The ACTU's senior leadership team has today been re-elected unopposed, while unions have agreed to a 3% annual increase in their affiliation fees over the next three years.
The Albanese Government will appoint former FWC president Iain Ross to lead its Net Zero Economy Authority, which will play a core role in supporting workers in emissions-intensive industries transition to new jobs and acquire new skills.
A ceremony to welcome former employment and IR silk Craig Dowling as a Federal Court judge has heard his in-court performance has been likened to a cobra hypnotising a mouse, while barristers always wanted to work with him as he left "no stone unturned".
CFMEU national secretary Christy Cain has given notice that he will leave the role in June, paving the way for further leadership change at the militant union covering construction and maritime workers.
The Minns Government is seeking expressions of interest for a president and two deputy presidents to head up the State's soon-to-be re-established Industrial Court.
The TWU has offered Qantas a rare endorsement after the airline today announced former Toll chair and Asciano chief executive John Mullen as its next chair, describing the appointment as offering a "glimmer of hope" that the employer-employee relationship could be reset at the national carrier.