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UnionsCommentsPremiumNurses union abandons plans for political party

The nurses’ union has abandoned plans to establish a political party to contest the State election in March.

Joe Spagnolo

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Crews threaten to strike with claims Western Power ‘inept’

Western Power repair crews are preparing to strike on Friday after the Electrical Trades Union accused the utility of putting public and staff safety at risk.

Jessica Page

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MiningPremium
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AWU to push harder against silica dust in mining

Australia’s largest union will kick-start a fight against a safety loophole in the mining industry when its high-ranking officials convene in Perth this week.

Adrian Rauso

Oil & GasPremiumChristmas dinner on the line in Sodexo, union stoush

WA offshore gas workers could be going without a roast dinner this Christmas as caterers and hospitality union members angling for better pay from their employer Sodexo gear up to vote on industrial action. 

Simone Grogan

state politicsPremiumGovernment offer falls short of nurses’ 20% demand

Nurses and midwives appear set to reject a 12.25 per cent pay rise over three years, after the State Government tabled its offer on Friday.

Jessica Page

SuperannuationPremiumCbus freezes deals with CFMEU ‘pending investigation’

Industry super fund Cbus has suspended payments to the besieged Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union as their big-ticket promotional and sponsorship arrangements face renewed scrutiny.

Neale Prior

AviationUnion action in time for Qantas AGM

Hundreds of Qantas engineers are walking off the job to highlight pay battle to AGM in Hobart

Neale Prior

UnionsPremiumSword Boy gangster’s alleged link to case against CFMEU

Edmond ‘Monty’ Margjini is again under siege after it was claimed he was involved in a site dispute that triggered the construction watchdog’s first-ever court case against the CFMEU. 

Ben Harvey and Lauren Price

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremium‘Dismayed’ police union boss dumped by board

WA Police Union president Paul Gale has been axed by the body’s board, just hours after officers overwhelmingly rejected a second pay offer from the State Government.

Dylan Caporn

WA NewsPremiumFair Work Ombudsman takes WA CFMEU official to court

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against the beleaguered CFMEU and one of its WA officials for alleged misconduct at a Perth building site.

Lauren Price

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCops set to reject second pay offer amid union talks

Police officers are poised to reject a second wage offer from the Government amid ongoing union negotiations, with doubts about the pact.

Dylan Caporn

UnionsCommentsPremiumUnion foe Altrad assures it is ‘committed’ to pay talks

A multinational contractor locked in pay talks with 140 Pilbara gas maintenance workers who claim they are ready to take industrial action has assured it is “committed” to striking a deal.

Simone Grogan

UnionsCommentsPremiumUnion claims workers ready to strike at Gorgon, Wheatstone

Australian Workers Union WA branch secretary Brad Gandy says frustrated Altrad gas maintenance workers are in favour of taking industrial action at Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone operations.

Simone Grogan

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumPublic servants endorse 12.5pc pay deal as 4-day week fails

Public servants have endorsed a pay deal with the State Government, and Labor has successfully resisted a push for a four-day workweek.

Dylan Caporn

UnionsCommentsPremiumANF boss warns of industrial battle for nurses, midwives

Mark Olson is warning nurses and midwives to prepare for a protracted industrial battle, requesting a multimillion-dollar war chest to launch the campaign for a 20 per cent pay rise. 

Jessica Page

Oil & GasPremiumOil and gas contractors forge ahead with strike threat

The union representing employees of Chevron contractor Altrad will gauge appetite for industrial action amid stalled negotiations for higher pay and allowances for workers at Gorgon and Wheatstone.

Simone Grogan

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Union demands BHP pay extra super and annual ‘mentor’ bonus

The full list of demands imposed on BHP by the AWU can be revealed, with excess superannuation and fortnightly ‘mentoring bonuses’ being piled onto yearly $10,000 ‘retention bonuses’ and wage hikes.

Adrian Rauso

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Public servants vote on nine-day fortnight, 12.5pc pay rise

Public sector workers have been offered a nine-day working fortnight and a 12.5 per cent pay rise by the Cook Government, in a bid to close off negotiations for the biggest pay deal before the election. 

Dylan Caporn

Iron orePremiumUnion wants BHP to give workers a $10k bonus each year

The main union group trying to muscle in on BHP’s Pilbara iron ore operations is demanding thousands of workers be gifted a $10,000 ‘retention bonus’ each year, on top of guaranteed pay rises.

Adrian Rauso

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumWorkers threaten Chevron contractor in pay dispute

Maintenance workers asking for improved wages and allowances from Chevron contractor Altrad say they will move on industrial action this week if their employer doesn’t put forward a decent offer.

Simone Grogan

courts & justicePremiumCFMEU thug involved in junior AFL brawl admits guard assault

A CFMEU council member freshly fined over his role in a wild brawl at a junior AFL match has been blasted by a magistrate over an attack on a security guard at a shopping centre in Perth’s east.

Rebecca Le May

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumNurses demand 20pc pay rise, want HECS debts wiped

Nurses have demanded a 20 per cent pay rise — a rate almost double what other public sector workers have received — as part of ANF WA secretary Mark Olson’s return to the negotiating table.

Jessica Page

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumPharmacists stop work at major hospitals amid pay fight

Hospital pharmacists have voted to refuse to charge patients for prescription medication as their pay dispute with the State Government escalates.

Jessica Page

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Teachers limit comments on kids’ reports to reduce workload

Public school teachers have been told to cut comments from students’ reports as part of a red tape blitz, triggering fears of a surge in complaints from parents.

Bethany Hiatt