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ANMF's Olson stepping down after doing it his way

The leader of the ANMF's West Australian branch, Mark Olson, is stepping down after 24 years in the job and an often mercurial approach, which included taking the view that unions should not "shy away" from the Abbott Government's Heydon royal commission into trade unions.

Ruling opens new flight path for union mergers

A lawyer overseeing a merger of the TWU and the Virgin pilots' union says a FWC finding that they are not amalgamating opens the way to a faster and more cost-effective process and might have implications for other unions with similar eligibility criteria.

Merger to bolster TWU's aviation muscle

The TWU says it has "ambitious plans" for a planned merger with the Virgin pilots union, expanding its longstanding industrial clout in the aviation sector "above and below the wing".


Mining division seeks to topple CFMMEU's new leader

The CFMMEU's mining and energy division has launched two-pronged legal action in the Federal Court, seeking to overturn the broader union's recent rule changes and to secure an inquiry into the election of former MUA WA branch leader Christy Cain as national secretary.

Former ASU branch workers secure evidence of email snooping

Two former long-serving employees of Queensland-based union Together have lodged fresh privacy complaints about alleged employee records breaches with the federal privacy watchdog against the union and its top three elected officers, including one who has nominated to replace the outgoing ALP state secretary.



Mining union leader rejects ROC's credit card misuse allegations

CFMMEU mining and energy division Queensland district president Stephen Smyth has denied allegations that he misused his union credit card, maintaining that he repaid some items while others were legitimate work-related expenses.