The union infiltration of BHP is spreading from mine to port after the iron ore giant was hit with a bargaining application covering more than 300 workers.
Adrian Rauso
Officials from the scandal-plagued CFMEU, a union the Albanese Government is trying to sideline, are spearheading the push to re-unionise the Pilbara.
Ben Harvey
Mining giant BHP is again being threatened by a union, with its two flagship iron ore mines increasingly the target of unions trying to muscle into the mineral-rich Pilbara.
The union crusade to seize Western Australia’s iron ore heartland continues to ramp up with a massive BHP mining hub being the latest target.
A top mining lobbyist has sounded the alarm on a ‘Hunger Games’ scenario where WA projects are pitted against each other if a Labor-Greens-Teals minority forms Government.
Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso
BHP’s iron ore boss has lauded the Cook Government but suggested its federal counterpart is putting WA’s mining industry at risk of being overtaken by the likes of Argentina, Canada and Chile.
The century-old lender has confirmed that it is closing a ‘transition team’ set up in 2022 to move its business customers across to parent Commonwealth Bank.
Sean Smith
The Financial Services Union has slammed a “draconian” new employment contract drawn up by for workers at super behemoth AMP claimed to contain “disturbing surveillance and medical privacy provisions”.
Simone Grogan
Peter Dutton and Michaelia Cash weren’t mincing their words when describing how the Coalition would deal with militant trade unions after more accusations of corruption were levelled against the CMFEU.
Shadow Workplace Relations Minister Michaelia Cash says unions have become ‘empowered’ under Anthony Albanese, as new figures show a big increase in union officials entering mine sites.
Joe Spagnolo
Anthony Albanese has backed unions in the Pilbara as it’s revealed the resources sector has seen a dramatic increase in entry to sites since he was swept to power in May 2022.
Jessica Page
Threats of job losses, uneven rosters and a growing reliance on labour hire firms were all major factors that pushed WA Rio Tinto workers into union arms, an expert has declared.
The iron ore industry’s nightmare of re-unionisation is closer to reality after the majority of Rio Tinto workers at a large Pilbara mine voted in favour of a collective bargaining agreement.
A union organiser who called the Prime Minister ‘Albo nazi’ is spearheading recruitment efforts in the Pilbara as unions push for collective bargaining allowed under the Federal Government’s IR laws.
Mike Henry has again made a thinly veiled threat that BHP will not pump out an extra 25 million tonnes of WA iron ore each year if unions regain a foothold in the Pilbara.
British multinational Serco has been accused of dodging “legal and moral obligations” to WA workers as it exits a 15-year deal running Australia’s immigration detention centres in favour of a US prison group.
Sean Smith and Simone Grogan
The staff — represented by the Transport Workers Union — are responsible for the security of WA courts, and getting prisoners to hearings and appointments.
Dylan Caporn
According to the government, 75 per cent of the union’s members supported the deal, which will benefit 2600 officers.
An escalating strike is set to disrupt trade at a crucial WA port just days before Christmas.
Matt Mckenzie
One industry source said the targeted attacks had caused veteran employees to take extended periods of stress leave. SEE THE POSTS
Dan Jervis-Bardy
A man died and another is in hospital after it’s understood a brick wall collapsed on them at an Inglewood home construction site on Thursday.
Jessica Evensen
Judges have been too soft on criminals assaulting cops, the incoming head of the police union believes, as the group calls for Government to slap a mandatory life prison sentence on anyone who kills an officer.
The State’s union movement has a new leader, as looming state and federal elections draw new attention on Labor’s union ties.
The nurses’ union has abandoned plans to establish a political party to contest the State election in March.
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