
Australians have a right to know the full findings of the CASA report [AMWU] 2008-09-06
Victoria Holden exports make jobs safe [Melbourne Herald-Sun ] 2008-09-06
New South Wales Triumph for working-class boy [The Australian] 2008-09-06
Terminal case of airport rage [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-06
New South Wales Defeat of Michael Costa and Morris Iemma is a victory for Unions NSW [Canberra Times] 2008-09-06
Western Australia BHP fatality fuels call for safety probe [West Australian] 2008-09-06
Western Australia Official lifts lid on Construction Union deals [West Australian] 2008-09-06
Western Australia Oil visa row as workers earn $4.20/hr [West Australian]
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Victoria Action from government demanded to curb job losses [AMWU] 2008-09-06
Hardie asbestos campaigners : Dismay at decision not to pursue criminal charges [SMH] 2008-09-06
No charges over Hardie asbestos compo fund [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-06
New South Wales Controversial NSW Treasurer ( and former union leader) Michael Costa has been sacked. [The Australian] 2008-09-05
Tasmania Seismic events prior to Beaconsfield rockfall [The Australian] 2008-09-05
Fairfax inundated with protests over Mike Carlton sacking [The Australian] 2008-09-05
New South Wales Firemen pay deal a Costa blowout [SMH] 2008-09-05
South Australia Industrial disputes hit seven-year high [Adelaide Advertiser] 2008-09-05
South Australia MUA veterans former merchant seamen and waterside workers march with RSL veterans [Vindicatrix Boy] 2008-09-05
ACCC confirms unions can represent independent contractors [SmartCompany] 2008-09-05
Victoria UNITE action against 7-Eleven a success [UNITE]
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Western Australia Government promises to protect overseas workers [ABC AM]
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Western Australia Guest worker loophole to be closed [AAP] 2008-09-05
AWU wants complete shutdown of BHP Iron operations until safety audit completed [AWU] 2008-09-05
Western Australia Two deaths in 10 days at BHP [AAP] 2008-09-05
Aussie politics shock as NSW premier resigns [SMH] 2008-09-05
ACTU and Australian union movement welcome new Governor-General [ACTU] 2008-09-05
Unions seek protection for truckies, cleaners, security guards, tradesmen [ACTU] 2008-09-05
Leadership by Australian Gvt remains crucial to global climate change solution [ACTU] 2008-09-05
Western Australia AWU calls for BHP safety investigation after another mining death [ABC] 2008-09-05
Reprieve for Aboriginal health service [NSWNA] 2008-09-05
Western Australia Safety breach caused death that shut down BHP - UnionsWA [WA Today] 2008-09-05
Responsive rosters threat goes statewide [NSWNA] 2008-09-05
Urgent action needed in aged care [NSWNA/ANF] 2008-09-05
Garnaut hopes for modest pollution cuts [SBS] 2008-09-05
Hospital programme has nothing to do with electricity privatization [NSWNA] 2008-09-05
AWU meets with shearers across Australia to defend work rights [AWU] 2008-09-04
Western Australia CFMEU boss Kevin Reynolds's confidence built to last [The Australian]
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The Third Way or the highway [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-04
New South Wales Hope Walcha sawmill will re-open after a community-CFMEU blockade [Walcha News] 2008-09-04
Unions back Rudd into a corner [The Australian] 2008-09-04
Victoria The Age to shed up to 55 journalists [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-04
Textile industry tariffs on the chopping block [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-04
ANZ middle managers face the axe [The Age] 2008-09-04
Liberals in disarray over future of Work Choices and individual contracts [ACTU] 2008-09-04
Queensland AWU's Ludwig: States 'missing out on uranium riches [The Australian] 2008-09-04
Minister acknowledges the sacrifice of seafarers in war [MUA] 2008-09-04
Appeal against dismissal of Tristar case [AAP] 2008-09-04
Queensland Qld restaurants and cafes flout workplace laws [Queensland Business Review] 2008-09-04
Push to give men equal rights to flexible work [Courier Mail] 2008-09-04
Western Australia Minister moves to protect overseas workers [Minister Chris Evans media release]
For more info 2008-09-04
Gillard defends strike increase [ABC] 2008-09-04
New South Wales Shellharbour MP backs her Firefighters [NSW FBEU] 2008-09-04
Western Australia Claim and counter claim in CFMEU elections [ABC] 2008-09-04
New South Wales NSW ambulance officers threaten strike action [Sydney Daily Telegraph] 2008-09-04
New South Wales Teachers vote to strike again [Sydney Morning Herald] 2008-09-03
Insiders take car industry's distress to Canberra [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-03
Textile, clothing workers to rally against tariff cuts [Canberra Times] 2008-09-03
ABC Learning axe to fall on part-time workers [The Australian] 2008-09-03
Janet Albrechtsen column: Blue-collar pantomime artists [The Australian]
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No respect: Telstra snubs workplace hearing [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-03
Western Australia Member disappears from CFMEU roll [The Australian] 2008-09-03
Child-care move wins applause [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-03
Victoria Unionists to protest at Geelong court [Geelong Advertiser]
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Victoria Unions and watchdog ABCC at war [The Australian]
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ABC Learning to cut 1,000 part-time jobs [Business Spectator] 2008-09-03
Job cuts threaten media diversity [Melbourne Age] 2008-09-03
New South Wales Teachers will maintain the rage with more strikes [Sydney Daily Telegraph] 2008-09-03
New South Wales Teachers reject government policy: Overwhelming no confidence vote in government's handling of Education portfolio [NSW Teachers Federation] 2008-09-03