Industrial peace looms at building site

THE risk of crippling industrial problems on the desalination plant project have receded after the more union-friendly bidder won and construction unions promised to adopt an unusually co-operative approach.

An investment in the future

Subsidies are available to employers to continue to train for the trades, writes Jackson Board.

Support For Apprentice Plumbers

Apprentice plumbers who are struggling to get by should look into government support in order to help them keep placements and also to supplement their income.

A Great Thought But Absences Were Notable

Why didn't the 2020 Summit have at least a 50 per cent participation by the average Australian? Where were the underpaid checkout operators, apprentice plumbers, unemployed Big Issue vendors, part-time students and even a middle-class public servant or two? The summit was a great idea but I think the Government missed a golden opportunity to tap the minds of the real people of our great land.

Apprentice Pay Row Looms

The State Government and plumbing unions are set for a legal showdown later this month, over union claims for a doubling of some apprentices' pay. In what could set a national precedent, unions have lodged a claim for a doubling of wages for first-year plumbing apprentices aged over 18. The Mi

Training Push For Young Plumbers

The plumbing industry is pulling out all stops to introduce young men and women to the trade. JOHN WESTWOOD reports that this, and developments at RMIT and Holmesglen all point to a brighter future for young people. It often happens that an apprentice performs so well on a casual assignment that