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High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic

Decision exposes embattled airline to mammoth compensation bill in major win for the Transport Workers Union

The Guardian - AU

UberEats food delivery driver dies in Sydney crash

The death is the second in a month and the 13th since 2017 of a transport gig worker, with calls for ‘life or death’ reforms to the industry

The Guardian - AU

ESA executives need to go to allow agency overhaul: paramedics' union

It was 'obviously a recipe for failure' if the executives stayed.

The Canberra Times

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Australian DoorDash workers miss out on minimum hourly rate

Local riders for delivery company will not be given the option to be paid by the hour, like their international counterparts

The Guardian - AU

Truck drivers on strike over safety fears at Aldi

Truck drivers are protesting at Aldi stores across the country saying the international supermarket giant is putting drivers under extreme pressure.

The New Daily

Truck drivers protest at Aldi over safety standards

Transport workers are protesting at Aldi stores as the union says the German supermarket giant is putting drivers under pressure.

AAP

Bins Across Syd Vic To Be Left Uncollected As Garbos Strike For Better Working Conditions

This will be the sixth time waste workers will strike in Sydney in less than five months.

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Qantas accused of wasting ‘eye-watering’ amounts of money defending ‘illegal sackings’

Transport Workers’ Union says Qantas’s actions constitute ‘the largest case of illegal sackings in Australian history’

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer delivers budget speech – as it happened

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New Qantas CEO unlikely to change course from Alan Joyce

Qantas' time under Alan Joyce is coming to an end, but the airline won't be in a rush to divert from his controversial playbook.

The New Daily

Gig economy shifts as Uber takes on supermarket delivery, government pushes for minimum employment standards

Deals between Coles, Uber and a key transport union establishing minimum conditions — ahead of the threat of legislation — could mean better days for gig economy workers.

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Protester struck during union action

A man has been hit by a truck while protesting at a union action at waste company Cleanaway's Malaga operations in Perth on Wednesday.

AAP

Uber Eats and Coles supermarkets to offer deliveries in Australia under new deal

Transport Workers Union praised the arrangement as a ‘powerful opportunity’ to improve workers’ conditions and entitlements

The Guardian - AU

Aircraft refuellers start 24-hour strike at Melbourne Airport over pay and conditions

The Transport Workers Union says its been disappointed by pay negotiations with The Rivet Group, which is contracted to refuel aircraft at Melbourne Airport.

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The New Daily

Truck drivers rally nationwide after company collapse

Truckies are rallying around the country, pressuring companies such as Amazon, Apple and ALDI over safety and conditions the union says are costing lives.

ABC News

Scott's Refrigerated Logistics in receivership with question mark over 1,500 jobs

The Transport Workers' Union says it will work with receivers to ensure workers are prioritised after Australia's largest cold chain transport operator goes into administration.

AAP

Plight of cold chain operator rings alarms bells

The fate of Scott's Refrigerated Logistics, which is the nation's largest cold chain transport operator, has set alarm bells ringing through the sector.

The Guardian - AU

Upholding Qantas’s decision to sack staff would weaken workplace rights, union warns

The airline is seeking to overturn in the high court a finding that it illegally outsourced 1,700 ground handler jobs

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Rubbish situation: Sydney bins left uncollected for weeks as workers strike over pay

Fair Work Commission intervenes after union files lawsuit against waste contractor Cleanaway

AAP

Union sues amid garbage collector strikes

Waste management firm Cleanaway could face $125,000 in penalties for allegedly blocking union members from engaging in legal industrial action.

ABC News

Perth bus drivers tell of threats, assaults and living in fear as union ponders industrial action

Perth bus drivers say they are facing ongoing threats of assault and live in fear of people throwing rocks at their buses, as their union considers industrial action if safety measures are not improved.

The Guardian - AU

Federal government to intervene in transport union’s high court fight against Qantas

Tony Burke to be represented in case as airline seeks to overturn November decision which found it illegally outsourced ground staff jobs

ABC News

Bus drivers to strike in Adelaide but union denies timing is linked to post-holiday return to work

Almost 1,000 Adelaide metro bus drivers could walk off the job on Monday for 24 hours — amid a dispute over pay and conditions — in a strike their employer says is intended to cause widespread disruption to commuters.

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ACT paramedics and Transport Workers' Union call for better working conditions, rostering and support from Emergency Services Agency

Paramedics in the ACT are calling for more support from the Emergency Services Agency and rostering that doesn't see back-to-back 14-hour night shifts.

The New Daily

Wheels fall off the gig economy for Deliveroo

The government has committed to introducing legislation in 2023 for gig economy workers.

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