MEU delegates from coal-fired power stations and domestic thermal coal mines across Australia met in Sydney last week to discuss the challenges facing their industry and the need for co-ordinated federal support for workers.
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Coal mineworkers at the Bravus Carmichael mine in Queensland’s Gallilee Basin have unionised their workplace and won an industry leading Enterprise Agreement.
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Growing up in a mining union family inspired Peree Watson to get involved in charity and community work. Now she’s running for NSW Parliament.
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After a shocking start to 2023 in the Queensland mining industry, our Queensland District is urging everyone to back a campaign for greater justice and accountability over worker deaths. Read More
It’s that time of year again. The world’s major mining and resource companies are revealing exactly how much money they’ve been able to add to their coffers over the past six months – or over the past year, for those operating with a January to December financial year. Read More
The WA Government has provided almost a $20 million bailout to Griffin Coal in order to protect the state’s electricity supply. Read More
A recent Federal Court judgment has upheld the principle that if you perform coal mining work in a coal mine, you should receive coal mining entitlements. It sounds obvious, but some contractor employers have been arguing that if their primary business is not coal mining, they shouldn’t have to stump up.
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