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New South Wales Landmark report launched as we celebrate 150 years of Check Inspectors in coal [MEU] 30-05-2026


/ Global ETU attends WIMDOI Conference 2026! [ETU] 30-05-2026


Groundbreaking union trial against McDonald’s begins [SDA] 30-05-2026


Landmark McDonald’s lawsuit could affect over 300,000 workers [Inside Retail] 29-05-2026


April inflation figures reinforce union case for 6% minimum wage increase [ACTU] 28-05-2026



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Stronger sunscreen rules needed to restore confidence and protect Australians 2026-05-30 [AMA]

In plain sight and never out of mind — national health crises can’t be hidden 2026-05-30 [AMA]

Groundbreaking union trial against McDonald’s begins 2026-05-30 [SDA]

Groundbreaking union trial against McDonald’s begins 2026-05-30 [SDA]

SDA puts bargaining back on the menu at McDonald’s nationwide 2026-05-30 [SDA]

New South Wales PSA CPSU NSW housing report reveals a crisis 2026-05-30 [PSA]

Major report exposes university class size explosion hurting students, staff 2026-05-30 [NTEU]

Big Sister Mentoring Program Now Live! 2026-05-30 [ETU]

Tasmania Liberty Bell Bay 2026-05-30 [ETU]

Global ETU attends WIMDOI Conference 2026! 2026-05-30 [ETU]

May Day Across the Country 2026-05-30 [ETU]

What the 2026 Budget Means for the ETU 2026-05-30 [ETU]

New South Wales Landmark report launched as we celebrate 150 years of Check Inspectors in coal 2026-05-30 [MEU]

Australian Capital Territory Public Sector Cuts to Hurt Canberrans, Warns CPSU 2026-05-30 [CPSU]

Voice of the profession included in review of new commission 2026-05-30 [IEU]

Unions push for major pay rise as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite 2026-05-30 [News.com.au]

Anthropic economist Peter McCrory on AI's impact on workers 2026-05-29 [ABC News]

Victoria School education staff campaign for a No vote to pay, workload agreement 2026-05-29 [Green Left Weekly]

Landmark McDonald’s lawsuit could affect over 300,000 workers 2026-05-29 [Inside Retail]

McDonald's break dispute puts franchise compliance under court scrutiny 2026-05-29 [HRD]

Global Workers win international right to strike 2026-05-29 [Australian Unions]

Eleventh-hour talks avert strike action at flagship Australia LNG project 2026-05-29 [Upstream]

Western Australia BHP electrical workers to vote on strike at key Australian iron ore export hub 2026-05-29 [Reuters]

Australian Capital Territory TWU protests Swissport in Canberra as workers prepare for their push to lift standards 2026-05-28 [TWU]

Celebrating public education 2026-05-28 [AEU]

April inflation figures reinforce union case for 6% minimum wage increase 2026-05-28 [ACTU]

TWU members protest Swissport’s ‘dangerously low standards’ 2026-05-28 [Australian Aviation]

Misleading NCCD compliance advice circulating in schools 2026-05-28 [IEU]

Unions push for major pay rise as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite 2026-05-28 [News.com.au]

Member voices heard at joint Microsoft and ACTU AI Worker Summit 2026-05-28 [IEU]

The union election that could upend the Labor Party’s balance of power 2026-05-28 [The Age]

Saputo workers win through international solidarity 2026-05-25 [IUF]

Western Australia Indefinite lockout ends, Transport Workers Union and Brownes Dairy one step closer to resolution 2026-05-25 [Countryman]

TWU leadership gathers in Canberra during its largest industrial campaign in history 2026-05-25 [TWU]

Inflation spike casts a shadow over minimum wage debate 2026-05-25 [The Morning Herald]

Investors, unions, human rights groups and survivors unite on call for stronger modern slavery laws 2026-05-25 [Walk Free]

New report reveals shocking treatment of Australian optometrists under corporate model 2026-05-23 [HSU]

Workers shouldn’t have to pay for transition out of their own pockets 2026-05-23 [MEU]

Environmental research hit by widespread CSIRO job cuts 2026-05-23 [CPSU]

New South Wales Repeat offenders could be barred from NSW bank branches 2026-05-23 [FSU]

All in for this year’s reconciliation week – our role and individual responsibility 2026-05-23 [FSU]

Government closes loophole allowing child sex abusers to hide their assets in super 2026-05-23 [FSU]

Short-sighted: Optometrists treated like retail workers 2026-05-23 [Indonesiakini]

Jobless rise should pause any more interest rate rises 2026-05-22 [ACTU]

Global Australian Unions welcome international right to strike ruling 2026-05-22 [ACTU]

Western Australia MUA to file dispute with Fair Work Commission against JetWave 2026-05-22 [The West Australian]

'It will be hard': Parents warned as childcare workers vote in favour of mass industrial action 2026-05-22 [9 News]

Работники компании Saputo добились успеха благодаря международной солидарности 2026-05-21 [IUF]

СПГ-заводы австралийской Woodside Energy охвачены забастовкой ремонтников 2026-05-21 [oilcapital.ru]

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