The ACTU's executive has resolved today to oppose across-the-board pre-election tax cuts by the Howard Government, saying they want money spent on improving health care and education for their members.
The ballot for Channel Seven's non-union enterprise agreement ends today, with the employer's Federal Court coercion claim against the union over calls to workers in the lead up to the vote now to be heard in September.
The NSW Teachers Federation has this morning filed its application for a 25% pay claim via a two-year award, as education unions around the country pursue their claims against state Labor Governments.
Workers at the country's largest brake manufacturer, PBR, have voted in favour of weekly 24-hour stoppages, while radiator manufacturer Calsonic employees yesterday voted up a new EA after a tough bargaining round, as Campaign 2003 moves into its fourth month.
Labour hire maintenance contractors at a Victorian steel plant have won a guaranteed 36-hour week under a landmark deal between Adecco subsidiary TAD and the AWU.
A surgeons' association had failed in its bid to become a fully-fledged union, with the AIRC today dismissing its registration application because of flaws in its rules.
Victorian unions and employers have agreed to seek a full flow-on of this year's safety net ruling to workers covered by Schedule 1A of the Workplace Relations Act, and to push for the increase to be brought forward by nine days.
