Some 400 union workers will strike for 24 hours on Friday at electricity giant Transgrid after the company allegedly rejected a “compromise” offer from the Electrical Trades Union last week. The long running pay dispute between the union and Transgrid, which operates transmission lines, high voltage underground cables, substations, switchingContinue Reading
A major health union has claimed a dropped media story dropped during tense wage negotiations has “derailed” wage negotiations. The Health Services Union (HSU) is meeting with NSW Health representatives at the Industrial Relations Commission on Monday in an attempt to broker a deal amid threats more than 2100 paramedicsContinue Reading
The fight between NSW Ambulance paramedics and the state government will go before the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on Monday. Negotiations with the Health Services Union (HSU) stalled on Friday when the union rejected an average 19 per cent increase to take home pay — including base pay, penalties, andContinue 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
“Used and let down” paramedics have written to NSW Premier Chris Minns, urging his government to honour an election promise to drastically improve pay and conditions. More than 1900 NSW paramedics have pledged to boycott renewing their medical registration, which would severely restrict their ability to administer clinical work fromContinue Reading
Union strikes could impact Virgin Australia flights, as ground crew workers take the next step towards industrial action. Transport Workers Union (TWU) workers with Virgin have applied for a protected action ballot (PAB) through the Fair Work Commission, as they accuse the airline of failing to act on commitments madeContinue 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
Bega workers in Penrith are entering their fourth day of industrial action over a pay dispute, deepening fears of an imminent Dare iced coffee shortage. Dozens of staff walked off the job at 9pm on Monday after negotiations failed to secure a 7 per cent pay rise in the firstContinue Reading
While NSW public sector nurses and midwives have accepted a 4 per cent wage increase, a union says many members were left disappointed by the offer. On Monday night, 58 per cent of branches from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) narrowly agreed to the pay boost, but theContinue Reading
Thousands of paramedics in NSW will refuse to perform key tasks from Wednesday as a union prepares to take the state government to war over an “insultingly low” pay rise offer of 4 per cent. Australian Paramedics Association (APA) members will begin industrial action from Wednesday, July 26, to theContinue Reading