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Fight for better conditions for US screen workers is a fight for all of us [MEAA] 2021-09-25

FSU launches human rights network [FSU] 2021-09-25

South Australia American bankers underestimate Berri battlers [UWU] 2021-09-23

Job security battles: FedEx strike next Thursday, StarTrack strike today [TWU] 2021-09-23

Casual workers bearing brunt of pandemic with millions of hours of work lost and 174,000 losing work [ACTU] 2021-09-23

StarTrack workers on strike as FedEx staff vote to walk off the job [ABC] 2021-09-23

TWU slams StarTrack’s attempt to exploit covid to block job security strike [TWU] 2021-09-21

No to nuclear submarines – Jobs and health, not nukes [MUA] 2021-09-21

Victoria ACTU condemns attack on union office [ACTU] 2021-09-21

Study finds 40,000 tertiary jobs lost during pandemic [University World News] 2021-09-17

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Today's labour news


100 years on the journey continues for the women’s game 2021-09-25 [PFA]

Fight for better conditions for US screen workers is a fight for all of us 2021-09-25 [MEAA]

Victoria CFMEU Condemn behaviour at Shrine of Remembrance 2021-09-25 [CFMMEU]

Victoria Your union's priority will always be your safety and jobs 2021-09-25 [CFMMEU]

Victoria Stop the violence and support our frontline workers 2021-09-25 [FSU]

FSU launches human rights network 2021-09-25 [FSU]

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australian workers, businesses and the system of labour regulation: a special issue of the Australian Journal of Labour Law 2021-09-25 [Labour Law Down Under]

StarTrack delivery drivers strike for jobs 2021-09-25 [Green Left Weekly]

Victoria Workers’ rights or the far right: who was behind Melbourne’s pandemic protests? 2021-09-25 [The Guardian]

Western Australia Perth-based Stagecoach staff in strike threat over pay dispute as merger talks revealed 2021-09-24 [The Daily Record]

Far-right throws up new challenges for unions 2021-09-24 [Green Left Weekly]

South Australia Water workers turn off the taps 2021-09-24 [UWU]

Victoria The Melbourne Earthquake 2021-09-24 [AWU]

New South Wales CFMEU officials deny bribery charges 2021-09-24 [Green Left Weekly]

Victoria Union claims pregnant Metro worker forced to take wage cut 2021-09-24 [The Age]

Workers feel heat of climate change effects 2021-09-23 [UWU]

Covid 19: keeping all workers safe 2021-09-23 [UWU]

South Australia American bankers underestimate Berri battlers 2021-09-23 [UWU]

Job security battles: FedEx strike next Thursday, StarTrack strike today 2021-09-23 [TWU]

Casual workers bearing brunt of pandemic with millions of hours of work lost and 174,000 losing work 2021-09-23 [ACTU]

Queensland Cairns workers lower paid and more insecure than most Australians 2021-09-23 [ACTU]

Public sector unionists fight for liveable income 2021-09-23 [Green Left Weekly]

South Australia Workers strike at southern hemisphere's largest winery as pay negotiations slow 2021-09-23 [ABC]

 VIDEO  Transport Workers Union speaks on today's strikes by StarTrack workers 2021-09-23 [9 News]

StarTrack workers on strike as FedEx staff vote to walk off the job 2021-09-23 [ABC]

Victoria Unions need to crush the anti-vax movement 2021-09-23 [Red Flag]

Victoria Journalists and news crew targeted by Melbourne protesters and police 2021-09-22 [IFJ]

Victoria CFMEU condemns extremist violence in Victoria 2021-09-22 [BWI]

Victoria Professionals Australia condemns violent protests 2021-09-22 [PA]

Protests an affront to pharmacists: union 2021-09-22 [AJP]

What are the protests against Victoria’s construction union all about? An expert explains 2021-09-22 [The Conversation]

Victoria Behind the attack on the CFMEU office 2021-09-21 [Green Left Weekly]

Australian Capital Territory Union calls for reversal of savage job cuts 2021-09-21 [UWU]

TWU slams StarTrack’s attempt to exploit covid to block job security strike 2021-09-21 [TWU]

Qantas fails in second attempt to delay remedy hearings 2021-09-21 [TWU]

To China: “Stop Cheating” 2021-09-21 [AWU]

NTEU Statement on COVID-19 vaccinations 2021-09-21 [NTEU]

Queensland NTEU Statement – Professor Chelsea Watego 2021-09-21 [NTEU]

RMIT under investigation for wage theft 2021-09-21 [NTEU]

South Australia Calls for ventilation audits in SA classrooms to stop the spread of COVID 2021-09-21 [InDaily]

No to nuclear submarines – Jobs and health, not nukes 2021-09-21 [MUA]

Maritime and electrical trades unions stand against nuclear submarines 2021-09-21 [Green Left Weekly]

New South Wales Beauty industry calls for government to reconsider ‘five clients per premises’ rule 2021-09-21 [SmartCompany]

Why unions support vaccination but not employer mandates 2021-09-21 [Medical Press]

Call Center Workers in Australia Are Unionizing to Demand Better Pay and Conditions 2021-09-21 [Jacobin]

Victoria ACTU condemns attack on union office 2021-09-21 [ACTU]

Victoria Melbourne CFMEU protest: Unions support vaccination to keep workers safe 2021-09-21 [The Age]

Victoria John Setka's message to union members and those who 'hijacked' CBD protest 2021-09-21 [3AW693 Newstalk]

Victoria Victorian government to shut down construction industry after clashes at CFMEU offices 2021-09-20 [ABC]

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This month in labour history


10-09-1892 The first train of contractors brought in to scab during the Broken Hill miners' strike arrives and is met with hostility from local men and women. [more]

10-09-1917 Mass meetings of Sydney railway workers express outrage at the unions' capitulation to the government's terms, but nevertheless a return to work from the general strike begins. [more]

23-09-1945 Australian wharfies refuse to work on Dutch vessels in support of Indonesia’s Independence. [more]