Media Releases
Unions vow to fight Western Power and Horizon Power fire sale
May 12, 2016 17:19PM WST
Electricity unions have vowed to take the fight against the fire sale of Western Power and Horizon Power all the way to the election.In his budget speech, Treasurer Mike Nahan announced a re-elected Barnett Government would ... Read More
Western Power privatisation all pain and no gain
May 10, 2016 19:35PM WST
Independent analysis has revealed that the privatisation of Western Power would leave the state government worse off financially, each year.The research was undertaken by ORION Consulting in the leadup to this week’s ... Read More
Unions to continue campaign against Western Power privatisation
May 5, 2016 08:43AM WST
Electricity unions will continue their campaign against the privatisation of Western Power and other publicly owned electricity assets in the lead up to the state election.Media reports this morning suggested the state ... Read More
Unions slam Barnett Government advertising campaign to promote Western Power privatisation
Apr 22, 2016 18:28PM WST
Electricity unions have slammed the Barnett Government’s plans for a taxpayer funded advertising campaign to promote the privatisation of Western Power and other parts of Western Australia’s publicly owned ... Read More
Western Power job cuts threaten reliability and safety of electricity supply
Apr 11, 2016 20:55PM WST
Electricity unions have warned of dangerous consequences for the community, flowing from the significant cuts to Western Power staffing levels announced on Monday.Western Power workers were advised 215 jobs would go, as a ... Read More
Unions ramp up campaign against Western Power fire sale
Apr 5, 2016 12:43PM WST
Unions representing thousands of workers in WA’s electricity system have commenced a major advertising campaign to fight the Barnett Government’s plans to privatise Western Power.The campaign kicked off today ... Read More
WA Labor Party votes to oppose the sale of Western Power
Mar 15, 2016 15:22PM WST
Unions representing thousands of workers in WA’s electricity system have welcomed the outcome of last night’s WA Labor Party State Executive meeting, which saw it vote unanimously to oppose the privatisation or ... Read More
Nationals set to betray bush on Western Power fire sale
Mar 1, 2016 12:21PM WST
In media comments yesterday, National Party leader Terry Redman has signaled that he is preparing to betray regional communities by supporting the Barnett Government’s moves to privatise Western Power.Unions ... Read More
Jobs at risk as Western Power prepares for privatisation
Feb 25, 2016 06:27AM WST
Unions representing thousands of workers in WA’s electricity system yesterday met with the Chief Executive Officer of Western Power to express concerns over job losses, following media reports that the publicly owned ... Read More
Unions vow massive campaign against Western Power fire sale
Feb 19, 2016 13:58PM WST
Unions representing thousands of workers in WA’s electricity system have promised Colin Barnett the “fight of his life”, if he tries to privatise Western Power.The Australian Services Union (ASU) and ... Read More
Union warns of increased risk of bushfire if Western Power privatised
Feb 13, 2016 08:56AM WST
The union representing thousands of workers in Western Australia’s electricity system has warned that privatising Western Power would seriously undermine bushfire safety.The Electrical Trades Union has rejected the ... Read More
Western Power workers reject privatisation proposal
Feb 10, 2016 11:37AM WST
Unions representing thousands of workers in WA’s electricity system have rejected the privatisation of Western Power as the solution to the state government’s debt problems.In response to the downgrading of ... Read More
Barnett Government is softening up WA public for electricity privatisation.
Jan 18, 2016 12:55PM WST
Media reports that Liberal MPs are calling for the privatising of publicly owned electricity assets suggest the Barnett Government has commenced softening up the public for the sale of this important essential ... Read More
Widespread electricity privatisation flagged in state budget
May 14, 2015 17:21PM WST
Widespread privatisation of Western Australia’s publicly owned electricity system has been flagged in this year’s state budget, which was delivered in State Parliament today.The Barnett Government’s ... Read More
Barnett starts the privatisation of WA electricity system
Mar 24, 2015 15:41PM WST
The Barnett Government has commenced the privatisation of Western Australia’s electricity system, with the announcement that private companies will be able to retail electricity to consumers.The Australian Services ... Read More