Travelers have been urged to pay close attention to airline updates as more than 50 airport employees walk out of work due to wage disputes. Due to a wage dispute with fuel giant Ampol Aviation, tankers at Sydney Airport are expected to go on strike for 12 hours on Friday.
Australian workers could be fired if they do not consent to invasive medical tests despite planned changes to privacy laws, a report warns. The Australia Institute study, released on Tuesday, examined the experiences of workers in the mining sector who were required to undergo blood tests without much explanation during the recruitment process.
Workers applying for jobs in the mining industry are asked to provide blood samples as part of the recruitment process. Those who refuse are rejected. The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work found evidence of this practice for its new report, No Blood-No Job, and is using the report to urge the federal government to … Read more
On today's show, Ben Harvey explains how the union will use a tried and tested negotiating tactic to get a better deal in the face of the dockworkers' strike at the Port of Fremantle.
Invasive productivity monitoring and anti-union controls in Amazon's foreign warehouses do not occur in Australia, Amazon executives told a Senate committee. The Senate Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence continued its hearings on Friday, with Amazon executives based in Toronto and Sydney among the first to appear.
A two-day work stoppage at the port of Fremantle could add weeks to delays in cargo deliveries to WA, a shipping company warned, as the premier urged workers to return to the negotiating table. As the political fallout from the pilots' and traffic policemen's decision to strike escalated, Roger Cook said the port authority – … Read more
Workers at BHP Group's Escondida mine in Chile went on strike on Tuesday after failing to reach a wage agreement with management, setting the stage for major disruption at the world's largest copper mining operation. The union's 2,400 members walked off the job after rejecting BHP's latest proposal at the end of a five-day mediation … Read more
The secretary of the influential Transport Workers Union (TWU) in Victoria was removed from office over allegations of hazing. A TWU spokeswoman confirmed that the union learned of the allegations against its current secretary, Mem Suleyman, a heavyweight in the Victorian branch of the transport union, late Friday.
An average raise of $155 a week over two years for early childhood educators will increase employment in the industry, the federal government says.
The federal government has backed a 15 percent pay rise for childcare workers as the sector struggles with a shortage of skilled workers.