The National Union of Workers breached freedom of association laws when it told a labour hire company to remove a non-union worker from a warehouse to another of the labour hire company's jobs, the Federal Court has found, in a case brought by the Employment Advocate.
Victorian metal industry employers could on Friday be facing what many regard as their worst nightmare: the Federal Court declaring Workers First's Craig Johnston to have won the State secretary position at the AMWU's Victorian branch.
The Federal Court has fined Victorian metal union leaders Craig Johnston and Dean Mighell $20,000 each for contempt of court, but robbed them of the opportunity of serving jail terms if they default on the fines.
The AMWU (vehicle division) has served Ford Australia with a claim for a 24% pay rise over three years - the same quantum the union's metal division is seeking.
The NUW's maverick NSW secretary, Frank Belan, has confirmed that his union has disaffiliated from the ALP, in part because of the party's lack of assistance over the financially crippling David's dispute.
The ACTU has called on the Senate inquiry into the Federal Government's pattern bargaining bill to recommend that the legislation doesn't proceed to the Upper House.
The issues paper released this week by the Victorian IR Taskforce highlights that the former State Government's referral of IR powers to the Federal Government has left independent contractors out in the cold.
A new enterprise agreement covering ATSIC employees preserves conditions during a period of significant change, and introduces innovative ways to promote employees' health.
