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Union Influence

Job Security Public Sector Unions IG Metall United Steelworkers Workplace Culture Community Impact Employment Rights Reforms Workplace Dynamics Worker Representation Opposition Movements

Ford Chief Pushes USMCA to Favor U.S. Builders as Talks Reopen

Penalizing high‑import rivals would tilt competition toward U.S. assembly.

Queensland Inquiry Hears CFMEU Bypassed Safety System to Call Top Regulator

Inspectors Tell CFMEU Inquiry Queensland Safety Regulator Was ‘Weaponised’ to Target Contractors

1,050 Complaints, 400 Referrals Fuel New Pressure for Coercive CFMEU Inquiry in Victoria

Labour Sets January 2027 Start for Six-Month Unfair Dismissal Rights, Plans to Scrap Payout Cap

Kyle Sets 26-Consultation Course for Employment Rights Bill as Badenoch Presses for Budget Scrappage

Labour Opens Consultation on Union Right of Workplace Access With Weekly Visits Proposed

VW Aims to Reshape Group With Equal-Status Brands Under New Holding Model

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Enter Advanced Coast-to-Coast Merger Talks

Biden Blocks $14 Billion Sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas Resigns After 25 Years in Politics

UK Government Faces Crucial Decision on Public Sector Pay Rises

Biden Administration to Adjust EV Policy Amid Challenges