Sharkie poll shock as truncated workplace reforms pass senate

UPDATED 5PM | Unions have South Australia’s Centre Alliance in their sights, with an ACTU poll suggesting falling support for federal Rebekha Sharkie in her Adelaide Hills seat of Mayo – as she today took aim at her senate colleague over his support for the Government’s contentious workplace reforms.

“Populist policy on the run”: Unions slam SA Labor’s coronavirus response

An internal brawl has erupted in the Labor Party, with prominent unions slamming Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas over a surprise policy announcement they argue will put their members out of work and slash services for vulnerable ratepayers.

Unley Town Hall. Photo: Stephanie Richards/InDaily

Unley Council prompts union concerns over coronavirus staffing

Unley Council has become the second local government in South Australia to ask staff to take leave because of COVID-19, as a dispute between unions and the Adelaide City Council over a stop-work order plays out before the Employment Tribunal.

City council to face Employment Tribunal over COVID-19 response

The Adelaide City Council’s executive will face the employment tribunal over union claims it reached “a new low in employer/employee relations” by asking staff to take annual leave due to the impact of coronavirus.

Labor shake-up as head of shoppies' union stands aside

EXCLUSIVE | There is a major shake-up in the upper echelons of the South Australian Labor movement, with the secretary of the state’s largest union, Sonia Romeo, standing aside for personal reasons.

Jay's union nemesis firms for former Premier's seat

One of Jay Weatherill’s fiercest Labor critics is poised to succeed him in his safe western suburbs seat when the former Premier steps aside, InDaily understands.