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Australia South Australia Regional supermarket workers win millions in compensation [InDaily] 07-07-2025

Australia Unions win fight against BHP to stop wage-cutting labour hire rorts [ACTU] 07-07-2025

Australia Queensland $66 million pay win: BHP Same Job Same Pay win will transform industry [MEU] 07-07-2025

Australia Don’t miss out: millions of workers set for pay boost from July 1 [ACTU] 01-07-2025

Australia Record number of Australians win higher pay through union bargaining [ACTU] 27-06-2025

Australia New South Wales Helensburgh lockout shows why laws must change [MEU] 27-06-2025

Australia Union wins coming into effect from 1 July [Australian Unions] 25-06-2025

Australia An interview with Liam Byrne, author of ‘No Power Greater: A History of Union Action in Australia’ [Australian Unions] 24-06-2025

Australia ACTU wants AI regulated to boost productivity and protect workers [ABC] 23-06-2025

Australia Queensland Streets blocked as second day of CFMEU protests erupt in Brisbane [9 News] 20-06-2025


Other news


Queensland Nurses and midwives ramp up industrial action as pay negotiations break down 2025-07-08 [ABC]

New South Wales Snowy 2.0 concrete lab at Lobs Hole closed amid silica concerns 2025-07-08 [ABC]

Queensland BHP ordered to pay workers an average $30,000 more after defeat in landmark labour hire ruling 2025-07-08 [ABC]

Queensland Fair Work Commission rules against BHP in ‘same job same pay’ decision on Queensland coal mines 2025-07-08 [News.com.au]

New South Wales Metropolitan Mine workers rally as lockout enters its third week 2025-07-08 [ABC]

Podcast: Dr. Liam Byrne on becoming a union legend like Bob Hawke 2025-07-07 [MEU]

Queensland $66 million pay win: BHP Same Job Same Pay win will transform industry 2025-07-07 [MEU]

Unions win fight against BHP to stop wage-cutting labour hire rorts 2025-07-07 [ACTU]

An Increase to Retail and Fast-Food Wages and an Increase to Superannuation 2025-07-07 [SDA]

South Australia Regional supermarket workers win millions in compensation 2025-07-07 [InDaily]

Queensland Embattled Star Casino workers take action for decent pay 2025-07-07 [Green Left Weekly]

Queensland Nurses reject Crisafulli’s claim wage offer is ‘nation leading’ 2025-07-06 [The Times]

New South Wales Rail workers vote to accept pay offer, ending industrial action 2025-07-05 [The Times]

Queensland After backing Star through crisis, workers take a stand 2025-07-04 [UWU]

Queensland After backing Star through crisis, workers take a stand 2025-07-04 [UWU]

South Australia Union wins for thousands of low-paid Maccas workers 2025-07-04 [ACTU]

Queensland Star workers walk off job in another blow for Brisbane casino 2025-07-04 [The Times]

Queensland No star review for 'insulting' casino workers pay offer 2025-07-04 [The Senior]

Program: Workers and unions worried time is running out for Nyrstar bailout 2025-07-04 [ABC]

Queensland Nurses reject Crisafulli’s claim wage offer is ‘nation leading’ 2025-07-03 [The Morning Herald]

Bendigo Bank ends local banking in five regional communities as it announces the closure of 10 local branches: Finance Sector Union 2025-07-02 [Rural and Regional News]

South Australia McDonald’s franchises lose ‘David and Goliath’ fight against collective bargaining move 2025-07-02 [HR Leader]

New South Wales HSU launches major report, commences wage bargaining 2025-07-02 [HSU]

Supermarket staff attacked in free bag ban anger 2025-07-02 [News 24]

Union claims Medicare fraud reaches $10b 2025-07-02 [Medical Republic]

South Australia Fair Work win for South Australian Maccas workers 2025-07-02 [InDaily]

Victoria Public Sector Union Is Facing a Reform Challenge 2025-07-02 [Jacobin]

Women and babies could die due to midwife cuts at Sydney’s RPA hospital, staff warn 2025-07-01 [The Guardian]

Big union win over McDonald’s; Pizza Hut and Domino’s could be next 2025-07-01 [AFR]

For the first time, the AFAP, AIPA and TWU have all filed Protected Action Ballots for Express Freigters pilots 2025-07-01 [AFAP]

Young workers strike back: Grill’d staff take action against low-pay exploitation 2025-07-01 [UWU]

All Qantas group pilot unions to take action over bottom-of-the-industry offer for first time 2025-07-01 [TWU]

Fighting for members across SA 2025-07-01 [AWU]

Celebrating AWU Life Members: Winter 2025 2025-07-01 [AWU]

Was the AWU ever not the AWU? 2025-07-01 [AWU]

The Big Issue: Renewing the call to Reserve Our Gas! 2025-07-01 [AWU]

A message from the National Secretary: Winter 2025 2025-07-01 [AWU]

Wages are going up for retail & fast food workers in July 2025-07-01 [SDA]

ANMF Welcomes Support for Student Placements 2025-07-01 [ANMF]

Commonwealth Prac Payment for student teachers begins 2025-07-01 [AEU]

MyState Group workers say no to dud enterprise deal 2025-07-01 [FSU]

Don’t miss out: millions of workers set for pay boost from July 1 2025-07-01 [ACTU]

Qantas Freight Pilots May Go on Strike Amid Low Salary, 90% in Favor 2025-07-01 [Aviation A2Z]

Young workers strike back: Grill’d staff take action against low-pay exploitation 2025-06-28 [UWU]

'It's about power': How sexual harassment affects those on the margins 2025-06-28 [SBS]

Victoria Health Workers Union enters full administration 2025-06-27 [HSU]

South Australia Fix the ramping crisis: workers take case to MPs 2025-06-27 [UWU]

Queensland Budget snubs Ambulance, puts Queenslanders at risk 2025-06-27 [UWU]

How superannuation is changing and improving on July 1 2025-06-27 [SDA]

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This month in labour history


3-07-1892 A 6,000 strong meeting calls for immediate strike action at Broken Hill as miners' previous agreements with employers expire. [more]

16-07-1986 The mining community of Moura was hit with disaster when a massive explosion at No. 4 mine claimed 12 lives. [more]

27-07-1917 A mass meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in Sydney votes to strike against the introduction of a time card system. [more]

28-07-1901 Birth of Harry Bridges. At 19, a sailor, he emigrated to the United States where he participated in the formation of the International Union of Longshoremen and Storekeepers (ILWU), of which he remained one of the leaders for 40 years. [more]