Tag: union

Restructure endorsed

SE Voice -
The workforce of Kimberly-Clark Australia has endorsed the restructure of the company.
Employees at its Millicent Mill and across Australia were informed by management in...

Workers to vote in de-merger ballot

SE Voice -
Hundreds of timber and pulp and paper workers at plants at Mount Gambier, Millicent and Tarpeena are expected to vote in a de-merger ballot...

Workers urged to support vote

SE Voice -
The 270 members of the largest union at the Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill have been urged to support a vote to leave the umbrella...

Forestry union praise

SE Voice -
Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has recently praised the Forestry division of the Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union.
During an evening session of...

‘Rare’ pay dispute resolved

SE Voice -
The Fair Work Commission has resolved a rare pay dispute between the Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill and its rank-and-and-file workforce.
About 16 months ago, a...

Unions ‘up in arms’ over lack of offshore wind farm support

Brandi Miller -
Several unions are up in arms about the South Australian Government’s decision to formally oppose the Federal Government’s proposed Southern Ocean offshore wind zone. The...

Teachers walk out

SE Voice -
Teachers at Limestone Coast Schools are expected to take part in strike action on Friday, following a vote by the Australian Education Union SA...

Timber processor jobs ‘in jeopardy’

SE Voice -
Up to 130 jobs in the timber milling industry in the Limestone Coast are in jeopardy according to the State Opposition. The claim has recently...

Education future ‘on the table’

SE Voice -
The Australian Education Union (AEU) is currently negotiating with the State Government for an enterprise agreement that makes urgent improvements to the working conditions...

Workers reach pay agreement

SE Voice -
Mondelez Suttontown facility workers will now receive back pay and a wage increase, following a successful vote on an agreement. United Workers Union official Tasha...

Millicent Mill workers ‘backflip’ on pay rise

SE Voice -
Workers at the Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill appear to have done a backflip and are now unlikely to accept a formal company offer of...

Forums an opportunity for educators to bargain for a better future

SE Voice -
The Lower South East will be the first in a series of Public Education Forums hosted by the Australian Education Union across South Australia...

Millicent mill in negotiations over pay

SE Voice -
Management are not making any public comment on the likelihood of a pay rise for 300 members of blue and white-collar unions at the...

Forestry on political radar

SE Voice -
The timber workers union is demanding all political parties and independents commit to support the South Australian forest and forest products industry in the...

Annual pay rise locked in

SE Voice -
Around 300 members of blue and white-collar unions at the Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill are set to receive a pay rise. The SE Voice understands...