The workers racing to save an Australian icon in the suburbs
The platypus has been hanging on in south-east Queensland's waterways but devastating floods and expanding suburbs have taken ...
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Union organizations celebrate as Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act signed into law amid Amazon strike
Union and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition celebrated the Warehouse Worker Injury ...
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Starbucks workers’ union strikes across US
At Starbucks, the Workers United union, which represents employees at 525 stores across the United States, said last Thursday that walkouts would escalate daily, and could reach “hundreds of ...
Adelaide Now14d
Qld’s $47bn infrastructure projects lacking 35,000 workers
In Queensland, 74,000 workers are needed to build the pipeline of infrastructure — from road to rail, renewable energy and hospitals — but the state will be short 35,000 personnel across the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation14d
Investigations into death of Queensland firefighter Izabella Nash expected to probe lack of thermal imaging cameras
As early as 2016, the United Firefighters Union Queensland raised concerns about the radio network used by state government agencies — the Government Wireless Network. In the union's journal ...
Brisbane Times15d
Garbage pay stink splits south-east council on third day of strikes
Transport Workers Union Queensland organising director Josh Millroy “We want to make sure that this … administration comes back to the table to openly, honestly and effectively negotiate with ...
USA Today16d
Amazon faces possible US strikes as Christmas looms
Pressure is building on Amazon.com AMZN.O to come to the bargaining table with the Teamsters union as thousands of workers threaten to strike during the retailer’s busy holiday selling season.