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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] For more info 2008-09-08

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] For more info 2008-09-07

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] For more info 2008-09-06

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] For more info 2008-09-05

Western Australia Government promises to protect overseas workers [ABC AM] For more info 2008-09-05

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] For more info 2008-09-04

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] For more info 2008-09-03

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] For more info 2008-09-03

Victoria Unions and watchdog ABCC at war [The Australian] For more info 2008-09-03

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