Union Warns Of ‘Weasel Words’
The Electrical Trades Union has resurrected its successful “Not4Sale” campaign from the last State Election … another sign the next election could be imminent.
Union Claims Apprentices Under-Paid
The Electrical Trades Union has claimed as many as 1000 electrical apprentices around Queensland employed by group training organisations could be being under-paid by up to $4 an hour.
Union Fears Asset Sales
‘Back On LNP Agenda’
The Electrical Trades Union believes the LNP Opposition has revived plans to privatise Queensland assets, including power stations such as Tarong and Tarong North.
MP Challenges Labor Over FTA
Federal Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd said on Thursday morning he had heard a lot of noise about the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, but one voice he hadn’t heard from was the Labor Party.
Trade Deal ‘Sad Day For Australia’
The Electrical Trades Union has accused the Federal Government of selling out the future of Australian workers in the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement signed on Wednesday afternoon.
ETU Campaigns
Against Workplace Deaths
The Electrical Trades Union has called for stronger measures to prevent further workplace deaths in Australia.
Union Helps Cyclone Victims
Electrical Trades Union volunteers will be heading north next week to do electrical safety checks and remedial connections for community clubs, not-for-profit organisations, pensioners, sole parents and uninsured householders left devastated by Cyclone Marcia.
Ergon Pushing Ahead
With Privatisation: Union
The Electrical Trades Unions claims Ergon Energy is pushing ahead with privatisation/outsourcing of some of its core functions despite the recent election result.
Powerlink Workers Reject EBA
The Electrical Trades Union and The Services Union have praised Powerlink workers for rejecting a proposed Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
Union Slams CEO Salaries
The Electrical Trades Union – currently involved in enterprise bargaining negotiations for its members – has released figures which it claims reveal “obscene” payrises for the CEOs of public electricity companies.
Ergon Workers ‘In Limbo’
The Electrical Trades Union says the State Government has left Ergon Energy workers in limbo since the release of the Independent Review Panel Report Into Network Costs almost two years ago.
Court Clears ETU Over Website
The Electrical Trades Union is claiming victory after it was cleared in the Industrial Magistrates Court this morning of charges that it had failed to comply with legislation relating to a website set up to fight State Government industrial legislation.
ETU Calls On Treasurer ‘To Come Clean’
The Electrical Trades Union has called on State Treasurer Tim Nicholls to “stop the spin and come clean”
ETU Slams Ergon Cuts
The Electrical Trades Union says Ergon Energy has cut 17 jobs in the Wide Bay Burnett region in the latest round of redundancies at the government-owned corporation.
Toowoomba Forum ‘Failure’
After yesterday’s Strong Choices forum in Kingaroy, Treasurer Tim Nicholls travelled to Highfields to speak to Toowoomba residents, but the event was less successful if reports from the Electrical Trades Union are accurate.
MP Sponsors Petition On Asset Sales
The Electrical Trades Union and the Not4Sale campaign have thrown their weight behind a petition sponsored by Bundamba MP Jo-Ann Miller calling for a referendum on asset sales by the State Government.
Union Calls For Referendum
The Electrical Trades Union is calling on the State Government to hold a referendum on the proposed sale of government assets, including Tarong Power Station and the Meandu coal mine.
Union Slams ‘Consultations’
The Electrical Trades Union has slammed Treasurer Tim Nicholls’ planned community consultations over State Government debt as a “tour de spin”.
‘Fattening Pigs For Market’: ETU
The Electrical Trades Union says the State Government has been “fattening pigs for market”, preparing Stanwell and CS Energy for privatisation.
‘Privatisation By Stealth’: Union
The Electrical Trades Union has accused the State Government of lying over asset sales, saying up to $60 million of assets belonging to Ergon Energy are on the market.
