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The LNP and Jarrod Bleijie’s Building code 2026-08-07 [ETU]

Nurses and Midwives' Union survey finds 'crisis level' workplace violence 2026-08-05 [ABC]

Violence against nurses hits ‘crisis point’ 2026-08-05 [Health Servies Daily]

RiverCity Ferries says all Brisbane CityCat services to stop during peak hour due to industrial action 2026-07-30 [ABC]

Brisbane Ferries workers vote to take industrial action 2026-07-30 [MUA]

Record levels of occupational violence against Teacher Aides and School Cleaners 2026-07-28 [UWU]

Tragedy strikes at Peak Downs 2026-07-28 [MEU]

Queensland jobs should go to Queenslanders first 2026-07-21 [Queensland Unions]

State gov’t, bosses plan to hammer building workers 2026-07-21 [Green Left Weekly]

ETU Members Rally at BHP Brisbane HQ for Strike Support 2026-07-15 [ETU]

‘Shifting the crime scene’: Union warns of lack of detail in new bail-breach laws 2026-07-06 [The Times]

Union says Wambo lockout continues in all but name as workers turned away 2026-07-03 [Power FM]

What does Queensland Rail's in-principle agreement with three unions mean for passengers? 2026-07-02 [ABC]

Queensland Rail reaches deal with unions but still 'a long way to go' before full services 2026-07-01 [ABC]

Gavin Feltwell decision puts a price on the lives of workers 2026-06-25 [MEU]

Weakened protections for workers under government plan 2026-06-18 [IEU]

Experts come together to implement stronger safety standards 2026-06-15 [Mining.com]

Safety champions gather to resist gutting of mine WHS laws 2026-06-12 [MEU]

Schools for our future inquiry travels to Queensland 2026-05-06 [AEU]

Trains are running reduced services from today. Here's what you need to know 2026-05-05 [ABC]

Wage war pushes train schedules to brink as transport unions gang up on Queensland Rail 2026-05-05 [News.com.au]

Justice served by historic industrial manslaughter penalty 2026-05-03 [MEU]

FSU sweeps Labour Day Awards 2026-05-03 [FSU]

Rail service slashes weekday trains during union fight 2026-05-01 [AAP]

Rail union announces rolling strikes after pay negotiations fail 2026-04-28 [9 News]

Rent is the long shadow over the cost of living crisis 2026-04-16 [Together]

Our free speech is under attack 2026-04-16 [ASU]

Industrial Relations Act is under review — here's what that means for workers 2026-04-16 [ASU]

Same Job, Same Pay to stay – BHP’s High Court bid rejected 2026-04-10 [MEU]

Queensland Rail extends planned train track closures citing protected industrial action by union workers 2026-04-08 [ABC]

‘Punched, spat on, sworn at’: shocking occupational violence towards QLD teacher aides revealed 2026-04-04 [UWU]

Qld commuters warned more disruptions to train services possible 2026-04-02 [ABC]

Queensland Rail denies workers 'locked out' as strike shuts down trains 2026-04-01 [9 News]

Brisbane rail industrial action causes major commuter disruptions ahead of month-long shutdown 2026-04-01 [News.com.au]

Glencore workers to receive no pay: AWU 2026-03-23 [Mining.com]

Workers strike at Glencore’s Australia refinery over pay dispute 2026-03-14 [Mining.com]

AWU threatens walk-out at Glencore's Townsville refinery 2026-03-11 [Mining Monthly]

Workers at Glencore's Australia refinery plan strike after pay talks fail 2026-03-11 [Reuters]

AWU slams Glencore for foreign labour 2026-03-04 [Mining.com]

Severe weather events: advice to IEU-QNT members in Ingham 2026-03-02 [IEU]

Taking on Grubby Bosses and the LNP’s Ideological Agenda 2026-02-28 [ETU]

Strike continues at Anglo American coal mine 2026-02-22 [IndustriALL]

Hands Off Our Safety: Queensland Workers' Rally to Defend WHS Rights 2026-02-21 [Together]

State government attacks workplace health and safety laws 2026-02-11 [IEU]

CFMEU inquiry gears up for public hearing rush to reporting deadline 2026-01-29 [The Morning Herald]

Maggot-Infested Meals Bring $1B Construction Project to a Standstill: 'Wouldn't Feed That to My Dog' 2026-01-20 [People]

Kidston workers raise further camp grievances 2026-01-16 [IQ]

Fatality at Mammoth Underground 2026-01-13 [MEU]

Union urges caution across drenched coal region 2026-01-13 [IQ]

Maggot outrage as hydro venture accused of failing workers 2026-01-13 [IQ]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

1-08-1990 Founding of the United Firefighters Union of Australia. [more]

2-08-1917 Members of engineering and rail unions across Sydney begin to strike against the time card system, with more workers taking unofficial action the next day. [more]

9-08-1917 The number of workers on strike across Sydney increases to 45,000 when miners and longeshoremen join the action. [more]

12-08-1917 The Australian government informs the people, through the Sunday papers, that "The enemies of Britain and her Allies have succeeded in plunging Australia into a general strike." [more]

14-08-1917 Seamen's Union Vice President W. Daly is arrested and charged with conspiracy to instigate an illegal strike. [more]

16-08-1890 Marine officers walk off their ships in strike action, soon followed by their crews. [more]

17-08-1861 Coal miners in NSW refuse 20% wage cut & walk out; locked out until October. [more]

22-08-1966 200 aboriginal workers walk off the job in Wave Hill to back their demand for pay equality with white workers. The strike runs for 9 years and expands to include a demand for the return of stolen land. [more]

23-08-1966 Two hundred Gurindji workers walk off their cattle station at Wave Hill, a strike that will last almost a decade and lead to the passage of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act. [more]

24-08-1917 The government declares that the Strike Committee in Sydney shall be considered an illegal organisation. [more]

25-08-1989 All 1640 domestic airline pilots, organized by the AFAP, resign to back their pay claim. TWU members refuse to refuel RAAF planes being used to break the pilots. [more]

26-08-1894 Striking shearers burn and destroy the steamship 'Rodney', which had been used to transport scabs on the Darling River. [more]

30-08-1917 First labour martyr Merv Flanagan shot and killed in Sydney during General Strike for yelling 'scab'. His murderer Reginald Wearne ( whose brother was a consevative MP) was never convicted. [more]

31-08-1890 Up to 100,000 workers gather in Melbourne to support the sheep shearers' strike [more]