Mr Howard in the Goldfields
The Prime Minister Mr Howard visited the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder with the topic of industrial relations high on the agenda.
View ArticleEsperance Port in pay dispute
The Maritime Union of Australia says workers at the Esperance Port are becoming increasingly frustrated as negotiations over working conditions drag on.
View ArticleUnions meet over public sector worker fears
Western Australia's public sector unions have criticised the State Government over conditions for workers in the public sector.
View ArticlePark rangers threaten to strike
Rangers at WA's national parks are threatening to strike if the State Government does not allow the Industrial Relations Commission to arbitrate a pay dispute.
View ArticlePort workers to consider new offer
The Maritime Union of Australia says workers at Esperance Port will use the Christmas break to consider a new offer put to them by port management.
View ArticlePort workers set to receive new pay offer
Esperance port workers will hear details of a new wage offer when they meet union representatives today.
View ArticleUnion slams port over pay dispute
The Maritime Union of Australia has criticised the Esperance Port's handling of a dispute over pay and working conditions.
View ArticleUnion, port to meet over pay dispute
The Maritime Union of Australia will meet the Esperance Port's management next week in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay and working conditions.
View ArticleNurses seek public campaign on bed sharing risks
The Australian Nursing Federation has called on the State Government to launch a public awareness campaign on the dangers of sharing beds with infants.
View ArticleMiner dies at Leinster mine
A 45-year-old man has died after his truck fell into a hole at BHP Billiton's Perseverance Nickel mine at Leinster near Kalgoorlie, in central Western Australia.
View ArticleMiner's death sparks safety fears
A 45-year-old man has died after his truck fell into a hole at BHP Billiton's Perseverance Nickel mine at Leinster near Kalgoorlie, in central Western Australia.
View ArticleWA unions gain more members
Union membership in Western Australia has risen to 17 per cent of the workforce.
View ArticleConference highlights safety in wake of mine accidents
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CMF) says recent accidents at mine sites in north Queensland mean workplace safety needs to remain paramount.
View ArticleConference highlights safety in wake of mine accidents
The CFMEU is hosting its 25th annual safety conference this week to address mine workers' concerns and improve training.
View ArticleUnion backs boosted district allowance payments
The Community and Public Sector Union has welcomed an increase in district allowance payments for regional employees across Western Australia.
View ArticleUnion campaigns against jail privatisation
The Western Australian Prison Officers Union will try to attract more support for its anti-privatisation campaign when it meets the Mayor of Kalgoorlie-Boulder today.
View ArticleUnion fears miners buying police independence
There are calls for WA police to reveal how much funding they are receiving from mining companies to enforce the law in mining towns across the state.
View ArticleSuper pit workers agree to roster change
Kalgoorlie's super pit employees have agreed to a workplace agreement which will provide a more streamlined working roster.
View ArticleSchools forced to rely on fly-in, fly-out psychologists
Some regional schools in Western Australia are having to rely on fly-in, fly-out psychologists this term because permanent positions have been funded but not filled.
View ArticlePay deal ends train drivers' stoush
Train drivers in regional Western Australia will get a 16 per cent pay rise after an agreement was reached with bulk handler CBH.
View ArticleUnion targets miners in ad campaign over training
The construction union is launching a campaign to get mining companies in Western Australia to pay more for training, and to do so, it has teamed up with its old foe, the building industry.
View ArticleUnion airs mining tax support
The union representing mining workers is today launching a small advertising campaign in support of the Federal Government's resources tax.
View ArticleUnions push to increase state minimum wage
Unions WA is pushing for the state's minimum wage to be increased by 7 per cent but businesses say that would cripple small cafes, shops and restaurants.
View ArticleUnion claims overcrowding in prisons a problem
"At Hakea, an officer was severely assaulted and stabbed in the neck, at Acacia, a prison officer was king hit and carried out unconscious."
View ArticleUnion questions fire management funds
The United Firefighters Union of Western Australia says funding, allocated to the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), will not ensure the state is properly equipped to fight fires.
View ArticleUnion demands better regional hospitals security
The WA Health Services Union says more full-time security officers are needed at regional hospitals.
