Original article by Ewin Hannan,(SPACE)Brad Thompson
The Australian – Page: Online : 14-Mar-25

The Western Mine Workers Alliance is to apply to the Fair Work Commission to have Rio Tinto forced into collective bargaining at its Paraburdoo iron ore mine operation in the Pilbara. The Alliance, which is made up of the Mining & Energy Union and the Australian Workers Union, claims that more than 400 workers at Paraburdoo had signed a petition in favour of having a collective agreement. The unions claim that members can earn on average 30 per cent more than non-union members as a result of collective bargaining, while Rio has reiterated that its existing employment model has helped to "drive productivity and wages growth".

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AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION,(SPACE)RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO,(SPACE)MINING AND ENERGY UNION,(SPACE)AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION-FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES