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Health workers strike over pay gap and ramping crisis 2025-06-20 [UWU]

Allied Health Professionals Rally to Demand Fairness and Recognition 2025-06-10 [HSU]

Workers at BAE won’t back down 2025-06-02 [ETU]

CEPU SA members are winning the fight to clean up lead exposure 2025-06-02 [ETU]

Defence shipbuilders strike over pay as BAE bosses pocket millions 2025-05-30 [AMWU]

New youngest senator elected at 21 with unexpected win 2025-05-27 [CITY]

New youngest senator elected at 21 with unexpected win 2025-05-27 [CITY]

Underpaid: Support staff strike back at Flinders Medical Centre 2025-05-22 [UWU]

Shipbuilders walk off the job 2025-05-22 [InDaily]

SafeWork SA launches criminal proceedings against AGL over 'unsafe' lead levels 2025-05-20 [ABC]

Adelaide PepsiCo workers set to strike 2025-05-08 [InDaily]

Members at BAE keep up the fight 2025-04-27 [ETU]

Workers at BAE’s Osborne Naval Shipyard Australia Walkout in Wage Dispute 2025-03-20 [The Maritime Executive]

Disability support workers escalate industrial action 2025-03-17 [UWU]

OVER 500 DEFENCE WORKERS STAGE MASSIVE WALK-OUT OVER WAGES AS BAE AUSTRALIA MANAGEMENT ADDRESSES WORKFORCE 2025-03-17 [AMWU]

The Electrical Trades Union welcomes the South Australian and Federal Government’s $2.4 billion support plan for the Whyalla steelworks. 2025-03-08 [ETU]

Health workers begin industrial action: “We need a living wage to support South Australians” 2025-02-24 [UWU]

AMWU welcomes Whyalla Steelworks administration 2025-02-24 [AMWU]

Unions welcome Government intervention in Whyalla Steelworks woes 2025-02-21 [Proactive]

Statement Regarding Whyalla Steelworks 2025-02-19 [AWU]

Workers urged to support vote 2025-02-11 [SE Voice]

Domino's pizza franchisee banned from employing trainees across 12 stores in South Australia 2025-01-23 [ABC]

McDonald’s investigated after workers claim water and bathroom breaks denied during shifts 2025-01-22 [7 News]

SDA recovers thousands in backpay for OTR workers in SA 2025-01-12 [SDA]

Adelaide bus driver screens to be rolled out twice as fast 2025-01-09 [Newscop]

MUA “outraged” by automation attempt at Adelaide container terminal 2024-12-05 [World Cargo]

Equal pay secured for South Australian Metcash workers 2024-12-05 [C-Store]

SDA Secures South Australia’s First Same Job, Same Pay Order 2024-12-03 [SDA]

Maccas Franchise to pay $275,000 over adverse action 2024-11-21 [SDA]

ASC reaches enterprise agreement with South Australian workforce 2024-11-21 [PSNews]

Submarine strike yields 18.5% pay bump for Defence boat builders 2024-11-20 [The Mandarin]

New legislation to protect retail workers 2024-10-29 [HRD]

Income support, job assistance sought for quarantine-hit farm workers 2024-10-01 [HRD]

Income support, job assistance sought for quarantine-hit farm workers 2024-10-01 [HRD]

Crisis package needed for 800 farm workers facing lockdown 2024-09-28 [UWU]

Tomato virus outbreak leaves hundreds of migrant farm workers facing battle to 'make ends meet' 2024-09-27 [ABC]

Second Adelaide defence factory goes on strike 2024-09-10 [Australian Manufacturing]

New job: Bargaining Officer 2024-09-04 [Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch)]

Standing up for Cooper Pedy 2024-09-03 [ETU]

Chronic delays sees 56 ambulances ramped 23 patients kept waiting, union says 2024-08-16 [ABC]

Submarine workers walk off docks over pay dispute 2024-08-10 [The Northern Daily Leader]

Three strikes and still no resolution 2024-08-09 [winetitles]

Workers vote to take rolling 24-hour strikes at Jacob’s Creek winery 2024-08-08 [UWU]

Submarine workers walk off docks over pay dispute 2024-08-07 [The Advocate]

Keeping it in the family: Meet the Burt’s 2024-08-04 [ETU]

Jacob’s Creek workers strike over concern for jobs 2024-07-30 [Just Drinks]

Jacob’s Creek winery workers strike for 24-hours 2024-07-30 [UWU]

CPSU joins other unions in protected action against bio-tech company CSL Limited 2024-07-29 [PSNews]

Jacob’s Creek staff set for strike action amid Pernod wine sale concerns 2024-07-27 [Just Drinks]

“Key notes of corporate greed”: Jacob’s Creek workers strike over uncertain future 2024-07-25 [winetitles]

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]