The ACTU has welcomed Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement that penalty rates will be included in the Fair Work Act and has called on Tony Abbott to do the same.
The Maritime Union of Australia has today released a detailed critique of the positions of the Australian Logistics Council, timed to coincide with the participation of MUA National Secretary Paddy
Wharfies in the Port of Brisbane, Australia are facing a struggle to protect their jobs and working conditions due to automation plans by global network terminal (GNT) operator DP World (DPW).
In a rousing show of unity, DP World workers in Brisbane unanimously approved a strong resolution condemning the company for attempting to destroy the lives of members via a process of automation.<
For more than two years, the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA), the ground crew union of Philippines Airlines (PAL), has been fighting an outsourcing plan that will lay off 2,600 e