HUNDREDS of workers at the New Acland mine are readying themselves for protracted strike action.
14th Sept. 2011 6:09 PM
UNIONS claim New Hope Coal has told employees there is "no money left" for wage increases, only a wage cut.
05th Oct. 2011 8:10 AM
THE Australian Manufacturing Workers Union wants to meet Opposition Leader Tony Abbott over his stance on car industry...
27th Jan. 2012 10:01 AM
EMPLOYERS across several industries have proposed slashing weekend penalty rates for casual employees and cutting minimum...
11th April 2012 6:04 AM
THE spat between mine owners BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance and the three workers' unions has dragged one for more than...
27th June 2012 9:06 AM
A SURVEY of the resources industry found one-in-five new mine projects were being hindered or stalled by...
04th July 2012 6:07 PM
BEHIND the curtain of a media blackout, both BHP Billiton and a trio of unions released identical statements confirming...
07th July 2012 7:07 AM
UNIONS fought QR National in the Federal Court and in front of Fair Work Australia on Tuesday over plans to cut more than...
25th July 2012 6:07 AM
THREE months after he was one of 41 people to lose their jobs at linen rental business Alsco in Goonellabah, “Peter” can't...
03rd Sept. 2012 6:09 AM
THERE have been renewed calls from employers for reductions in the wage premiums (or penalty rates) that industries are...
10th Sept. 2012 12:09 PM
