Second Inspectors Order issued on high voltage (HV) switches
March 24, 2015
EnergySafety today issued a media release on additional safety precautions for the type of high voltage (HV) switches involved in the 3 February Morley Galleria Shopping Centre explosion.
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Senate urged to reject workers’ comp bill as new research warns workers and small business will be disadvantaged
March 23, 2015
The Electrical Trades Union is urging crossbench senators to reject proposed workers’ compensation legislation, currently listed for debate this week, after new research warned the proposal would leave workers, small and medium businesses, and taxpayers worse off.
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Lowering English language requirements for workers on 457 visas poses a safety risk in dangerous industries
March 18, 2015
The Federal Government’s announcement that minimum English language requirements for workers on 457 visas will be lowered poses a serious workplace safety risk in many dangerous industries, the Electrical Trades Union has warned.
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Martin Ferguson should tear up his ALP membership and end the farce that he cares about working Australians
March 12, 2015
Martin Ferguson may claim he is “Labor to the bootstraps”, but he has sold every other part of himself to the highest bidders in corporate Australia, ETU national secretary Allen Hicks said.
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Electrical Trades Union members protest across Australia in fight against power privatisation
March 04, 2015
Electrical workers across Australia will today join protests around the country as part of theirfight against the privatisation of publicly-owned assets, according to the Electrical Trades Union.
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Galleria tragedy highlights the need for national audit
February 20, 2015
The Electrical Trades Union (#ETUAus) has called for a national audit of all high voltage oil-insulated combined-fuse switches, following the recent explosion at Western Australia’s Galleria shopping centre.
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Queenslanders overwhelmingly reject electricity asset privatisation at the ballot box
January 31, 2015
The people of Queensland have sent an unprecedented electoral message, rejecting the government of Campbell Newman and his agenda to privatise electricity assets, the Electrical Trades Union has said.
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Latest Australian Energy Regulator report confirms privatising electricity assets hurts consumers
November 26, 2014
A new report from the independent Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has demonstrated once again how privatising electricity assets results in consumers paying more while facing a decline in service quality.
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Attorney-General’s admission confirms Trade Union Royal Commission a political witch-hunt
November 21, 2014
Attorney-General George Brandis has confirmed an extension to the length and funding of the Trade Union Royal Commission was not based on legal requests, but a decision of the Abbott Government.
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Morrison’s “anti-migrant” union smear a deliberate deception to distract from failing jobs policies
November 19, 2014
A bizarre claim by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison’s office that unions are “anti-migrant” is not only a baseless smear, but part of a desperate attempt by the Abbott Government to distract from major failings in their skills and employment policies that are driving a surge in unemployment.
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