2001
Save the Electrical Trade!
Date: 06 December 2001
If moves by employer organisation, the National Electrical and Communications Contractors Association are successful, workers may soon be doing electrical work with as little as 12 months training.
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Ergon Energy Dispute Resolved
Date: 27 November 2001
After twenty two months of protracted negotiations between the Electrical Trades Union and Government Owned Corporation Ergon Energy a settlement has finally been achieved today.
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Revised Manusafe Survives Federal Court Challenge
Date: 02 November 2001
In a step forward in the ongoing battle to protect employee entitlements, the Federal Court has strongly indicated that union members can take lawful industrial action to ensure their accrued legal entitlements are put in a trust fund such as Manusafe.
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs? In Ergon Energy they're Going, Going, Gone!
Date: 16 October 2001
The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has been provided with information outlining Government Owned Corporation, Ergon Energy's plan to shed over 50% of its workforce over the next four years.
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Industrial Commission Upholds ETU Bargaining Fee Clause
Date: 12 October 2001
An Industrial Commission Full Bench has given the green light to clauses in ETU enterprise agreements requiring non-members of unions to pay bargaining fees to the union.
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Ergon Jobs Quietly Disappearing - While the Top 10% Grow Fatter
Date: 10 October 2001
Queensland's Ergon Energy senior managers are advocating the removal of hundreds of jobs from within the Government Owned Corporation, documents provided to the Union reveal
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CEPU Bunkers Down for Two Day Ergon Talks
Date: 19 September 2001
The CEPU commences a two day lock up in Brisbane today to attempt to resolve the protracted Ergon Energy dispute over workers entitlements, superannuation and outsourcing issues.
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South Pacific Tyres Update
Date: 19 September 2001
Hundreds of ETU, AMWU and NUW members marched on the headquarters of Pacific Dunlop today to demonstrate against the company's silence on the future of the Melbourne based operations
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Friction Dynamics - UK
Date: 17 September 2001
Howard Worthing, ETU Victorian Branch Organiser returns from visiting a picket line in the north of Wales UK, whilst on annual leave.
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CEPU Members Endorse an Extension of Work Bans
Date: 14 September 2001
Members of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) employed by Powerlink QLD have voted overwhelmingly to extend work bans at the stop work meeting held today in Brisbane.
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Goodyear/Pacific Dunlop Rally Postponed
Date: 12 September 2001
Due to the extraordinary events in the USA overnight, the protest rally at American owned Goodyear / Pacific Dunlop has been postponed.
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Goodyear/Pacific-Dunlop Threaten Hundreds of Jobs
Date: 09 September 2001
Hundreds of workers and their families will rally at the Head Office of Pacific Dunlop in Richmond tomorrow demanding answers to questions concerning employment security at the Goodyear/Dunlop operations in Victoria.
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CEPU Announces Rolling 24-Hour Stoppages Across Ergon Energy
Date: 27 August 2001
The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has today announced rolling 24-hour stoppages across Ergon Energy following a failure to reach agreement on job security and a raft of outstanding key issues.
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Electricity Unions Meet to Plan Industry Campaign
Date: 16 July 2001
On the back of last week's industrial action with Ergon Energy, key electricity Unions representing all sectors of the industry, will meet today at the CEPU's State office in South Brisbane to plan an ongoing campaign against Government Owned Corporations who will not commit to key issues during the current round of Enterprise Bargaining Negotiations.
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The ETU is now leading the way in the push towards pattern bargaining.
Date: 13 July 2001
Following the successful pattern bargaining approach used in Victoria - where wages in the contracting sector were almost doubled over a 6 year period - Queensland and Western Australia are now working towards their own system of pattern bargaining.
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