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Thousands of WA public sector workers on visas win path to permanent jobs 2026-06-12 [UWU]

BHP accused of ‘American-style’ strikebreaker tactics 2026-06-12 [Michael West Media]

BHP workers vote for strike action at Australian iron ore export hub 2026-06-12 [Mining.com]

BHP Workers at Port Hedland Gear Up for Strike 2026-06-11 [Devi Discourse]

BHP facing 'historic' strike as union members back industrial action in Port Hedland 2026-06-11 [ABC]

Thousands of WA public sector workers on visas win path to permanency 2026-06-10 [UWU]

A member-led future for nurses and midwives in WA 2026-06-08 [ANMJ]

BHP electrical workers to vote on strike at key Australian iron ore export hub 2026-05-29 [Reuters]

Indefinite lockout ends, Transport Workers Union and Brownes Dairy one step closer to resolution 2026-05-25 [Countryman]

MUA to file dispute with Fair Work Commission against JetWave 2026-05-22 [The West Australian]

Maintenance workers start strike at Karratha gas plant, Pluto LNG 2026-05-20 [LNG Prime]

Maintenance workers strike at Woodside's North West Shelf LNG plant 2026-05-20 [Reuters]

Manjimup's migrant community unite to mourn deaths of Vanuatu farm workers in horror crash 2026-05-15 [ABC]

Union says some workers to begin strike action at Woodside's LNG plants 2026-05-15 [Reuters]

Big Sister WA Launch 2026-05-03 [ETU]

Workers at Australian LNG plant vote overwhelmingly for strike action 2026-04-24 [Reuters]

Premier Coal cuts a blow to Collie as transition pressures hit sooner than planned. 2026-04-22 [MEU]

Lng Workers to Vote on Inpex Employment Deal 2026-04-16 [GBFR]

Electrical Trades Union to take protected industrial action at BHP’s WA iron ore mines on April 16 2026-04-09 [The Nightly]

Schools for our future inquiry travels to Perth 2026-04-02 [AEU]

Electrical union threatens historic industrial action over BHP worker pay 2026-03-26 [The Times]

Ballet defends use of recorded music for Dracula 2026-03-20 [Limelight]

WA Police confirm worker's death at South32's Worsley Alumina refinery 2026-03-14 [ABC]

Unions Intensify Pressure on Pilbara Miners Over Heat Safety 2026-03-14 [Discovery Alert]

UWU Members First ticket launched in WA 2026-02-28 [Green Left Weekly]

Investment in paramedics and hospital support staff key to reducing ramping this winter 2026-02-25 [UWU]

Hundred-year-old coupons a crucial part of miners’ strike history 2026-02-24 [The West Australian]

CBA profits soar while Bankwest is dismantled in WA 2026-02-11 [FSU]

‘Drama must end’ – Gupta must take deal to save Tahmoor 2026-02-04 [MEU]

Program: Ningaloo workers claim underpayment 2026-02-02 [ABC]

Workers allege underpayment on Ningaloo Reef tour boats 2026-02-01 [ABC]

Griffin Coal State Agreement extension brings certainty for workers and energy transition. 2026-01-24 [MEU]

Long weekend beer supplies at risk as union warns of strike action 2026-01-20 [Big Rigs]

Long weekend beer supplies under threat 2026-01-19 [Newswire]

Prison officers union wins appeal in public holiday overtime case 2026-01-16 [Lawyerly]

Offshore Alliance launches attack on CPU overcrowding 2026-01-14 [Daily Cargo News]

Qantas FIFO Cabin Crew in Western Australia Threaten Strike, Raising Business-Travel Risk 2026-01-11 [Visa HQ]

WA Fighting From the Front 2025-12-18 [AWU]

Woodside sweetens pay offer as unions weigh strike next move 2025-12-16 [Energy News Bulletin]

SDA Welcomes Retail Barring Orders in Western Australia 2025-12-05 [SDA]

Union members back strike at Woodside's Pluto LNG 2 2025-12-04 [Reuters]

Tribunal approves Woodside LNG project strike vote 2025-11-24 [Reuters]

Union urges government to intervene over mining industry ‘inaction’ on workplace sexual harassment 2025-11-09 [The West Australian]

City of Nedlands faces fresh controversy after union claims staff underpaid for six years 2025-10-30 [The West Australian]

Romina Raschilla: WA public health system on the brink as majority turn to private hospitals 2025-10-27 [The West Australian]

TLC Surface Treatment fined almost $1m over death of 16yo Hamiora Sharland 2025-10-24 [ABC]

WA farmers to eventually foot the bill for drawn-out Kwinana Grain Terminal strikes and lockouts 2025-10-18 [Countryman]

Kwinana Grain Terminal lockout garners international attention with Japanese wharf union to report to ITF 2025-10-14 [Countryman]

CBH whacks unprovoked lockout on its entire Kwinana grain terminal workforce 2025-10-11 [MUA]

WA Park Rangers call on Government to stand up for them 2025-09-30 [UWU]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

5-06-1974 The New South Wales Builders Labourers Federation lists 49 'Green Bans' as part of its campaign of industrial action to protect the environment. [more]

16-06-1886 The Australian Workers Union, widely accepted as Australia's oldest union, was established at Fern's Hotel in Ballarat, Victoria, as a shearers' union [more]

17-06-1971 New South Wales Builders Labourers’ Federation enforces the first Green Ban, refusing to build luxury houses over the last open green space in a suburb of Sydney. Despite management threats to use scabs, the builders and residents won. [more]

24-06-1929 The six month timber workers strike ends in defeat as workers have to accept a 48 hour week. [more]