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25 October 2022
Sam Air: WMWA Member

Sam is long standing WMWA member, Same has been diagnosed with a serious disease.
14 October 2022
WA mining community mourns another death; union calls for reform

The Western Mine Workers Alliance is today mourning the death of another WA worker – the second death in three days and the fourth in the past 14 months.
22 June 2022
WMWA condemns mining companies’ inaction on sexual violence

The WMWA has condemned mining companies’ continued inaction on sexual violence following reports of yet another alleged assault, this time on a female worker in the Pilbara.
20 June 2022
New WHS Act to provide greater protections for WA Mine Workers

Years of campaigning by unions has been rewarded with a comprehensive update of Western Australia’s health and safety laws that will make the WA resource sector safer.
12 May 2022
More renewables means a new mining boom

A report on the ABC’s 4 Corners program has confirmed what the WMWA has long said: a well-managed transition to renewable energy could provide a jobs boom not just for the nation’s miners but also for our manufacturers.
23 March 2022
WMWA member shares story of sexual harassment on 60 Minutes

Shocking reports of sexual harassment and assault aired on the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes program this week are the tip of the iceberg and would hopefully encourage more mineworkers to speak out about their experiences.
16 February 2022
WMWA receives corro from Rio Tinto regarding COVID-19 questions

The WMWA wrote to Rio Tinto on behalf of our members that are employed by the company and its suppliers at its Pilbara operations.
9 February 2022
Nigel Gould on a mission to fundraise for mental health

But in his latest effort to raise awareness and funds for his workmates and the community, WMWA delegate Nigel has stopped moving just long enough to get his picture painted.
8 February 2022
WMWA writes to Rio Tinto to get COVID-19 questions answered

The WMWA has written to Rio Tinto on behalf of our members that are employed by the company and its suppliers at its Pilbara operations.
10 November 2021
WMWA submission to help the mental health hazards experienced by mineworkers

The Western Mineworkers Alliance has made a strong submission to WA’s Commission for Occupational Safety and Health aimed at reducing some of the mental hazards experienced by the state’s remote mineworkers.
8 September 2021
Management culture to blame for sexual harassment crisis in FIFO mining, WMWA tells inquiry

Representatives of the Western Mineworkers Alliance (WMWA) have told WA’s inquiry into sexual harassment against women in the FIFO mining industry that the problem in the industry is endemic and driven in large part by management actively discouraging women from coming forward.
26 August 2021
WMWA submission for dust in Newman

Workplace dust has raised its ugly head again, this time among local communities seriously affected by the infamous red dust around Newman in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
16 August 2021
Western Mine Workers Alliance wants action over WA mines’ sex-abuse culture

The Western Mineworkers Alliance (WMWA) has demanded that an independent expert body, funded by the mining industry, be set up to oversee sexual harassment and abuse claims after a survey found almost one in four women in WA mining has experienced sexual assault at work.
20 November 2020
AWU WA Branch Secretary visits Tom Price and Paraburdoo sites

AWU WA Branch Secretary Brad Gandy recently visited the Pilbara to meet with members of the Western Mine Workers’ Alliance (WMWA) and visit workers from Rio Tinto and BHP mine sites – Tom Price and Area C.
20 July 2020
Unions derail BHP’s attempt to cut pay and conditions for thousands of workers

BHP has been dealt another blow in its attempts to bring in two new enterprise agreements for its in-house ‘Operational Services’ labour hire companies which could have seen workers’ pay slashed by up to $30,000 per year.

Unions WA backs WMWA campaign to stop sexual harassment

Sam Air: WMWA Member

WA mining community mourns another death; union calls for reform

WMWA condemns mining companies’ inaction on sexual violence

New WHS Act to provide greater protections for WA Mine Workers

More renewables means a new mining boom

WMWA member shares story of sexual harassment on 60 Minutes

WMWA receives corro from Rio Tinto regarding COVID-19 questions

Nigel Gould on a mission to fundraise for mental health

WMWA writes to Rio Tinto to get COVID-19 questions answered

WMWA submission to help the mental health hazards experienced by mineworkers

Management culture to blame for sexual harassment crisis in FIFO mining, WMWA tells inquiry

WMWA submission for dust in Newman

Western Mine Workers Alliance wants action over WA mines’ sex-abuse culture

AWU WA Branch Secretary visits Tom Price and Paraburdoo sites

Unions derail BHP’s attempt to cut pay and conditions for thousands of workers

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