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Australian Unions and Microsoft sign agreement on Workers’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence

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Australian Unions and Microsoft sign agreement on Workers’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence [ACTU] 15-01-2026


Maritime Union of Australia alleges crews on Carnival Cruise ships are exploited and earn a fraction of minimum wage [7 News] 14-01-2026


/ Australia Pacific Islands seasonal workers fear speaking up [Pacfic Media Network] 12-01-2026


Calls for tougher crackdown on textile worker exploitation [ABC] 07-01-2026


Celebrating wins of 2025 [UWU] 06-01-2026



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Australia Farm workers chase $260,000 in upaid wages, some from major supermarket suppliers 2026-01-15 [ABC News Australia]

Microsoft signs AI deal with ACTU, ASX to rise after Wall Street slides 2026-01-15 [ABC]

Microsoft signs deal with Australia’s peak union body on AI 2026-01-15 [The Daily Aus]

ACTU, Microsoft agreement eases fears AI will take jobs: AIIA 2026-01-15 [Capital Brief]

Australian Unions and Microsoft sign agreement on Workers’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence 2026-01-15 [ACTU]

Victoria Elective surgeries set to be delayed across Victoria as healthcare workers escalate pay dispute 2026-01-14 [The Herald-Sun]

Australian Capital Territory Statement on release of early childhood education and care documents 2026-01-14 [UWU]

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

Unions hit out at Monadelphous threat claim 2026-01-14 [Energy News Bulletin]

Maritime Union of Australia alleges crews on Carnival Cruise ships are exploited and earn a fraction of minimum wage 2026-01-14 [7 News]

Victoria Elective surgeries in Victoria to be postponed as healthcare workers escalate ongoing pay dispute with the government 2026-01-14 [Sky]

New South Wales Rural Fire Service: Consolidated District Cost Centre implementation 2026-01-13 [PSA]

Austraffic POTM: Mata and Samba crowned winners of December award 2026-01-13 [PFA]

Victoria Aruma Moves to Terminate Transferred Services Agreement 2026-01-13 [HACSU]

Victoria An Update on the HACSU & VAHPA Merger 2026-01-13 [HACSU]

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

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

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

Tasmania Nurses union seeks arbitration over ‘unsafe’ emergency department transfers 2026-01-12 [Pulse]

Australia Pacific Islands seasonal workers fear speaking up 2026-01-12 [Pacfic Media Network]

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

Putting Workers At The Center Of Rapid AI Change 2026-01-11 [Eurasia Review]

Workplace rules reshape farm operations 2026-01-08 [HRD]

South Australia Ambulance officers secure major pay rise and improved conditions under new enterprise agreement 2026-01-07 [Glam]

South Australia Staff at new Noarlunga mental health unit 'visibly distressed and crying', union says 2026-01-07 [ABC]

“Who gets the good shifts?” Claims of race-based rostering bias stir tension in aged care 2026-01-07 [Hello Care]

Calls for tougher crackdown on textile worker exploitation 2026-01-07 [ABC]

AMWU calls for housing tax reform tied to modular housing investment 2026-01-07 [Built Offsite]

Celebrating wins of 2025 2026-01-06 [UWU]

Get the most out of your leave in 2026 2026-01-06 [UWU]

Venezuela MUA and ITF condemn US military aggression against Venezuela 2026-01-05 [MUA]

Queensland AWU statement regarding fatal mine incidents in Queensland 2026-01-05 [AWU]

Union calls for end to tax breaks that make Australian housing ‘a vehicle for hoarding wealth’ 2026-01-04 [The Guardian]

Queensland Worker dies in Central Queensland mine following roof collapse 2026-01-03 [ABC]

Queensland Coal Mine Collapse: Rescue Operations Intensify as Fears Grow for Missing Worker 2026-01-02 [Swikblog]

Victoria Crown Melbourne Casino Workers Strike During New Year’s Eve Festivities 2026-01-02 [Casino]

Victoria Melbourne’s Crown Casino Workers to Strike on New Year’s Eve Over Pay Dispute 2025-12-31 [SSBCrackNews]

Calls for national strategy to tackle apprentice hazing and protect workers’ mental health 2025-12-31 [ABC]

Victoria Melbourne New Year's celebrations threatened as hundreds of workers prepare to strike 2025-12-31 [9 News]

Victoria Crown casino workers in Melbourne announce New Year's Eve strike amid wage row 2025-12-31 [ABC]

Victoria Melbourne Crown casino workers prepare for midnight strike on New Year’s Eve 2025-12-31 [The Guardian]

Victoria Crown throws Victorian New Year’s Eve into chaos over pay cuts 2025-12-30 [UWU]

NTFL umpires say FIFO growth to blame for declining standards 2025-12-28 [ABC]

China Memories of the Struggle against Fascism: A story of how Australian dock workers sacrificed their livelihood for Chinese people 2025-12-26 [CGTN]

AMA welcomes new Director General of Australian Centre for Disease Control 2025-12-24 [AMA]

Victoria Teachers unable to afford housing 2025-12-22 [ABC]

Victoria Calls for urgent intervention to help Victorian teachers find affordable housing 2025-12-22 [ABC]

New South Wales Warning issued to workers ahead of peak-season underpayments 2025-12-20 [Unions NSW]

Australian Capital Territory Airport security workers flagging industrial action that may cause delays during peak travel periods. 2025-12-20 [UWU]

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