View ArticlePolice union maintains push for incentives equity
The WA Police Union has vowed to continue its push to boost allowances for officers in the southern half of the state.
View ArticleUnion, Corrective Services to begin pay talks
The WA Prison Officers Union says long-awaited discussions over pay and conditions will begin today with the State Government.
View ArticleNurses to stop work in the regions
Hundreds of rural nurses will walk off the job at hospitals across WA this month in a bid to force the State Government into an early pay deal.
View ArticleUnion keen for more regional police
The WA Police Union says it is good to see law and order at the forefront of election promises and hopes it will mean a boost police numbers in regional WA.
View ArticleCourts video plan promises to ease police 'babysitting'
The WA Police Union says a proposed expansion of video links to regional courts would reduce the time spent "babysitting" alleged offenders.
View ArticleUnion wants bigger juvenile justice investment
The Community and Public Sector Union says the Western Australian Government needs to invest more money in the juvenile corrective system and build a second juvenile facility.
View ArticleUnion calls for bipartisan support for local shipbuilding campaign
Shipbuilders have launched a campaign calling for bipartisan support to ensure Australia's defence fleet is built locally.
View ArticleUnion urges action to stop workplace deaths
UnionsWA says more needs to be done to improve workplace safety in Western Australia.
View ArticlePremier accuses teachers of striking for the sake of it
The Premier Colin Barnett says planned industrial action against the Government's education cuts is a "strike for the sake of a strike".
View ArticleThe Maritime Union hopes to seal a new pay deal for offshore oil and gas workers
The Maritime Union says it has made concessions and lowered a pay claim to try to forge a new wages deal for support staff in the offshore oil and gas industry. The union is now seeking pay rises of 22...
View ArticleIs strike action still relevant?
Long drawn-out strikes are things of the past, today's strikes must be skilfully used, carefully timed and cause few disruptions according to Curtin University Emeritus Professor David Black.
View ArticleCFMEU offers to cut wages and redundancy payouts in new deal as workers face...
One of the nation's most powerful unions has offered to cut labour costs by up to 20 per cent in Western Australia's construction sector. Under a proposed new deal the Construction, Forestry, Mining...
View ArticlePrison Officers Union calls for more staff and expansions to deal with prison...
More prison officers and facility expansions are needed in WA to curb overcrowding, union officials say.
View ArticleMUA flags potential for Esperance Port strike amid pay stoush
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says it is likely Esperance Port workers will strike over ongoing pay negotiations.
View ArticleMP laments looming Esperance Port strike
The Member for Eyre says the local economy will bear the brunt of any strike at Esperance Port.
View ArticleHigh schools to lose out under new funding model, teachers' unions say
Unions have accused the State Government of robbing Peter to pay Paul with its new education funding model. The new system comes into effect next year, along with the incorporation of year 7 into high...
View ArticleFair Work Commissioner makes recommendations in Esperance Port EBA stoush
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Esperance Port have received a number of recommendations from the Fair Work Commissioner on their negotiations over a new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA).
View ArticleEsperance Port workers set to strike over pay stoush
Workers at the Esperance Port are set to strike for four hours on Friday, amid pay negotiations.
View ArticleWA Cabinet training portfolio changes criticised by unions
WA unions criticise the handling of the training portfolio after the Premier changed the minister responsible for the fifth time since assuming power.
View ArticleUnion warns of regional fallout from TAFE budget cuts
The State School Teachers Union of Western Australia says students in regional WA are at a disadvantage because of cuts made to the TAFE budget.
View ArticleUnions criticise WA Premier for supporting a bigger pay rise for MPs than...
Unions attack Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett for supporting a bigger pay rise for MPs than workers on the minimum wage.
View ArticleAustralian Workers Union closes $1 million support fund for families of dead...
The AWU says the purpose of the Fatal Accident and Death Fund "no longer exists.'
View ArticleKalgoorlie prison officers strike, claiming 'dangerous staffing shortage'
Guards at a prison in Western Australia's Goldfields walk off the job citing dangerously low staffing levels, and staff fears of a prisoner riot.
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