Casual coal mine workers are being underpaid $33,000 per person every year year under union-negotiated deals. Minister Tony Burke is aware of this yet he does nothing about it.
The so-called ‘Loopholes’ Bill will only protect the union bosses at the Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and give them more power. It will protect labour-hire companies including the big, foreign-owned ones, and it will protect the government’s Fair Work Commission who is failing Australian workers. This Government is putting the fox in charge of the hen house.
Senator Malcolm Roberts commissioned a report showing 5 common Enterprise Agreements in the coal industry, most negotiated by the union, are ripping off casual workers.
Senator Roberts calls for ripped off casual coal-miners to be compensated for their lost wages and for the entire Industrial Relations system to be reformed to eliminate the legal tricks that enabled the theft.
The Article
The report and speech were covered by the country’s most respected business columnist, Walkley and Australian Journalist of the year winner Robert Gottliebsen in The Australian available here.
Labor votes against backpay
Senator Roberts moved an amendment to backpay casual coal miners who have been ripped off by these dodgy deals, but Labor and the major parties combined to vote it down. By doing this they confirm: Labor are Not the Party of the Workers.
The Speech
The full details of the report were reported to the Senate in a speech to Parliament, available here: Exposing the Permanent-Casual Rort
The Report
The full report completed by independent analysts, industrial relations lawyers and coal miners is available here: Coal Mining Wage Rip-Off report
Malcolm’s Issues
Malcolm’s Fight
Casual Coal Wage TheftFebruary 21, 2024 - 2:09 pm
Over $30,000 a year being stolen, and it’s been signed off by the union and the government. Find out about the largest wage theft from casuals in Australia.
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Murray Darling BasinMarch 23, 2020 - 3:05 am
Foreign OwnershipOctober 16, 2019 - 4:58 am
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United Nations #AUSEXITOctober 16, 2019 - 2:31 am
