Qld’s CFMEU is under siege after a former senior union official publicly came forward yesterday with serious allegations concerning widespread corruption, vote-rigging, cover-ups and bullying in...
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A 23 year old mine worker died last night at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek iron ore mine in WA’s Pilbara from injuries he received in an accident at the heavy vehicle workshop. Another man...
A contractor has been crushed to death by a coal truck at Glencore’s Ravensworth open cut mine in the Hunter Valley near Singleton in NSW. Operations at the mine were immediately shut down...
The CFMEU is calling for all John Holland sites across the country to be investigated for breaches of safety as Comcare prepares to launch legal action over after the death of a Queensland worker in...
A three day sit-in staged by 140 workers at the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET), near Gladstone, looks set to end with unions saying they are happy with the company’s response to...
10 July 2013: Unions are concerned safety could suffer due to BHPs recent decision to replace the Queensland Ambulance Service with a private paramedic firm. According to the Sunshine Coast Daily...
In this issue we speak with General Secretary of Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) – Mining and Energy Division, Andrew Vickers, about the National Mine Safety Framework (NMSF)...
