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Court to inquire into AMWU election in December

The Federal Court has today ordered an inquiry in December into this year's election for the AMWU NSW branch assistant secretary, after it last week accepted that a text message in support of the incumbent's campaign might have favoured her.

AWU membership up, but CFMMEU's down as union splits

After years of battles with the organisations regulator over inaccurate membership records, the AWU has increased its supporter base by 1.5% in the latest reporting period, while the warring CFMMEU has shed 9,000 or 6% of its members in the last two reporting years.

MUA national leaders returned in low-participation poll

The MUA's quadrennial elections have produced new branch secretaries in two states while long-serving national leader Paddy Crumlin is back for another term, but a low voter turnout has sparked a call for the polls to be conducted in future by the AEC rather than internally.

"Interim" strategy for registered organisations regulator

The FWC has outlined its "interim" strategy for regulating registered organisations while it awaits the result of a review of functions it inherited as part of the Albanese Government's Secure Jobs legislation.

Outgoing AWU leader makes final pitch on local manufacturing

AWU national secretary Daniel Walton is stepping down after almost seven years, announcing his departure at the same time as pressuring the Albanese Labor Government to promote domestic manufacturing by introducing an export tax on unprocessed critical minerals.

FWC tells AWU to lift its game

The FWC has extended time by 48 days for a Qantas engineer to challenge his sacking after "particularly egregious" errors by the AWU, telling the union it should take immediate steps to ensure officials are equipped to provide a professional level of representation.

Andrews' offsiders gave HSU red-carpet treatment: Corruption cop

The HSU's Victorian No. 1 branch "plainly" received "preferential treatment" from advisors to Victoria Labor Premier Daniel Andrews and his health ministers that influenced the awarding and management of a multi-training scheme in 2018 to a union-linked foundation, according to a special report by the State's anti-corruption watchdog.

Rank-and-filer challenging Crumlin for MUA leadership

Long-serving MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin is facing a rank-and-file challenger in the union's quadrennial elections, which will also have contested polls for State leadership positions in Queensland and Victoria.

AEC pursuing CFMMEU over anti-Kearney posters

The Australian Electoral Commission is prosecuting the CFMMEU over posters that criticised sitting Federal Labor MP and former ACTU president Ged Kearney in the lead-up to last year's Federal election.