Shipbuilders celebrate campaign victory, but Turnbull must keep his word
April 26, 2016
Shipbuilding workers across the country can breathe easier after a Federal Government announcement on submarines all but guarantees a generation of shipbuilding jobs. The announcement today of an Australian submarine build in partnership with French company DCNS follows a concerted worker-led campaign and a long period of uncertainty in the industry.
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WA's stand against fire sale
April 06, 2016
As Colin Barnett prepares to sell Western Power to solve his sate's financial woes, ETU members are making it clear he'll face stiff opposition.
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Labor apprentice moves a step in the right direction
March 15, 2016
Thursday 16 June, 2016
The union representing electricians has welcomed the news that a Labor government will restore the axed Tools for your Trade program to support apprentices as “a step in the right direction”.
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Legal precedent opens door to recovery of millions in unpaid wages for terminated FIFO workers
February 04, 2016
Unions will look to pursue major resource companies for millions of dollars in unpaid termination payments following a precedent-setting victory in the Fair Work Commission.
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ETU LAUNCHES $1 MILLION FIFO WAGE CLAIM
January 28, 2016
On Friday the Electrical Trades Union will file an action in the Fair Work Commission seeking redress for fly-in fly-out workers who have been deprived of pay during their notice period after being retrenched.
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ChAFTA protections ‘better than nothing, but only just’
October 21, 2015
Worker protections negotiated into legislation associated with the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement are inadequate, according to a union that spearheaded the campaign against the agreement.
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New report finds serious flaws in ChAFTA
October 06, 2015
Australian Government authorities will be highly unlikely to detect exploitation of vulnerable migrant workers under its current plans for a Free Trade Agreement with China due to serious flaws in the proposed agreement, a new report has shown.
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Big miners’ ChAFTA words ring hollow
September 24, 2015
A leading union secretary has hit back at two mining executives quoted in this morning’s Australian newspaper on the Turnbull government’s trade deal with China.
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Turnbull shows true colours as commitment to be more consultative abandoned
September 16, 2015
Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to prematurely introduce enabling legislation for the China Australia Free Trade Agreement, just a day after the calculated political execution of his former boss, shows the depth of his capacity for treachery, according to a major trade union.
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Inpex safety cover-ups hide deeper problems
September 12, 2015
Safety issues at the Northern Territory’s Inpex LNG project, which resulted in the crushing of a worker on an elevated platform being covered up and not reported as a lost time injury, are indicative of deep problems with the project and its work culture, unions have warned.
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