An industrial dispute at McCain’s Wendouree site will continue into next week, with workers voting to reject a new enterprise bargaining agreement today.
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Unions: part of the solution, or part of the problem?
As industry suffers under a productivity problem and workers bear the brunt of 'neoliberal' policies, what roles do unions have to play in the future?
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#occupydandenong dispute at IFF factory enters second day
Workers at the International Flavors and Fragrances factory in Dandenong are in the second day of a sit-in.
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Police called over AMWU “preventing and slowing traffic” at Pinjarra refinery
Police have been called to Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery over claims the AMWU is trying to disturb operations and obstruct traffic trying to enter the site.
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ACCC investigates Boral’s union boycott allegations
The ACCC has begun investigating the CFMEU over what Boral claims is an illegal boycott on Melbourne building sites.
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‘Boss napped’ Goodyear managers released by French workers
Two Goodyear managers held captive by workers at a tyre plant in the French city of Amiens have been freed.
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Hyundai and Kia prepare for more strikes in South Korea
South Korean workers at car makers Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors have agreed to go on strike for higher wages. This decision follows extensive strikes last year.
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Striking workers demand larger slice of profits
Workers at Sargent's Pies have gone on strike, calling for a 99 cent per hour pay rise.
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Shorten calls for calm in Little Creatures dispute
Workplace relations minister Bill Shorten has requested that contractor TFG Group and unions remain calm as a dispute over work on a Little Creatures brewery site continues.
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BlueScope workers threaten strike
BlueScope staff will walk off the job next week unless a workplace agreement is made.
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CSL faces second strike
Workers at blood and vaccine manufacturer CSL are threatening more industrial action over pay and conditions.
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Hunter mining machinery factory workers locked out
Around 150 workers from the Bucyrus mining machinery plant in Beresfield have been locked out of the factory following a breakdown in pay negotiations.
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