The Latest Breaking News from AWU

A dislodged blade on a turbine platform is being blamed for the death of a wind farm worker as Victoria's industrial manslaughter laws are criticised.

The Danish company building a huge wind farm where a worker was crushed and killed by a turbine blade says safety is its number one priority.

'Everyone's steadfast and they've drawn a line in the sand.'

'Everyone's a little stressed about it, we've all got mortgages, we're all trying to put food on the table.'

Construction giant John Holland has been accused of preventing union officials from monitoring for hazardous silica dust in a Sydney tollway being built.

The ALP’s first national conference under the Albanese government will also debate union proposal for an export tariff on unprocessed critical minerals

The Alphabet Workers Union said on Monday that thousands of contract employees assessing the quality of Alphabet Inc.’s Google search and advertising won a raise that brought workers’ wages up to $15 an hour, following a Bloomberg report documenting allegedly inadequate pay and benefits.

Workers at Santos' Point Bonython port, near Whyalla, are continuing strike action that started in late 2022, with the union demanding a 5 per cent pay rise, or a rise that matches CPI.

In Silicon Valley, the new year began as the last one ended — with tens of thousands of tech workers losing their jobs. Just a few days into 2023, Amazon Chief Executive Andrew Jassy announced that there would be 18,000 layoffs across the company. Within weeks, Microsoft revealed it was…