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The ALP’s first national conference under the Albanese government will also debate union proposal for an export tariff on unprocessed critical minerals

The Alphabet Workers Union said on Monday that thousands of contract employees assessing the quality of Alphabet Inc.’s Google search and advertising won a raise that brought workers’ wages up to $15 an hour, following a Bloomberg report documenting allegedly inadequate pay and benefits.

Workers at Santos' Point Bonython port, near Whyalla, are continuing strike action that started in late 2022, with the union demanding a 5 per cent pay rise, or a rise that matches CPI.

In Silicon Valley, the new year began as the last one ended — with tens of thousands of tech workers losing their jobs. Just a few days into 2023, Amazon Chief Executive Andrew Jassy announced that there would be 18,000 layoffs across the company. Within weeks, Microsoft revealed it was…

Anthony Albanese and his cabinet are set to endorse a multi-pronged strategy to curb sky-high power prices, as pressure mounts on the government to urgently intervene in the market.

The Australian Workers' Union is facing possible penalties, accused of inflating its numbers by neglecting to remove non-paying members from its register.

Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, illegally cut off contract workers’ access to a spreadsheet about pay transparency, a union alleged in a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board.

Adding to pressure on Albanese government, unions are warning of risk to manufacturing jobs from sky-rocketing gas prices

A minister has joined calls for curbs on 'insane' power prices by angrily comparing gas companies to a swam of locusts.

A major union takes aim at the federal government over its gas policy, accusing Labor of risking jobs through a "dud handshake agreement" with exporters.

The director of a company that employed Pacific islanders who "absconded" from their work program says he feels "sick" over claims they were induced to break the rules.