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Cadbury workers stop work for a sweeter deal 2023-10-02 [ASU]

Bus package a positive step towards arresting driver shortage 2023-09-27 [RTBU]

Potential strike at Hobart airport will cause travel plan havoc 2023-09-14 [UWU]

Stadium deal raises serious questions 2023-07-25 [RTBU]

Workers’ Strike at Tasmania’s Largest Mining Company Exposes Wage Crisis at its Core 2023-07-03 [ETU]

Union calls for safer staffing after fire at Ashley youth detention centre 2023-06-18 [ABC]

Grounded: Launceston Airport Security Fired for Issuing Parking Tickets 2023-03-24 [UWU]

Minister agrees to consider RTBU solutions to Tasmania's bus crisis 2023-02-23 [RTBU]

Southern Cross Care Tasmania, Where’s the Compassion, Integrity and Respect? 2022-12-04 [ANMF]

Tasmania Needs a Pay Rise, now! 2022-11-23 [Unions Tasmania]

Unions, Southern Cross Care Workers Rally Over New Aged-Care Model 2022-11-23 [Triple M]

Tasmania Needs a Pay Rise, now 2022-11-22 [ACTU]

Mass public sector strikes in Tasmania 2022-11-09 [MSN]

Tasmanian Government Budget 2023-24 2022-10-23 [Unions Tasmania]

Strike to Commence at Hydro Tasmania 2022-10-04 [The Times]

Hydro Tasmania workers take strike action for a fair enterprise agreement 2022-10-04 [GreenLeft]

Teachers paid more than $3500 below the national average 2022-09-26 [The Advocate]

HACSU Opposes Communities Tasmania Abolition 2022-07-25 [HACSU]

Mount Lyell death questions ‘must be answered' 2017-08-28 [Brunei Advocate]

Tasmania miner ‘highly unlikely' to have survived Henty gold mine collapse, police say 2020-01-24 [The Guardian]

Welcome support for Tasmanian visa workers – Federal Government must now follow Tasmania's lead 2020-04-23 [UWU]

Workers want more hours but can't get them, says Unions Tasmania secretary Jessica Munday 2017-09-18 [Hobart Mercury]

Prisoners at Risdon denied Father's Day calls 2017-09-04 [Hobart Mercury]

Worker missing in mine collapse on Tasmania's west coast 2020-01-23 [The New Daily]

Fair Work Commission shoots down McCain's shabby treatment of Tasmanian workers 2021-08-06 [ACTU]

Union defends Tasmania's Atlantic Salmon from Attacks 2021-07-25 [AWU]

Statement from Unions Tasmania on the Liberal Government's anti-protest laws 2019-11-23 [Unions Tasmania]

Severe reduction in cleaning time at UTAS will cost livelihoods and threaten Tasmania's COVID-free status 2020-09-01 [UWU]

New job: TAFE Project Officer 2022-06-21 [AEU]

Job burnout behind push for larger Tasmanian parliament, but many other sectors can't just vote for more staff 2022-05-27 [ABC]

Vale Wally Pritchard 2022-05-13 [MUA]

Trade unions back Local Party's Leanne Minshull for Senate, in break with tradition 2022-05-12 [ABC]

42 cancellations in Launceston show that Metro is in crisis mode 2022-03-28 [RTBU]

New job: Industrial Organiser 2022-03-22 [AWU]

New job: Organisers - TAS 2022-03-16 [UWU]

Tasmanian Media Awards 2022-02-25 [MEAA]

Union lashes Tas for worker rule change 2022-01-10 [Now]

Budget 2022-23 2021-12-17 [Unions Tasmania]

Job Security Senate Submission 2021-11-10 [Unions Tasmania]

Health unions 'very concerned' about COVID-19 under Tasmania's border reopening plan 2021-10-23 [ABC]

TasRail failing to put words into action when it comes to safety 2021-10-11 [RTBU]

McCain food workers set to win pay rise 2021-09-14 [Green Left Weekly]

Productivity, and what it means for Tasmanian wages 2021-09-12 [The Advocate]

Union queries Tas health worker jab plan 2021-09-03 [The Star]

Tassie McCain Workers Win Deal 2021-09-02 [AMWU]

Union and McCain Foods can't agree on sick leave entitlements 2021-08-26 [The Advocate]

McCain needs to pay locked out workers 2021-08-10 [AMWU]

Fair work finds McCain workers unlawfully locked out 2021-08-06 [AMWU]

Union to challenge McCain lockout 2021-07-31 [AMWU]

ACTU throws support behind locked out Tasmanian McCain food workers 2021-07-31 [ACTU]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

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]