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NSW rail workers—Time to defy Fair Work orders
Sydney rail workers have been banned from taking industrial action for four months, with the Fair Work Commission imposing a “cooling off” order lasting until 1 July.
Locked out paper workers fight pay cuts
Around 300 pulp and paper workers at the Opal Paper mill in Maryvale, Victoria have been locked out since mid-January.
Union democracy summit discusses Labor’s attack on CFMEU
Officials from nine unions met in Canberra in early December for the “Trade Unions for Democracy” summit, held in response to the Labor government’s union busting attack on the CFMEU.
