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Australia Migrant workers have long been too scared to report employer misconduct. A new visa could change this [The Conversation] 26-07-2024

Australia Don’t torch journalism [MEAA] 26-07-2024

Australia Tasmania 'Rock solid' Saputo workers to stay on strike for as long as it takes [The Advocate] 24-07-2024

Australia Commission’s review of part-time work should deliver “roster justice” [ACTU] 23-07-2024

Australia New South Wales Los trabajadores del tren ligero hacen huelga para exigir mejores salarios y los viajeros de Sydney se enfrentan a problemas de viaje durante toda la semana [Oficinista] 21-07-2024

Australia Tameka Yallop: 'Todos y todas queremos igualdad de condiciones en el próximo Mundial femenino' [FIFPRO] 20-07-2024

Australia Tameka Yallop : « Nous voulons toutes des règles du jeu équitables lors de la prochaine Coupe du monde féminine » [FIFPRO] 20-07-2024

Australia South Australia Ni-Vanuatu women unite to overcome seasonal work 'nightmare' with court case against alleged sexual abuse [ABC] 19-07-2024

Australia CFMEU corruption claims are bad news for a labour movement already in a battle for survival [The Guardian] 18-07-2024

Australia ‘John Setka hates my guts’: Sally McManus says she ‘will not flinch’ in dealing with the CFMEU [Women's Agenda] 18-07-2024


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Are you being paid correctly? 2024-07-26 [Australian Unions]

Don’t torch journalism 2024-07-26 [MEAA]

Newspaper reporters strike over pay as Olympics loom 2024-07-26 [MWM]

Miners to get pay rise 2024-07-26 [Safe to Work]

Pay dispute bullet point: Federal cops tell politicians they’re not clerks 2024-07-26 [The Mandarin]

Migrant workers have long been too scared to report employer misconduct. A new visa could change this 2024-07-26 [The Conversation]

Queensland Bus Queensland refuses to hire safety officers as Transport Workers' Union demands review 2024-07-26 [ABC]

ACTU congratulates Brendan O’Connor on public service to the Australian people 2024-07-25 [ACTU]

Australian Capital Territory Australian National University underpaid casual staff $2 million over 11 years due to timesheet error 2024-07-25 [ABC]

Australian Capital Territory ANU Admits $2M Wage Theft, Highlights System Flaws 2024-07-25 [NTEU]

Victoria NTEU concerned and disappointed at the disestablishment of the University of Divinity School of Indigenous Studies 2024-07-25 [NTEU]

New South Wales Warning for travellers at Sydney Airport as airport workers plan to strike 2024-07-25 [News.com.au]

Report a rip-off: price gouging in the insurance industry 2024-07-25 [Australian Unions]

South Australia “Key notes of corporate greed”: Jacob’s Creek workers strike over uncertain future 2024-07-25 [winetitles]

Global Terry Snee, former Federal President of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers, dies 2024-07-25 [ITF]

The CFMEU overhaul won’t do much to end the blokey culture that dominates Australian job sites 2024-07-24 [Architecture & Design]

CFMEU to implement code of conduct for delegates over ‘deeply worrying’ allegations 2024-07-24 [The Advertiser]

South Australia Ambulance ramping reaches 'crisis levels' as union casts doubt on improvements before next election 2024-07-24 [ABC]

Bunnings hits back on tradie lead poisoning claim 2024-07-24 [News.com.au]

Victoria AWU nets $3M in underpayments for BlueScope workers 2024-07-24 [AWU]

Gap in work conditions between gig workers and white-collar professions widens 2024-07-24 [ABC]

Tasmania 'Rock solid' Saputo workers to stay on strike for as long as it takes 2024-07-24 [The Advocate]

Seafarer shortage pushes national resilience to the brink 2024-07-23 [MUA]

Commission’s review of part-time work should deliver “roster justice” 2024-07-23 [ACTU]

Pay fight for disability staff reaches workplace umpire 2024-07-23 [The Advocate]

Women’s pay rising steadily 2024-07-22 [ACTU]

Program: Welders exposed to carcinogenic fumes, research shows 2024-07-22 [ABC]

New South Wales Sydney commuters face travel woes all week as light rail workers strike for better pay 2024-07-22 [The Guardian]

New South Wales Los trabajadores del tren ligero hacen huelga para exigir mejores salarios y los viajeros de Sydney se enfrentan a problemas de viaje durante toda la semana 2024-07-21 [Oficinista]

‘Rotten culture’: concerns takeover won’t fix union 2024-07-21 [AAP]

Victoria Government announces terms of CFMEU independent review 2024-07-21 [ABC]

New South Wales Commuter chaos on Sydney's light rail as workers strike 2024-07-21 [The Advocate]

Tameka Yallop : « Nous voulons toutes des règles du jeu équitables lors de la prochaine Coupe du monde féminine » 2024-07-20 [FIFPRO]

Tameka Yallop: 'Todos y todas queremos igualdad de condiciones en el próximo Mundial femenino' 2024-07-20 [FIFPRO]

Global Tameka Yallop: 'Talk to any Matilda, any Socceroo – we all want equal conditions at next World Cup' 2024-07-20 [FIFPRO]

South Australia ‘Micromanaging’: Woolworths sparks worker anger over break policy 2024-07-20 [The New Daily]

The Future of Australian Manufacturing 2024-07-20 [AWU]

New South Wales The CFMEU boss, a wad of cash and a hidden camera: New pictures reveal covert police operation 2024-07-20 [The Morning Herald]

Queensland Union boss lashes out at Labor governments over CFMEU probe 2024-07-20 [The Morning Herald]

Queensland Action, not apologies required following Callide explosion report 2024-07-20 [MEU]

Victoria A message from Kate Marshall, Assistant State Secretary — Farewell, but not goodbye. 2024-07-20 [HACSU]

Stop AI Theft 2024-07-20 [MEAA]

Finance Sector Union calls on government to regulate AI use in big four banks at Inquiry 2024-07-20 [FSU]

Analysis Labor walks a tightrope to clean up the CFMEU while keeping the powerful union onside 2024-07-20 [ABC]

Alleged crime links and the CFMEU: what to know about the political furore over the construction union 2024-07-20 [The Guardian]

UK RMT stands in solidarity with Australian building workers 2024-07-19 [RMT]

Western Australia ITF's 'Nowhere to Hide' campaign targeting WA ports next week 2024-07-19 [MUA]

Returning construction commission ‘would do little’ to fix rogue unions: Albo 2024-07-19 [In Queensland]

South Australia Ni-Vanuatu women unite to overcome seasonal work 'nightmare' with court case against alleged sexual abuse 2024-07-19 [ABC]

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