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We’re ready to fight NAB’s devastating job cuts – FSU info and support

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Unions back major safety overhaul to keep up with new workplace risks [ACTU] 20-10-2026


We’re ready to fight NAB’s devastating job cuts – FSU info and support [FSU] 20-10-2026


LNP has trodden softly in government. It’s now baring its teeth over the power to break up workers’ strikes [The Guardian] 16-10-2026


We forced CBA’s hand for a new and improved pay offer! [FSU] 14-10-2026


Dying Queensland man wins landmark $1.9m asbestosis compensation claim [ABC] 13-10-2026



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New ACTU president warns AI is automating entire jobs 2026-10-20 [The Morning Herald]

Victoria Menopause is a workplace issue 2026-10-20 [We Are Union]

Tasmania AMA Tasmania calls for independent inquiry into Tasmania’s health system 2026-10-20 [AMA]

SDA prepares to bargain with Big W 2026-10-20 [SDA]

New South Wales Safer Workplaces A Step Closer for Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast Retail Workers 2026-10-20 [SDA]

‘Scarcity as a business model’: health union calls for end to college gatekeeping as specialist fees soar 2026-10-20 [HSU]

Queensland Gold Coast Posties issue dog safety plea after serious attack 2026-10-20 [CWU]

New South Wales MEU welcomes Mount Pleasant jobs commitment 2026-10-20 [MEU]

  JOB   Union Organiser / Industrial Officer | Full-time 2026-10-20 [MUA]

MUA condemns Gladstone towage partnership push: “A port licence is not a licence to strip workers’ rights” 2026-10-20 [MUA]

We’re ready to fight NAB’s devastating job cuts – FSU info and support 2026-10-20 [FSU]

Unions back major safety overhaul to keep up with new workplace risks 2026-10-20 [ACTU]

EQT takeover must end Cleanaway’s deadly safety record 2026-10-20 [ACTU]

Tasmania Unions blast ‘shambolic’ handling of public sector job cuts as report calls for parliamentary oversight 2026-10-20 [Pulse]

'Better off at Woolies': pay squeeze puts community sector workers at risk 2026-10-20 [The Chronicle]

NAB job cuts spark anxiety for thousands of workers 2026-10-20 [Hunter Valley News]

NAB announces it will cut 2500 jobs by the middle of next year 2026-10-20 [News.com.au]

We rejected RBA’s substandard offer AGAIN! Will they listen now? 2026-10-20 [FSU]

Workplace pregnancy bias drives legal pressure on employers and regulators 2026-10-18 [Traders Union]

Victoria Fair Work orders Victoria University to grant weekly WFH day 2026-10-17 [HRD]

Victoria Ambulance workers to take strike action 2026-10-16 [Bay 93.9]

New South Wales Security workers protest job conditions at Sydney Airport 2026-10-16 [News.com.au]

New South Wales Sydney airport security workers strike, warning of passenger delays 2026-10-16 [9 News]

Reserve Bank governor paid $1.2 million as RBA workers fight real wage cuts 2026-10-16 [ABC]

Queensland LNP has trodden softly in government. It’s now baring its teeth over the power to break up workers’ strikes 2026-10-16 [The Guardian]

Journalist and unionist threatened with disciplinary action over opinion piece 2026-10-15 [IFJ]

MEAA submission on ASIC Registry Consultation 2026-10-15 [MEAA]

New pay offer from People First Bank – FSU info sessions 2026-10-15 [FSU]

Commonwealth Bank refuses to guarantee jobs against AI as 1000 workers axed 2026-10-15 [The Advertiser]

Queensland ‘Ridiculous proposal’: Brisbane ferry bar plan slammed by unions over workload and safety concerns 2026-10-15 [7 News]

Tasmania Program: Construction union set to begin negotiations with Macquarie Point stadium builder 2026-10-15 [ABC]

New South Wales Sydney Airport faces fresh travel chaos as hundreds of security workers prepare to strike 2026-10-15 [News 24]

Victoria Merri-bek council workers strike over below-inflation pay offer 2026-10-15 [Green Left Weekly]

Queensland Prison guard union warns new Queensland bail laws will force 'triple bunking' of inmates 2026-10-15 [ABC]

Victoria West Gate Bridge disaster: 56 years on, the 35 workers who never came home 2026-10-15 [Neos Kosmos]

Queensland Union warns of three prisoners being housed in one cell 2026-10-15 [ABC]

Time’s up on quick fixes: AMA calls for national rural workforce plan 2026-10-14 [AMA]

SDA Submission: Response to Getting it Right: Building AI infrastructure that works for Australia 2026-10-14 [SDA]

Tasmania Workplace Protection Orders a Significant Step Forward for Retail Worker Safety 2026-10-14 [SDA]

HSU welcomes $630 million to deliver fairer pay for undervalued workers 2026-10-14 [HSU]

New South Wales Sydney airport must step in: security workers take further strike action for job security 2026-10-14 [TWU]

MEAA Submission on Australian Standards for Artificial Intelligence 2026-10-14 [MEAA]

Massive $12.2 billion gap between private school and university funding could have disastrous impact 2026-10-14 [NTEU]

How agencies quietly blew millions on contractors while ditching reduction targets 2026-10-14 [CPSU]

New South Wales Operators push for tougher sham contracting crackdown 2026-10-14 [Big Rigs]

Public servants offered 9 per cent pay rise over three years, union wants 15 per cent raise 2026-10-14 [The Nightly]

Queensland Industrial relations review hands down report with 104 recommendations 2026-10-14 [ABC]

We forced CBA’s hand for a new and improved pay offer! 2026-10-14 [FSU]

Bendigo responds to our job security demands. Join us at the AGM next week 2026-10-14 [FSU]

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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]