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On 19 September 1921 a massive explosion killed 75 mineworkers at Mount Mulligan. It was Queensland's biggest industrial disaster.

BHP has told 80 workers at its Mt Arthur coal mine at Muswellbrook they will lose their jobs if they don’t accept a transfer to central Queensland or remote South Australia at the beginning of Nove

Today, we have had a disappointing setback in our efforts to give members a say over our future in the CFMMEU.

A high rate of vaccination is critical for Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mining and Energy Union has today dropped a class action seeking to recover an estimated $16 million in entitlements for about 900 current and former casual miners employed by labour hire compa

Today’s decision in a High Court Appeal backed by the Federal Government has dashed the hopes of casual coal miners seeking justice, the Miners Union said today. 

The Coal Industry Long Service Leave scheme is one of the most comprehensive schemes for blue collar workers in the world.

 
The first court hearing for the Mining and Energy Division’s application for a member ballot to withdraw from the CFMMEU was held yesterday.
 

The Mining and Energy Division has today applied to the Fair Work Commission for a member ballot to leave the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) and form an independent

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