The Latest Breaking News from MEU

'One of their own in their corner': 150 years of worker safety in Hunter mines

Hunter mineworkers are protected by the world's oldest worker-elected safety system.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

Tributes for Chook: a 'bloke's bloke' taken too soon

Tributes have flowed from across the Hunter and beyond for the much-loved United Wambo shotfirer.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 5

Hunter mine workers overwhelmingly vote to take industrial action

Mining and Energy Union members at the United Wambo mine near Singleton have voted in favour of protected industrial action, with over 95 per cent voting yes to the proposal.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 2

'Final step' to seal mega-union's divorce

The Federal Court has been asked to finalise a two-and-a-half year battle by mining workers who wish to split from the CFMMEU.

AAP · Oct 5, 2023

Remembering the 1793 lives lost in the northern mining district

'We'll never be able to appreciate the impact that's had on those people.'

Newcastle Herald · Sep 10, 2023

Mining union launches ad campaign backing government policy on labour hire firms

'I was labour hire for about five years and it was exhausting and demoralising.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 23, 2023

Business groups mount campaign against 'same job, same pay' workplace reforms

Some of Australia's largest employers and small business owners have united to rally against proposed laws that would require labour hire workers doing the same job at the same site to be paid the same as directly employed workers.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Union launches Same Job Same Pay ad blitz

The advertising campaign will continue until the new laws pass parliament.

Newcastle Herald · May 30, 2023

MEU accuses miner Peabody of trying to rip up EA before industrial relations laws change

The MEU says international company Peabody is attempting to terminate an enterprise agreement to try and avoid new federal industrial relations laws.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Britons want pubs of the future to be high-tech but also have a heart – survey

Human interaction still most important reason for visiting a hostelry

Wales Online · Sep 27, 2022