Not many West Australians know that this is the season Noongar people call Djeran, signifying the start of cool and pleasant weather and known as a time to fish and collect seeds.

Many of our commemorations are grounded in British and European tradition and timed according to those climates.

Commemorating work fatalities on Worker’s Memorial Day, UnionsWA has criticised the Barnett Government for failing to streamline and strengthen health and safety laws.

UnionsWA today joined with union leaders from the Electrical Trades Union, the Australian Services Union and the Maritime Union of Australia and to warn that the reported sale and privatisation of West Australian water, electricity and port assets will increase costs to households and busines

UnionsWA today presented at hearings for the Senate Education and Employment References Committee Inquiry into Technical and Further Education in Australia.

Discrimination can happen anywhere - at work, in the street, when purchasing goods or services.  

Discrimination hates diversity.  Gender, age, race, disability, sexuality; members of religious, political and union movements are often the target.  So what are the risks from the Barnett Government’s review of discrimination protections?

UnionsWA today responded to the release by the Economic Regulatory Authority of a submission by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA the Inquiry into Microeconomic Reform that calls on the Barnett Government to abolish the penalty rates on holidays.

UnionsWA today comment on the release by the Barnett Government of its Mid-year Financial Projections Statement.  UnionsWA.

UnionsWA commented on today’s report in The West Australian regarding WA’s skills slump.

UnionsWA today commented issues of pregnancy and parenting related work discrimination as part of hearings held today in Perth by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

UnionsWA has commented on the release today of new data on worker’s compensation showing other States have experienced significant falls in claims, while WA has not.  Today the Legislative Council has taken leave when work health and safety laws need to pass, there are revelations that one in seven Occupational Health and Safety Inspector positions in WA are vacant while workplace inspections are falling.