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BlueScope Steel hit with multiple workplace safety breaches after contractor's death 2026-07-22 [ABC]

Northcott must consult with workers and CPSU NSW 2026-07-21 [PSA]

Members Secure Local Government (State) Award 2026-07-05 [USU]

Unions urge labour hire crackdown 2026-07-05 [Unions NSW]

Annual Conference 2026, Day One 2026-07-05 [NSWTF]

TWU Urges NHVR Probe After Goulburn Truck Crash 2026-06-30 [TWU]

Dud NSW forest carbon method “dead on arrival”, says timber workers union 2026-06-29 [TFTU]

AEC office closures put regional NSW jobs and services at risk 2026-06-29 [CPSU]

Unions ramp up calls on coalmining multinational to end lockout of workers 2026-06-22 [ACTU]

ACTU president to visit locked out Wambo Washery workers 2026-06-22 [2nm]

Tahmoor sale is a positive step – now it’s time to re-hire retrenched workers 2026-06-18 [MEU]

Peabody locks out Wambo Washery Workers 2026-06-17 [MEU]

Peabody locks out United Wambo Washery workers amid ongoing pay dispute 2026-06-17 [2nm]

Peabody locks out workers at NSW coal washery, Australian union says 2026-06-17 [Mining.com]

NRMA roadside assist staff on strike for first time in 23 years 2026-06-14 [The Morning Herald]

Common sense cannabis reform wins workers support 2026-06-06 [Unions NSW]

Schools for our future inquiry travels to NSW 2026-06-04 [AEU]

PSA CPSU NSW housing report reveals a crisis 2026-05-30 [PSA]

Landmark report launched as we celebrate 150 years of Check Inspectors in coal 2026-05-30 [MEU]

Repeat offenders could be barred from NSW bank branches 2026-05-23 [FSU]

Housing reforms welcome, but Newcastle and Coast workers still being priced out 2026-05-16 [SDA]

Union denied entry to site after concrete pump death 2026-05-14 [The Chronicle]

Hospital Returns to Public Hands After Decade-Long Union Fight 2026-05-12 [PSI]

Northern Beaches Hospital Returns to Public Hands: A Union Victory Over a Decade in the Making 2026-05-11 [PSI]

Life Without Barriers: a win for CPSU NSW members 2026-05-09 [PSA]

Community pre-school workers demand fair pay, better conditions 2026-05-06 [Green Left Weekly]

Unions mobilise on May Day for rights on the job, peace 2026-05-05 [Green Left Weekly]

NSW nurse says pay rise undervalues the profession 2026-04-26 [Green Left Weekly]

Women of Hunter Unions unite together for International Women's Day 2026 2026-04-25 [HWWC]

NBN subcontractors walk off the job for 24 hrs 2026-04-23 [HR Leader]

Rally to support the Goulburn community: 30 April at Belmore Park 2026-04-22 [PSA]

Wage increase delivered for midwives, nurses 2026-04-16 [AAP]

NSW nurses secure landmark pay rise after years long claim against undervalued work 2026-04-16 [Womens Aenda]

Maritime Union calls out ‘systematic’ wage theft in Sydney ports 2026-04-15 [HR Leader]

Union launches bid for WFH, four-day week to combat high petrol prices 2026-04-14 [USU]

Systematic wage theft from taxpayer in the NSW cruise industry exposed 2026-04-14 [MUA]

Mangoola workers reject pay-cut deal, defend Same Job Same Pay 2026-04-10 [MEU]

Hammer attack shines spotlight on hospital safety 2026-04-09 [AAP]

‘Emergency’: Demand for 4-day week, WFH 2026-04-09 [Newswire]

Commute-cutting proposal for Australian workers, as fuel crisis bites 2026-04-09 [SBS]

PSA seeks relief for members’ fuel costs 2026-04-04 [PSA]

UTS, Newcastle Uni staff strike over pay, jobs and conditions 2026-03-23 [Green Left Weekly]

Coalition Urges Economy-Wide NSW Gas Reduction Plan 2026-03-23 [NCC]

Rail union calls for free public transport as fuel crisis continues 2026-03-23 [9 News]

Transport union in NSW calls on state government to scrap public transport fares as high fuel costs mount cost-of-living pressure; transport minister responds 2026-03-22 [The Economic Times]

Unions Put NSW Premier on Notice — Wood Supply Clock is Ticking! 2026-03-20 [Wood Central]

Update on the Psychologist’s Award dispute 2026-03-19 [PSA]

NSW charts future for coal industry 2026-03-19 [MEU]

Unions, Scientists, Employers Demand Action on NSW Wood Supply 2026-03-19 [Wood Central]

Update on the Independent Commission Against Corruption Award review 2026-03-11 [PSA]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

3-07-1892 A 6,000 strong meeting calls for immediate strike action at Broken Hill as miners' previous agreements with employers expire. [more]

16-07-1986 The mining community of Moura was hit with disaster when a massive explosion at No. 4 mine claimed 12 lives. [more]

27-07-1917 A mass meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in Sydney votes to strike against the introduction of a time card system. [more]

28-07-1901 Birth of Harry Bridges. At 19, a sailor, he emigrated to the United States where he participated in the formation of the International Union of Longshoremen and Storekeepers (ILWU), of which he remained one of the leaders for 40 years. [more]