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Youth detention workers reach in-principle pay deal with Queensland government 2026-09-30 [ABC]

‘Children can’t keep waiting’: Child Safety and Youth Justice workers to walk off the job and take crisis to MPs’ doors 2026-09-25 [Together-ASU]

Child safety workers strike as negotiations with the state government stall 2026-09-25 [ABC]

CFMEU inquiry told that bosses’ bikies terrorised worker 2026-09-16 [Green Left Weekly]

Congrats, Kate Fitzpatrick – 2026 Emma Miller Award winner! 2026-09-15 [FSU]

Uni of Qld NTEU takes action for jobs, wages and conditions 2026-09-09 [Green Left Weekly]

Punched, bitten, doused in urine: Youth detention workers go on strike in Queensland 2026-09-07 [Nine News]

Youth workers to stop work after staff allegedly assaulted, bit 2026-09-07 [News.com.au]

MUA olive branch rejected by Brisbane’s RiverCity Ferries 2026-09-04 [MUA]

Ferries set to strike during Brisbane Riverfire as council urges unions not to ruin event 2026-09-03 [7News]

Brisbane ferry workers to strike on Riverfire as RiverCity Ferries tries to ram through rejected agreement 2026-09-02 [MUA]

Ferry workers to strike during Riverfire, as pay deal grinds to a halt 2026-09-01 [The Times]

Ferry workers strike as RiverCity Ferries puts profits ahead of safety 2026-08-29 [MUA]

Brisbane's CityCat services halted for full day as union strikes against RiverCity Ferries 2026-08-28 [News 24]

Ferry workers strike as RiverCity Ferries puts profits ahead of safety 2026-08-28 [MUA]

Youth detention workers strike over overcrowding 2026-08-26 [The Mandarin]

LNP dismisses prison overcrowding fears as detention staff set to strike again 2026-08-23 [The Times]

Queensland Rail Reaches Deal With Train Controllers, Timetable Stays Reduced 2026-08-19 [Railway Supply]

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]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

1-10-1855 Stonemasons in Sydney held a dinner celebrating victory in a strike for a maximum eight-hour working day. In advance of a planned campaign the following year, workers building churches had gone on strike and quickly emerged victorious. [more]

4-10-1909 Workers in new South Wales join a huge procession for the 8 hour day. [more]

14-10-1981 Dock workers in Darwin start 7-day strike, refusing to load uranium on board “Pacific Sky” for US military use. [more]