Campaigns

CFMEU Mining and Energy has filed a class action law suit against labour hire company WorkPac, to win back millions of dollars in unpaid entitlements for our members who have been ripped off as casuals.

Over the past decade, mining companies have replaced thousands of permanent Australian jobs with casual labour hire. These casuals do the same work, on the same rosters, as permanent workers. But they get no paid leave, no job security, and earn about a third less. It's time to end the rort. Tell your MP not to strip casual benefits.

All workers at BHP coal mines - whether permanent, contract or Operations Services - deserve fair pay, conditions and job security. Think fair, BHP.

For decades it was believed that deadly black lung disease had been eradicated. It was never eradicated - it was being ignored. We are campaigning to make black lung history.

Our members work in the most dangerous industries in the country. Every six minutes a worker suffers a serious injury or dies on the job in the workplaces we cover.

The mining boom has been good for some, but too many of us are being left behind.