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Qantas avoids chaos but more strikes ready for take-off

Qantas avoids chaos but more strikes ready for take-off

Engineers at Australia's largest airline are taking industrial action to target the peak summer travel period as Qantas refuses to buckle to their pay demands.

Rail chaos looms with 'whatever it takes' worker push

Rail chaos looms with 'whatever it takes' worker push

Rail chaos looms with 'whatever it takes' worker push

Rail chaos looms with 'whatever it takes' worker push

The NSW government will again try a legal strategy to overcome industrial action that a court has allowed to resume on a rail network facing fresh disruption.

Sky-high $120m compensation bill for Qantas workers

Sky-high $120m compensation bill for Qantas workers

Sky-high $120m compensation bill for Qantas workers

Sky-high $120m compensation bill for Qantas workers

Qantas has struck a deal to compensate more than 1800 workers to the tune of $120 million after the Federal Court found they were illegally sacked.

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You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

Police union members could receive hundreds of millions of dollars for what they say is unpaid overtime over the past six years amid a protracted pay dispute.

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolworths is counting the cost of a 17-day strike that took millions of dollars from their bottom line and left shelves empty in the lead-up to Christmas.

Woolies nabs union deal to end warehouse strike

Woolies nabs union deal to end warehouse strike

Striking has ended at Woolworths' distribution centres after workers who had walked off the job for 17 days accepted a fresh offer from the supermarket giant.

Workers warn of bare shelves, Woolworths says no risk

Workers warn of bare shelves, Woolworths says no risk

As 1500 warehouse workers walked off the job in a fight for better pay and conditions, their union warned the shelves at Woolworths could empty as a result.

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'Deserted': police begin first strikes in over 20 years

'Deserted': police begin first strikes in over 20 years

'Deserted': police begin first strikes in over 20 years

'Deserted': police begin first strikes in over 20 years

Police have walked off the job for the first time in two decades to protest the Victorian government's "disrespect" in a long-running impasse over a pay deal.

Government caves to worker calls for 24-hour trains

Government caves to worker calls for 24-hour trains

Government caves to worker calls for 24-hour trains

Government caves to worker calls for 24-hour trains

A train strike that could have brought Sydney to a standstill has been avoided after the government agreed to run 24-hour services.

Light rail to slow to a crawl as union ramps up demands

Light rail to slow to a crawl as union ramps up demands

Light rail to slow to a crawl as union ramps up demands

Light rail to slow to a crawl as union ramps up demands

Sydney Commuters face frustratingly slow light-rail trips as industrial action linked to a wages dispute between drivers and a major private operator heats up.

BHP digs in over coal royalties and labour hire stance

BHP digs in over coal royalties and labour hire stance

BHP digs in over coal royalties and labour hire stance

BHP digs in over coal royalties and labour hire stance

Multinational BHP says it will continue to work with the Queensland government over coal royalties after protesters demonstrated outside their AGM.

Watchdog takes legal action against CFMEU and official

Watchdog takes legal action against CFMEU and official

Watchdog takes legal action against CFMEU and official

Watchdog takes legal action against CFMEU and official

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against the CFMEU and one of its officials for alleged unlawful conduct at a Perth construction site.

Qantas says sorry as sacked staff seek $200m justice

Qantas says sorry as sacked staff seek $200m justice

Qantas says sorry as sacked staff seek $200m justice

Qantas says sorry as sacked staff seek $200m justice

Qantas has apologised for its unlawful pandemic retrenching of 1700 workers as the transport union pursues the airline for hundreds of millions of dollars.

DHL downplays delivery impact as 1200 workers strike

DHL downplays delivery impact as 1200 workers strike

DHL downplays delivery impact as 1200 workers strike

DHL downplays delivery impact as 1200 workers strike

DHL workers are striking at warehouses in Victoria and NSW, affecting deliveries for major brands and medical facilities.

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'Sort this out': police launch new action over pay deal

The Fair Work Commission has been called in again to resolve a long-running pay dispute between Victoria and its police force as fresh industrial action begins.

Thousands of ambulance workers caught in super stuff-up

Ambulance Victoria has apologised to about 3000 staff after a payroll system stuff-up led to the underpayment and overpayment of superannuation contributions.

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Angered by more than two years of failed pay talks, hundreds of Victorian TAFE teachers have gone on strike and are threatening to target Labor MPs.

Sheriffs' defy industrial commission, walk-off over pay

The union representing sheriffs and other public servants and the state government department employing them have been ordered to work things out.

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Hospitals handed $1.5b lifeline, spared forced mergers

Hospitals in Victoria will not be forced to amalgamate as the state government pledges to inject $1.5 billion in funding for services.

Teachers walk from TAFE classes as pay talks flounder

State TAFE teachers who say they are "lowest funded in Australia" are threatening further industrial action amid stalled negotiations over a wage dispute.

Pay fight for disability staff reaches workplace umpire

Disability staff are being underpaid by as much as $9 an hour because they are wrongly classified as carers, unions argue in a case before the workplace umpire.

Shane Heal awarded $5000 in court battle with Flames

A judge has awarded Shane Heal a $5000 penalty from the Sydney Flames for failing to provide payslips while he was their head coach.

Union acted 'reasonably' in dispute with Qantas: court

A court has ruled the union representing long-haul pilots working for Qantas was not unreasonable in blocking the airline's request to pursue external hires.

Employer in court over 'threats' to murder-trial juror

A landmark legal case will decide whether a Sydney clothing shop threatened an employee who did not want to work weekends while on the jury for a murder trial.

Sheriff strike could end up in court if talks fail

Sheriffs walked off the job at NSW courts but could find themselves back in one fighting for higher pay, as workers seek more than the state has offered.

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