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Iron Boat Day honours women in shipping
Out on the waterfront at Newcastle harbour the sun shined on the 200 Maritime Union of Australia members and supporters who had gathered to celebrate Iron Boat day, which this ...
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Women speak out for Qatar Airways staff on ...
Today, women around the world will be backing staff at Qatar Airways (QR) who are subject to victimisation and mistreatment for, International Women’s Day.
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Qube Quarterly Review - Report to members
The following leaflet was distributed by Assistant National Secretary Warren Smith to MUA members at Qube following the Quarterly Review meeting where branches and national office meet Qube management to ...
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Webb Dock Committee Update - Feb 28
Meeting notes from meeting on February 28, 2014 between MUA and company – Patrick.
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MUA Talks Up Safety At The 2014 ACTU ...
MUA Assistant National Secretary Warren Smith was in Melbourne this week, to address the ACTU organising conference on behalf of the safety of Australian maritime workers.
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The ITF is sad to announce the death at the age of 86 of its former president, Umraomal Purohit, who has died in Mumbai following a brief illness.
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The DPW EBA has commenced. The log of claims was finalised by a national delegates meeting on 24/25 January. The national delegates meeting also elected the Part A negotiating team. ...
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Offshore HSRs unite for better safety
A national meeting of Health and Safety Representatives from the offshore oil and gas industry has launched a long-term plan to improve safety in Australia’s most hazardous industry.
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MUA RAMPS UP SAFETY CAMPAIGN AFTER ANOTHER WORKER ...
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has again raised concerns about workplace safety after a member was seriously injured at the Patrick’s terminal in Fremantle.
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Today, women around the world will be backing staff at Qatar Airways (QR) who are subject to victimisation and mistreatment for, International Women’s Day.
Out on the waterfront at Newcastle harbour the sun shined on the 200 Maritime Union of Australia members and supporters who had gathered to celebrate Iron Boat day, which this year coincided with International Women’s Day.
ACTU: Rights, wages and conditions on trial in Abbott Government review
Communications Team March 7, 2014
The terms of reference made public today in the media are a complete repudiation of the Abbott Government’s pre-election promise to workers that wholesale changes were not on the agenda, the ACTU said today.
March 8, 2014, 11 a.m. - March 8, 2014, 6 p.m.
Maritime Centre, Lee Wharf, 3 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle, 2300, NSW.
Iron Boat Day 2014 will be held on International Women’s Day on March 8. This year’s Iron Boat Day is themed “Recognising Women’s Contribution to Australian Shipping”. Attached is a flyer with further details of the event. RSVP essential by March 3.
March 8, 2014, 12:01 a.m. - March 9, 2014, 11 p.m.
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International Women's Day EVENTS NATIONWIDE
March 15, 2014, midnight - Feb. 17, 2014, midnight
Nationwide
March In March Australia 2014 will be three days of peaceful assemblies, non-partisan citizens’ marches and rallies at Federal Parliament and around Australia to protest against government decisions that are against the common good of our nation.
FEATURED CAMPAIGN
Fight to Survive – Demand a National Stevedoring Code of Practice
The MUA has spent years fiercely fighting for better safety standards in stevedoring. Safe Work Australia agreed that standards need to be reflected in a National Stevedoring Code of Practice and their first exposure draft includes key protections such as retaining the hatchmen that oversee workplace safety in stevedoring.
