Construction in Essential Services exempt from ABCC Building Code
The Turnbull Government has backed down from demanding Essential Services infrastructure be covered by the ABCC Building Code.
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Transgrid EA: Laying our cards on the table
Following the NO vote from USU members to Transgrid’s last EA proposal, the USU Bargaining Committee have made some things clear at our last EA Meeting.
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Unions forced to call off ban on training Ausgrid’s overseas replacement workers; call on owners to intervene
In the face of the decision by FWC to lift bans the USU is calling on the new private owners of Ausgrid — AustralianSuper and IFM Investors — to intervene to save the jobs.
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USU@AUSGRID: FWC UPDATE
When Ausgrid workers were expected to train their own replacements – is it any wonder our members supported the union in saying NO! The dispute went before the Fair Work Commission today.
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Ausgrid launches legal action to force workers to train overseas replacements
Australia’s largest electricity distributor has launched legal action to force staff members to travel to India to train a replacement workforce.
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