NSW firefighters are raising the alarm on their stagnating wages and poor working conditions by chalking up their trucks with messages asking the state government to properly value their lifesaving work. Photos of the chalked up trucks are being shared across social media. On one reddit thread people are commentingContinue Reading
The Albanese government has backed a real wage increase for the country’s “low-paid” workers, but it will be up to the industrial umpire to determine exactly who such an employee is. In its submission to the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review — which covers almost 2.9 million award andContinue Reading
The ACTU will push for a pay hike of 5 per cent in the upcoming annual wage review, arguing that an inflation-beating pay increase can be afforded by businesses when profits are surpassing their pre-pandemic levels. But the ACTU’s claim will be met with fierce resistance by employers, while theContinue Reading
The country’s largest business organisation will push for a pay increase of “not more than 2 per cent” in the upcoming annual wage review, as it warned of a cost squeeze facing small business and the effect of a significant hike on the jobs market. The review, conducted by theContinue Reading
Fury is brewing among hospital workers over drastic increases to parking in metropolitan Sydney hospitals, with staff across 16 hospitals walking off the job over hikes to staff parking amid a cost-of-living crisis. About 1000 workers, including psychologists, scientists, theatre technicians, kitchen staff, cleaners, and security guards, will down toolsContinue Reading
Virgin Australia has avoided a potentially disastrous strike over the holiday season after broking an in-principle pay deal with unions for better staff pay. Transport Workers Union (TWU) members working for the airline had initially voted 99 per cent in favour of taking “last-resort” protected industrial strike action. But VirginContinue Reading
Virgin cabin crew have “overwhelmingly” voted to strike several times in the lead up to the busy Christmas travel period, in a move which could threaten travel during the festive season. More than 98 per cent of Virgin crew who are members of the Flight Attendants Association of Australia (FAAA)Continue Reading
More than 170 schools across South Australia will remain closed on Thursday, as teachers strike over a pay dispute with the government for the second time in two months. The Australian Education Union (AEU) is calling for an 8.6 per cent pay rise in the first year of the newContinue Reading
At least 1400 dairy workers across Victoria will begin “indefinite” strikes as early as Wednesday if agreements are not reached with dairy processors in a meeting on Tuesday. Plant workers have demanded increased pay as they continue to feel the sting from the cost of living crisis, with some full-timeContinue Reading
Thousands of public sector staff are set to strike for 24 hours next month in a move expected to disrupt major welfare services across the country. Workers from Services Australia will walk off their jobs on October 9, in protest of the government’s “lukewarm” 11.2 per cent wage offer whichContinue Reading