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Trade union news from Australia; the official Australia feed of https://nitter.cf/t.co/VCwUmkCUQ8.

 Sydney, Australia
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Joined June 2008
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NSW: ITF inspectorate condemns Newcastle coal terminals over obstruction of seafarer inspections mua.org.au/MUA/Content/News_…
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Union pressure forces NAB into partial backdown, promising no forced redundancies before Christmas, as bank posts $6.14 billion profit fsunion.org.au/union-pressur…
Union pressure forces NAB into partial backdown, promising no forced redundancies before Christmas,...

Union pressure forces NAB into partial backdown, promising no forced redundancies before Christmas,...

The FSU and its members at NAB have forced CEO Andrew Irvine into an embarrassing backdown over his botched restructure.

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WA: Contract worker killed in accident at remote Regis gold mine thenightly.com.au/australia/…
Worker killed in ‘tragic incident’ at remote gold mine

Worker killed in ‘tragic incident’ at remote gold mine

Police and workplace safety investigators have been called after a contractor died at a remote gold mine run by one of Australia's biggest resources companies.

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VIC: Chinese consulate demands justice after delivery worker killed in Melbourne scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…
Chinese consulate demands justice after delivery worker killed in Melbourne

Chinese consulate demands justice after delivery worker killed in Melbourne

The tragedy has sparked online outrage over delivery platform policies and gig worker safety.

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TAS: Nurses rally following 'disappointing' government pay and conditions offer abc.net.au/news/2026-11-07/t…
Tasmanian nurses rally following 'disappointing' government pay offer

Tasmanian nurses rally following 'disappointing' government pay offer

Nurses and midwives have stepped up a pay dispute with the Tasmanian government, walking off the job at two southern hospitals.

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TWU welcomes landmark High Court decision holding Uber accountable for tax obligations twu.com.au/press/twu-welcome…
TWU welcomes landmark High Court decision holding Uber accountable for tax obligations - Transport...

TWU welcomes landmark High Court decision holding Uber accountable for tax obligations - Transport...

The Transport Workers’ Union has welcomed a landmark High Court decision backing the NSW Government’s fight to hold Uber accountable for its tax obligations, which sends a message to all companies...

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Darwin Port's CEO headed to the races while threatening workers with mua.org.au/MUA/Content/News_…
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Unions welcome support for new workplace rules on climate hazards - Australian Council of Trade...

Unions welcome governments endorsing Safe Work Australia to develop new work, health and safety (WHS) regulations to protect workers from extreme heat, poor air quality and mosquito-borne illness.

actu.org.au
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L’IAM exprime ses préoccupations concernant le projet du gouvernement fédéral de privatiser les quatre plus grands aéroports du Canada iamunion.ca/fr/liam-exprime-…
L’IAM exprime ses préoccupations concernant le projet du gouvernement fédéral de privatiser les...

L’IAM exprime ses préoccupations concernant le projet du gouvernement fédéral de privatiser les...

Le jeudi 5 novembre 2026, le gouvernement Carney a dévoilé son « Budget 2026 : Maîtres chez nous », dans lequel il a fourni davantage de détails sur son projet de privatisation des quatre plus grands...

iamunion.ca
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Les infirmières et infirmiers du Canada exhortent le gouvernement fédéral à faire des soins de santé publics une priorité à la suite du budget de 2026 fcsii.ca/les-infirmieres-et-…

Les infirmières et infirmiers du Canada exhortent le gouvernement fédéral à faire des soins de...

Linda Silas : l’économie canadienne a besoin d’un système de santé public fort, au service de la santé de toute la population 5 novembre 2026 (Ottawa, ON) – Le budget de 2026 prévoit peu de nouveaux...

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QC: Budget fédéral : réaction de la FTQ ftq.qc.ca/budget-federal-rea…

Budget fédéral : réaction de la FTQ - Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)

Montréal, le 5 novembre 2026. – La Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ) accueille positivement plusieurs des mesures ciblées d’aide aux personnes qui en ont besoin, comme...

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WA: Nurses raise alarm over ‘chronic understaffing’ as report reveals alarming surge in self-harm in hospitals thewest.com.au/politics/stat…
Staff burn out as self-harm incidents in WA hospitals soar

Staff burn out as self-harm incidents in WA hospitals soar

Alarming new suicide figures and the damning assessment of frontline workers are proof, Stacey Hilderbrandt says, that the hospital system that failed to save her daughter still hasn’t been fixed.

thewest.com.au
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Unions urge AI workplace protections in Senate inquiry itbrief.com.au/story/unions-…
Unions urge AI workplace protections in Senate inquiry

Unions urge AI workplace protections in Senate inquiry

Workers face job losses, intrusive monitoring and opaque decisions as unions press senators for enforceable rules on AI at work.

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Unions and parents groups back work from home changes aapnews.aap.com.au/news/unio…
Unions and parents groups back work from home changes

Unions and parents groups back work from home changes

Advocates and union representatives expressed support for legislative changes that would introduce a statutory right to work from home.

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High Court Holds Uber Accountable for Tax Obligations miragenews.com/high-court-ho…
High Court Holds Uber Accountable for Tax Obligations

High Court Holds Uber Accountable for Tax Obligations

The Transport Workers' Union has welcomed a landmark High Court decision backing the NSW Government's fight to hold Uber accountable for its tax

miragenews.com
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QLD: Union urges state government to intervene over hundreds of Mater job cuts abc.net.au/news/2026-11-04/q…
Mater staff in disbelief over hundreds of job cuts as union calls for intervention

Mater staff in disbelief over hundreds of job cuts as union calls for intervention

The union for pathology workers says the timing of hundreds of job cuts at Mater hospitals in Brisbane and Springfield "could hardly be worse".

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NSW: Worker union backs Human Rights Act hrleader.com.au/law/28864-wo…
Worker union backs Human Rights Act

Worker union backs Human Rights Act

As the NSW Parliament considers the Human Rights Bill 2025, the Australian Services Union has voiced its support for the promotion of dignity, fairness and accountability across NSW public administ...

hrleader.com.au
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VIC: Public service union refuses to back Labor at Victorian election, condemning job cuts and $1.2bn consultant spend theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Public service union refuses to back Labor at Victorian election, condemning job cuts and $1.2bn...

Public service union refuses to back Labor at Victorian election, condemning job cuts and $1.2bn...

Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions refusing to back Carroll government

theguardian.com
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SA: Fair Work Hearing to Decide AGL's Duties Under Net Zero Laws miragenews.com/fair-work-hea…
Fair Work Hearing to Decide AGL's Duties Under Net Zero Laws

Fair Work Hearing to Decide AGL's Duties Under Net Zero Laws

Workers at South Australia's closing Torrens Island B Power Station would receive up to $33,500 from AGL for upskilling, retraining, career planning

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04-11-1908 Sydney's rockchoppers vow to continue their strike "so long as one single member of the union remains in gaol."
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