Four-day working week trial, AI protections and a pay rise: a significant win for workers at Insignia

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Australia Victoria Victory for Public Service in Australia: CPSU Stops Privatisation of Victoria’s Crucial Data [PSI] 09-10-2024

Australia Tasmania 'We've had enough': No end in sight for cheesed off maintenance workers [The Advocate] 04-10-2024

Australia ‘Like I’ve been jailed’: after a lifetime of piecework, textile outworkers can retire with no super [The Guardian] 29-09-2024

Australia Payslip harassment: Another scandal in the Australian welfare system [Pearls and Irritation] 28-09-2024

Australia / Myanmar NTEU calls for new Myanmar sanctions after shocking executions [NTEU] 28-09-2024

Australia / Asia BWI Asia-Pacific Conference slams Australian government’s takeover of CFMEU [BWI] 24-09-2024

Australia IUF calls for negotiations as Saputo strike continues after three months [IUF] 22-09-2024

Australia Unionists continue to vent their anger at Labor, ACTU over anti-CFMEU law [Green Left Weekly] ActNOW! 19-09-2024

Australia CFMEU supporters threaten three-day strike as protests over the embattled union continue [9 News] 18-09-2024

Other news

Cannon Clough: Why I left the A-League Women for the USL Super League 2024-10-12 [PFA]

Emma Ilijoski: Confronting extreme heat, as a player and activist 2024-10-12 [PFA]

PFA Executive member Elise Kellond-Knight announces retirement from professional football 2024-10-12 [PFA]

AMA joins united call for action on youth justice shame 2024-10-12 [AMA]

Updated guide to help patients understand out-of-pocket medical costs 2024-10-12 [AMA]

NTEU National Council endorses member-led AI policy paper 2024-10-12 [NTEU]

Albanese government’s school funding legislation is premature 2024-10-12 [AEU]

Four-day working week trial, AI protections and a pay rise: a significant win for workers at Insignia 2024-10-12 [FSU]

New South Wales Domestic violence recovery centre exposed staff to psychological injury, SafeWork NSW says 2024-10-11 [ABC]

New South Wales GrainCorp, AWU wage stoush flares again as NSW workers discuss walk-off 2024-10-11 [Farm Online]

'Nuclear? Why?' – electric workers blast off video campaign ahead of federal election 2024-10-11 [Energy News Bulletin]

New South Wales GrainCorp workers threaten to strike during expected bumper NSW harvest 2024-10-10 [ABC]

Aon’s Gary McMullen renews push for national workers’ comp overhaul 2024-10-10 [IBA]

Victoria Fire rescue staff strike by writing in all caps lock, cc’ing bosses into everything, win pay rise 2024-10-10 [News.com.au]

Queensland Carjacking Highlights Urgent Gig Worker Safety Needs 2024-10-10 [TWU]

Tasmania 'Not a peep' in support: Striking Saputo workers a Teeny bit cheesed off 2024-10-10 [The Advocate]

Western Australia Staff in line for payment after Aegis Health admits to underpaying workers 2024-10-10 [The Source]

Get the facts: know your rights so you can protect them 2024-10-10 [Australian Unions]

HSU secures injunction preventing Asmar using union resources in legal defence 2024-10-09 [HSU]

Teachers ‘ban’ Albanese’s public schools plan as decades of under funding cost economy billions 2024-10-09 [The New Daily]

Victoria Monash staff and students unite to defend casuals from management cuts 2024-10-09 [Green Left Weekly]

Poll: Overwhelming support to save Rex, take a public stake and clean up aviation 2024-10-09 [TWU]

Full-time professionalism top of the agenda for A-League Women players: PFA Report 2024-10-09 [PFA]

Irvine and Catley voted 2024 Austraffic PFA Footballers of the Year 2024-10-09 [PFA]

JOB Administration Traineeship 2024-10-09 [MEU]

Retiring CMO Paul Kelly made invaluable contribution to healthcare system 2024-10-09 [AMA]

AMA welcomes government reviews into GP incentives and Medicare 2024-10-09 [AMA]

Now more than ever: National Reconciliation Week 2024 2024-10-09 [NTEU]

Labor’s bill to keep NBN public is ‘a win-win for millions of customers and the NBN workforce’ 2024-10-09 [CWU]

Qantas backs down on secondments EOI 2024-10-09 [ASU]

New analysis highlights economic benefits of investing in public schools 2024-10-09 [AEU]

AEU places immediate ban on implementation of the national reform agreement 2024-10-09 [AEU]

'Gold standard': EA requires sharing of information about AI changes to roles 2024-10-09 [HRD]

ETU questions Australia’s billion-dollar nuclear price tag 2024-10-09 [Mining.com]

Victoria Victory for Public Service in Australia: CPSU Stops Privatisation of Victoria’s Crucial Data 2024-10-09 [PSI]

AI: Retail union vows to push for wage increases 2024-10-08 [Ragtrader]

Program: Skilled migrants forced to work basic jobs to survive 2024-10-08 [ABC]

Growing call for Australia to introduce big change to junior pay rates 2024-10-07 [News.com.au]

Queensland Union reels following Oaky North mine fatality 2024-10-06 [Mining.com]

Meet the women campaigning for reproductive leave rights for Australians 2024-10-05 [Honey]

There's a renewed push to scrap junior rates of pay for young adults. Do we need to rethink what's fair? 2024-10-04 [Big News Network]

Cbus Super signs 'industry-first' agreement on AI protections for employees 2024-10-04 [HRD]

CFMEU members unite to fight back 2024-10-04 [Green Left Weekly]

Tasmania 'We've had enough': No end in sight for cheesed off maintenance workers 2024-10-04 [The Advocate]

Aged care providers must not shirk scrutiny 2024-10-03 [HSU]

Qantas Short Haul Pilots Reject New Agreement 2024-10-03 [AIPA]

PFA nominated for 2024 BBC Green Sport Awards 2024-10-03 [PFA]

Fowler & Paulsen awarded 2024 Austraffic PFA Young Footballer of the Year honours after stellar seasons 2024-10-03 [PFA]

Three NSW coal extensions approved 2024-10-03 [MEU]

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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]