One year on the Administration regime has secured a tight grip on the CFMEU.
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Despite continuing rank-and-file anger among CFMEU members, there is now widespread resignation about the Administration of the union imposed by the Labor government.
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On Thursday 28 August, a University of Sydney NTEU meeting of 140 people voted overwhelmingly to defy the five new speech policies introduced by management in June this year.
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UTS management has announced a suspension of new enrolments for more than 100 courses, leaving staff, students and community stakeholders reeling.
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The two-day strike in Queensland following the High Court decision upholding Administration was fantastic. But with no similar response anywhere else in the country the Administration has moved quickly to tighten its grip on the union.
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Fast food workers at the popular burger chain Grill’d took strike action last Friday, rallying outside the Flinders Lane store in Melbourne CBD to demand fair wages and better conditions.
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Up to 500 public mental health workers across Victoria held a statewide strike on 17 June, demanding that Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan deliver fair pay and urgent reform to the state’s overwhelmed mental health system.
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Hundreds of enraged teacher unionists rallied outside Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll’s office after school on 19 June, demanding the Labor government reverse its cut to public schools.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared “productivity” a centrepiece of the Labor government’s second term agenda.
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Thousands of angry Brisbane construction workers walked off the job on Thursday morning, assembling outside the union’s office, where they voted for a 48-hour strike.
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