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Anzac Day rights and pay – what you need to know 2026-02-28 [SDA]

Bain must re-invest profits in workforce as bargaining commences for cabin and ground crews 2026-02-28 [TWU]

Heat and Fatigue Nearly Took an Apprentices Life: Noah’s Story 2026-02-28 [ETU]

Unions Secure Rights of Delegates 2026-02-28 [ETU]

ASU Blasts Greed-Driven Job Cuts as Qantas Profits Soar to $1.46 Billion 2026-02-28 [ASU]

AI: Unions put corporate Australia on notice 2026-02-28 [ACTU]

Police, firefighters join call for review of assault loophole 2026-02-27 [The Morning Herald]

Australian Services Union moves early to reset APS bargaining terms 2026-02-27 [The Mandarin]

Qantas is Opening its First Ever Cabin Crew Base in Singapore But Unions Accuse Airline Of Offshoring Australian Jobs 2026-02-27 [PYOK]

Union seeks talks with WiseTech over job cuts 2026-02-26 [Tech in Asia]

Don’t let the dust settle 2026-02-25 [MEU]

What’s behind BHP’s bumper half-year profits? 2026-02-25 [MEU]

ANMF appoints Catelyn Richards new Federal Assistant Secretary 2026-02-25 [ANMF]

ANMF advocates for a safe, democratic Australia 2026-02-25 [ANMF]

CBA cuts 300 jobs following $5 billion profit - union says Future Workforce program must support displaced workers 2026-02-25 [FSU]

Tax discounts for professional landlords hurt workers 2026-02-25 [ACTU]

Major Aussie bank cuts 300 jobs after $5bn profit, union says “totally unacceptable” 2026-02-25 [Australia Today]

Union says CBA plan to cut 300 jobs 'totally unacceptable' 2026-02-24 [9 News]

RAFFWU takes bookshop owners to court over strike breaking 2026-02-23 [Green Left Weekly]

Skydiving instructors strike over plan to hire 37 foreign workers on lower pay 2026-02-22 [Visa HQ]

Qantas, union at loggerheads over job security in AI-era 2026-02-22 [The Times]

Skydiving Pay Dispute Escalates as Strike Action Continues 2026-02-22 [Australian Flying]

Stalemate continues as company threatens to undercut Australian skydiving instructors with foreign labour 2026-02-21 [AWU]

A-Leagues to continue breaks for players observing Ramadan 2026-02-21 [PFA]

Universities must act to stamp out shocking racism against staff 2026-02-21 [NTEU]

TAFE workforce stretched to breaking point 2026-02-21 [AEU]

SDA Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Productivity in Australia 2026-02-20 [SDA]

RAFFWU Launches Court Action Over Anti-Union Action at Harry Hartog 2026-02-20 [RAFFWU]

Unions welcome growth in secure jobs 2026-02-20 [ACTU]

Collective agreements deliver pay rises ahead of inflation 2026-02-20 [ACTU]

Berkelouw Books, Harry Hartog operators sued by union over employee contracts 2026-02-20 [Inside Retail]

Skydivers strike over ‘foreign labour’ 2026-02-20 [Newswire]

Skydiving stoush continues over foreign worker plans 2026-02-20 [Australian Aviation]

SBS staff, union criticise $1,500 cash offer from bosses in lieu of pay rise, as negotiations drag on 2026-02-19 [Crikey]

Truck Moves Australia continues the fight against relocation driver wage theft 2026-02-18 [Owner-Driver]

Transnational Union-busting? HungryPanda riders say Chinese police intimidating families in China over Sydney protests 2026-02-18 [ABC]

Tradies consider leaving careers over lack of onsite toilets 2026-02-17 [ABC]

Members First ticket challenge in UWU election 2026-02-17 [Green Left Weekly]

New push for tradies to stop work in extreme heat 2026-02-17 [9 News]

Thousands of early education workers get big win in push for 30 per cent pay rise 2026-02-17 [Yahoo]

National AI Plan and Safety Institute unveiled 2026-02-16 [IEU]

MEAA winners of the 2026 AACTA Awards 2026-02-14 [MEAA]

Telstra's Mass Offshoring Gamble Puts Australian Jobs, Data and National Capability at Risk 2026-02-14 [CWU]

Almost 9 in 10 Australians support right to Work from Home: ASU poll reveals overwhelming demand for workplace protections 2026-02-14 [ASU]

APRA fails to prioritise prudential risk 2026-02-14 [ACTU]

As Carnival and the MUA feud over crew conditions- all cruisers want is transparency 2026-02-13 [Cruise Passenger]

No more silence: Treat sexual harassment as the safety hazard it is  2026-02-12 [Women's Agenda]

Federal Government inspectors board Carnival Cruise ship in Darwin following whistleblower reports 2026-02-11 [MUA]

Branch Organiser 2026-02-11 [MUA]

Government funding growth still stacked against public education 2026-02-11 [AEU]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

6-03-1912 The Brisbane general strike officially ends after employers agree strikers will not face victimisation [more]

21-03-1857 Trade unionist and suffragist Alice Henry is born in Melbourne. [more]