Tahmoor miners face lockout
A long-running dispute over a new workplace agreement at the Tahmoor Colliery in the New South Wales Southern Highlands has escalated, with mine workers locked out of their workplace for the next week.
View ArticleNo end in sight to mine dispute
Mine workers and the mining company that owns the Tahmoor coal mine in the New South Wales Southern Highlands appear to be moving further apart in their dispute.
View ArticleTahmoor miners to oppose agreement
The union representing mine workers at the Tahmoor colliery in the Southern Highlands says its members will vote down a new mine agreement today.
View ArticleJobless rate sparks call for economic development unit
The Illawarra Business Chamber is calling on Wollongong council to take more action in tackling the region's high unemployment rate.
View ArticleRebate halt puts insulation firm in limbo
A company installing roof insulation across the Illawarra says the Federal Government's decision to suddenly halt its rebate program has effectively wiped out its business.
View ArticleTahmoor mine wrangle continues
The stand-off between the owners of the Tahmoor Coal mine, Xstrata, and the miners' union, looks set to continue in the short-term.
View ArticleParental leave tax a win for small business: MP
Federal Member for Gilmore Joanna Gash says a tax to fund a parental leave scheme would not deter businesses from hiring women.
View ArticleJob seeker service to help mentally ill
A new service is being rolled out on the New South Wales south coast to help people with diagnosed mental illnesses find employment.
View ArticleExpo offers job hope
A teenager who secured employment at Wollongong's recent Jobs Expo says the opportunity has changed her life.
View ArticleLocal job ads on the rise
IRIS Research says there has been an increase in the number of jobs being advertised on the New South Wales south coast.
View ArticlePay stoush to stop coal trains
Pacific National coal trains will come to a halt for 48 hours from tomorrow night in the New South Wales Illawarra, Hunter Valley and Lithgow, when drivers strike about stalled pay talks.
View ArticleUnion fights to boost community workers' pay
A Wollongong woman is spearheading a union campaign and test case on equal pay for workers in the community services sector.
View ArticleXstrata workers on week-long strike
Hundreds of workers at a New South Wales Southern Highlands mine have walked off the job to start a week-long picket line outside the colliery's entrance.
View ArticleColliery workers back on the job but pickets continue
Miners at the Tahmoor Colliery have returned to work in the hope of reaching a new enterprise agreement with the mine's owner, XStrata.
View ArticleMatt's pizza freedom
An overworked and tired employee decides to become a business owner. This story is part of the first ABC Open project.
View ArticlePrivate sector can fix teen job prob: Bird MP
The Federal Member for Cunningham Sharon Bird wants the private sector to step in to help reduce Wollongong's crippling teenage unemployment problem.
View ArticleNurses strike forces hospital bed closures
Nurses at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital have closed 50 beds in a bid to highlight under-staffing concerns and poor working conditions.
View ArticleUncertain future for local abattoir
Future employment for 180 meatworkers at the Goulburn abattoir remains in doubt, now the facility's temporary closure has been extended.
View ArticleBudget delivers 'tough love' to Illawarra
The federal budget handed down last night carries mixed messages for the Illawarra.
View ArticleChildcare shortage in the Illawarra getting worse
A community childcare organisation says all levels of government need to do more to address the region's growing childcare shortage.
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