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AI: Unions put corporate Australia on notice [ACTU] 28-02-2026


CBA cuts 300 jobs following $5 billion profit - union says Future Workforce program must support displaced workers [FSU] 25-02-2026


Stalemate continues as company threatens to undercut Australian skydiving instructors with foreign labour [AWU] 21-02-2026


Berkelouw Books, Harry Hartog operators sued by union over employee contracts [Inside Retail] 20-02-2026


Collective agreements deliver pay rises ahead of inflation [ACTU] 20-02-2026



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South Australia Unions welcome housing policy blitz 2026-02-28 [SA Unions]

Anzac Day rights and pay – what you need to know 2026-02-28 [SDA]

Bain must re-invest profits in workforce as bargaining commences for cabin and ground crews 2026-02-28 [TWU]

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

Heat and Fatigue Nearly Took an Apprentices Life: Noah’s Story 2026-02-28 [ETU]

Unions Secure Rights of Delegates 2026-02-28 [ETU]

South Australia South Australia PEER Enterprise Agreement Update 2026-02-28 [ETU]

ASU Blasts Greed-Driven Job Cuts as Qantas Profits Soar to $1.46 Billion 2026-02-28 [ASU]

AI: Unions put corporate Australia on notice 2026-02-28 [ACTU]

New South Wales Union denied entry to site after concrete pump death 2026-02-28 [AAP]

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

Police, firefighters join call for review of assault loophole 2026-02-27 [The Morning Herald]

Australian Services Union moves early to reset APS bargaining terms 2026-02-27 [The Mandarin]

South Australia Liberals announce plan to curb union influence 2026-02-27 [InDaily]

Singapore Qantas is Opening its First Ever Cabin Crew Base in Singapore But Unions Accuse Airline Of Offshoring Australian Jobs 2026-02-27 [PYOK]

Victoria Kindergartens close across state as teachers strike 2026-02-26 [AAP]

Union seeks talks with WiseTech over job cuts 2026-02-26 [Tech in Asia]

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

Don’t let the dust settle 2026-02-25 [MEU]

What’s behind BHP’s bumper half-year profits? 2026-02-25 [MEU]

ANMF appoints Catelyn Richards new Federal Assistant Secretary 2026-02-25 [ANMF]

ANMF advocates for a safe, democratic Australia 2026-02-25 [ANMF]

CBA cuts 300 jobs following $5 billion profit - union says Future Workforce program must support displaced workers 2026-02-25 [FSU]

Tax discounts for professional landlords hurt workers 2026-02-25 [ACTU]

Tasmania Health workers launch industrial action over ‘broken’ pay deal 2026-02-25 [Pulse]

Victoria Victorian Trades Hall Nears World Heritage Status 2026-02-25 [Government of Victoria]

Major Aussie bank cuts 300 jobs after $5bn profit, union says “totally unacceptable” 2026-02-25 [Australia Today]

Tasmania Public sector workers 'furious' as Tasmanian government denies reneging on pay deal 2026-02-25 [ABC]

Tasmania Kinetic bus drivers threaten strikes over pay gap dispute 2026-02-24 [Pulse]

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

Victoria Better deal for health workers 2026-02-24 [The Chronicle]

Union says CBA plan to cut 300 jobs 'totally unacceptable' 2026-02-24 [9 News]

RAFFWU takes bookshop owners to court over strike breaking 2026-02-23 [Green Left Weekly]

Skydiving instructors strike over plan to hire 37 foreign workers on lower pay 2026-02-22 [Visa HQ]

Qantas, union at loggerheads over job security in AI-era 2026-02-22 [The Times]

Skydiving Pay Dispute Escalates as Strike Action Continues 2026-02-22 [Australian Flying]

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

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

Stalemate continues as company threatens to undercut Australian skydiving instructors with foreign labour 2026-02-21 [AWU]

A-Leagues to continue breaks for players observing Ramadan 2026-02-21 [PFA]

Universities must act to stamp out shocking racism against staff 2026-02-21 [NTEU]

TAFE workforce stretched to breaking point 2026-02-21 [AEU]

Victoria Claims of bikies, strippers and drugs in the CFMEU threaten to end Jacinta Allan’s premiership. Can she survive? 2026-02-21 [The Guardian]

SDA Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Productivity in Australia 2026-02-20 [SDA]

South Australia Workers launch class actions over unpaid Sunday penalty rates 2026-02-20 [HRD]

RAFFWU Launches Court Action Over Anti-Union Action at Harry Hartog 2026-02-20 [RAFFWU]

Unions welcome growth in secure jobs 2026-02-20 [ACTU]

Collective agreements deliver pay rises ahead of inflation 2026-02-20 [ACTU]

Berkelouw Books, Harry Hartog operators sued by union over employee contracts 2026-02-20 [Inside Retail]

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This month in labour history

6-03-1912 The Brisbane general strike officially ends after employers agree strikers will not face victimisation [more]

21-03-1857 Trade unionist and suffragist Alice Henry is born in Melbourne. [more]