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- Support needed for Eraring closure
MEU members are making a strong case for co-ordinated support for workers facing upheaval when Eraring power station closes. Power station operator Scott King and… Read more: Support needed for Eraring closure - Farewell, Buff
This month, we’re wishing a long and happy retirement to lead Queensland organiser and MEU legend Richard ‘Buff’ Staker. Buff has been instrumental in growing… Read more: Farewell, Buff - Glencore pays more next door
MEU members at Ulan Underground have had enough of second-class wages. Last week, off the back of industrial action starting the week before, they walked… Read more: Glencore pays more next door - Memo to mining companies: Same Job Same Pay is here to stay
We have had another major victory in our fight for Same Job Same Pay. On 7 July, we finally received the news thousands of BHP… Read more: Memo to mining companies: Same Job Same Pay is here to stay - Deadly July: Four Tragedies That Reshaped Coalmine Safety
July has carved some of the blackest lines in Australia’s industrial history. Between 1902 and 1990, four catastrophic explosions claimed 140 lives and forced major safety… Read more: Deadly July: Four Tragedies That Reshaped Coalmine Safety