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Labour hire licensing shows Labor has a plan, One Nation has slogans 2026-10-05 [Unions NSW]

Community protests against farm workers’ inhumane conditions 2026-10-02 [News]

HVO approval backs Hunter jobs and communities 2026-09-30 [MEU]

NCIG workers to walk off the job as bosses dig in on bad deal 2026-09-30 [MUA]

More strikes on the way for Sydney Airport this week 2026-09-29 [Australian Aviation]

University of Wollongong called an example of university governance problems 2026-09-29 [UA News]

Sydney Water workers take industrial action over bungled payroll system rollout 2026-09-25 [ABC]

Sydney Water workers in Sydney take industrial action over payment disruptions 2026-09-25 [UA News]

Warning for passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today amid two separate workforce strikes 2026-09-24 [ABC]

Glencore floods Ulan with out-of-towners while local jobs stall 2026-09-16 [MEU]

Villawood Immigration Detention Centre staff claim conditions deteriorated under private company 2026-09-14 [ABC]

Sydney commuters to enjoy free ferry rides for weeks, union claims as workers strike 2026-09-11 [News 24]

“Our shout” – MUA confirms fare-free ferries in September and October as industrial dispute escalates 2026-09-11 [MUA]

Transdev retaliates against ferry passengers with major cancellations as workers stand ready to work 2026-09-11 [MUA]

Statement of solidarity with Public Service Association workers in Aotearoa New Zealand 2026-09-09 [PSA]

PSA lodges dispute over Department of Education’s refusal to pay lunch meal allowances 2026-09-09 [PSA]

NSW EnergyCo: Secure, ongoing public sector jobs 2026-09-09 [PSA]

Liberal MP helping Gupta-linked company chase millions while NSW is owed $30 million 2026-09-09 [MEU]

Opals unplugged: Sydney ferry workers escalate action against foreign-owned Transdev as ferry ticket system to be switched off for almost a month 2026-09-08 [MUA]

Free public ferries for a month as maritime workers cast out wage deal 2026-09-08 [The Observer]

MUA Sydney Ferries workers strike for pay rise to address cost of living 2026-09-04 [Green Left Weekly]

‘We have had enough’: thousands of University of Sydney staff walk off the job over AI and job security 2026-09-04 [The Guardian]

Union win – Tomago saved 2026-09-02 [ETU]

Sydney Ferries workers to strike 2026-09-01 [ISG]

University of Sydney staff to strike as union clash over AI and job security deepens 2026-08-31 [News.com.au]

Advice regarding industrial action next week 2026-08-30 [PSA]

Pokies package will reduce harm 2026-08-30 [Unions NSW]

Workers at Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) take action 2026-08-24 [MUA]

Injured Riverina worker forced to sleep in car over Christmas, union calls for tougher laws 2026-08-22 [Region]

Union raises alarm over Sydney Airport 2026-08-15 [News.com.au]

AWU hails Tomago agreement as win for Australian manufacturing 2026-08-14 [Australian Manufacturing]

Tomago deal a watershed victory for manufacturing jobs and Australian sovereignty 2026-08-14 [AWU]

Compelling case for labour hire licensing as exploitation evidence stacks up 2026-08-13 [Unions NSW]

Solidarity wins: Peabody workers defeat energy giant’s lockouts and win fair deal 2026-08-13 [MEU]

The bailout of Australia's largest aluminium smelter has saved thousands of jobs, with union officials calling the move a win for the working class 2026-08-13 [The Nightly]

Tragedy strikes at United Wambo 2026-08-07 [MEU]

Peabody Keeps Letting Workers Down 2026-08-07 [MEU]

Murrumbidgee Council to become first local government to trial four-day working week 2026-08-03 [ABC]

Miner dies at United Wambo Open Cut mine in NSW Hunter Valley 2026-08-03 [The Herald-Sun]

Peabody abandons third lockout after Fair Work challenge 2026-07-31 [MEU]

MUA demands DP World pays its security guards better 2026-07-29 [Green Left Weekly]

BlueScope Steel hit with multiple workplace safety breaches after contractor's death 2026-07-22 [ABC]

Northcott must consult with workers and CPSU NSW 2026-07-21 [PSA]

Members Secure Local Government (State) Award 2026-07-05 [USU]

Unions urge labour hire crackdown 2026-07-05 [Unions NSW]

Annual Conference 2026, Day One 2026-07-05 [NSWTF]

TWU Urges NHVR Probe After Goulburn Truck Crash 2026-06-30 [TWU]

Dud NSW forest carbon method “dead on arrival”, says timber workers union 2026-06-29 [TFTU]

AEC office closures put regional NSW jobs and services at risk 2026-06-29 [CPSU]

Unions ramp up calls on coalmining multinational to end lockout of workers 2026-06-22 [ACTU]

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]