Australian trade unions

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Krishani Dhanji and Emily Wind

17, Jan, 2025 @7:12 AM

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Woolworths sacks two workers and investigates dozens over alleged conduct during 17-day strike
Letters seen by Guardian Australia focus on alleged pickets on 26 November outside warehouses that were not then on strike

Ariel Bogle

16, Jan, 2025 @2:00 PM

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Sydney train disruptions to cease for now after rail unions ordered to halt industrial action until next week
Fair Work Commission puts interim pause on approval for industrial action after second day of delays for commuters

Jordyn Beazley

16, Jan, 2025 @7:23 AM

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Wet, late and frustrated, Sydney train commuters say they are ‘turning against’ the unions
Storms and industrial action cause more delays on Australia’s busiest rail system

Mostafa Rachwani and Jordyn Beazley

16, Jan, 2025 @2:30 AM

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Sydney trains delayed up to five hours as authorities warn rail commuters to leave early
More than 1,000 train services expected to be cancelled by end of Wednesday with warnings industrial action could cause further chaos on Thursday

Elias Visontay and Caitlin Cassidy

15, Jan, 2025 @11:46 AM

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Sydney train passengers warned of delays and slow journeys as pay dispute drags on
Industrial action to resume on Wednesday after NSW government reveals improved pay offer

Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

14, Jan, 2025 @7:41 AM

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Reproductive leave could be a ‘gamechanger’ for Australian workers – how would it work?
Giving Australians 12 days off work each year for menstrual pain, menopause and IVF could save a fortune, study finds, but only a handful of workplaces offer it

Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter

12, Jan, 2025 @2:00 PM

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Sydney trains to run on New Year’s Eve as unions and Minns government reach last-minute deal
Government and unions still in deadlock over pay as NSW opposition warns of ‘chaos kicked down the road’

Elias Visontay and Australian Associated Press

24, Dec, 2024 @1:53 AM

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Minns government rejects union peace offer as trains standoff threatens Sydney’s New Year’s Eve
NSW premier insists he is ‘not trying to be bloody minded’ as government holds out against pay rise demand

Elias Visontay and Australian Associated Press

23, Dec, 2024 @9:44 AM

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‘Major crisis’ in NSW mental health care escalates as public psychiatrists prepare to quit en masse
State hospitals face exodus of 150 specialists amid standoff with government over pay

Caitlin Cassidy

23, Dec, 2024 @6:19 AM

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Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike, police commissioner says
Karen Webb warns that NSW force can’t risk 250,000 people being ‘trapped in the city’ with no way home

Elias Visontay and Emily Wind

20, Dec, 2024 @12:14 AM

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Sydney train delays: commuters warned industrial action could cause ‘significant’ disruptions ahead of New Year’s Eve
Federal court dismisses NSW government’s attempt to stop action – including work stoppages that could lead to a train strike

Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

19, Dec, 2024 @5:36 AM

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