The ACTU Congress yesterday passed a motion urging unions to support a consumer boycott of Goodman Fielder food products ahead of a threatened lockout next week of about 1200 sugar mill workers in north Queensland.
The CFMEU is moving ahead with plans to install the national secretary of its construction division, Zach Smith, as national secretary of the wider union, while opening talks about the demerger of its manufacturing division.
Paid agent Supportah's failure to return scheduled calls and lodge a worker's unfair dismissal application, along with a family member's death, warranted a three-day extension, the FWC has found.
The ACTU Congress is set to today endorse policy changes that aim to stamp out non-compete clauses, arguing it is a "wage suppression tactic" by employers.
As unions ramp up their campaign for paid reproductive leave, the HSU, the Queensland Council of Unions and Aware Super are commissioning university research to examine the costs and benefits of the entitlement ahead of a resolution to be considered by the ACTU's triennial Congress this afternoon.
The ACTU's triennial Congress is set to endorse tougher climate targets for Australia and – for the first time – call for phasing-out of fossil fuels by 2050.
