The FWC has refused to grant Ventia an intractable bargaining declaration it sought after workers at outsourced Defence aviation firefighting operations in Queensland rejected its unilateral offer, in the tribunal's first contested IBD case determined by a single member.
The FWC has played a key role in settling a fiery dispute between the ETU and a battery manufacturer, commending them for taking a "cooperative approach" in accepting the tribunal's recommended changes to a proposed deal.
The FWC has at the second time of asking approved a deal after receiving an undertaking that the employer will not hire anybody under a novel "new entrant" category paying construction workers who become traffic controllers 6% below their award rate at the same time as denying them an industry allowance.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has criticised stevedore DP World for "relying on ministerial intervention" to resolve its bargaining dispute with the MUA, saying he told the company today he has no intention to take such a step.
The Victorian rail union's hope that its new Metro Trains agreement will be replicated across the State's regional network has hit a snag, with negotiations moving into the FWC following industrial action last week.
Svitzer has failed to convince a FWC full bench that it has an "unfettered" right to choose which category its employees fall into regardless of operating procedures at five ports.
CPSU members have returned Melissa Donnelly as national secretary in what she says is an "incredibly successful year" for the union, with the five first ballots of APS agencies showing overwhelming support for centrally-negotiated proposed agreements.
An employer has failed to win approval for a deal that introduces a "new entrant" category paying construction workers who become traffic controllers 6% below their award rate while denying them an industry allowance, with the FWC unmoved by its argument that they need more supervision.
Container terminal operator DP World's refusal to bargain while MUA members take protected action has contributed to a FWC finding that it would not be in the public interest to suspend it for a 90-day "cooling off" period.
The FAAA is accusing Virgin chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka of pitting staff against cabin crew as she and founder Richard Branson warn of dire consequences if the threat of industrial action continues over the holidays, with the FWC overseeing "urgent talks" this week.