Campaigns

CFMEU Mining and energy delegate Dave McLachlan has been sacked for leading a 10 minute protest at Appin Colliery. If ever there was a industrial dispute that proved that Australia’s Industrial laws are broken – this is it.

Black Lung disease has returned to Queensland coalmines. The re-emergence of Black Lung disease has uncovered a failed system for controlling dust levels in Queensland coal mines. Lack of independent monitoring of dust levels in coalmines and companies being able to self-report has led to dust levels being well above legal limits in many Queensland mines. Join the campaign 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.