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November 14 marks the anniversary of the 1996 Gretley disaster, when 4 mineworkers tragically lost their lives.

A shocking incident involving a fully loaded BHP iron ore train travelling driverless at high speed for over 90 kilometres shows the risks involved in rail transport, especially where trains are be

After years of struggle, Spanish mining unions have won a landmark deal for a Just Transition from coal mining, with sustainable development for mining regions.

This follows years of union struggle as successive Spanish governments have tried to end subsidies to the mining industry and close mines, without reaching an agreement that met workers’ needs.

A sacked labour hire worker has returned to work at BHP’s Goonyella Riverside mine in a landmark win for casual labour hire mineworkers.

In the energy debate to date, the impact of the transition on workers and communities has been almost completely ignored. This is an omission we can't afford.

The CFMEU and former coal miner Paul Skene have sought leave to intervene in a test case brought by WorkPac seeking to overturn the Union’s landmark win on annual leave rights for ‘permanent casual

IndustriALL Global Union and affiliates representing BHP workers in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Colombia challenged the mining giant’s unsustainable and dangerous business model, at its annual ge

Mineworkers employed by WorkPac have voted down an enterprise agreement put by the company that would entrench continuing inequality between labour hire and permanent mineworkers.

Federal Government intervention on behalf of business to wind back the WorkPac v Skene Federal Court decision will give big mining companies the green light to keep exploiting casual workers in per