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Casualisation of coal mining labour takes a step back: union

THE failure of labour hire company Workpac’s proposed enterprise agreement is a setback for the casualisation of the coal mining workforce, according to the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union.

Lou Caruana
Casualisation of coal mining labour takes a step back: union

CFMEU Queensland district senior vice-president Mitch Hughes said he hoped the predominant rejection vote by the company’s employees would be enough to send a signal to labour hire companies that workers...

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