Surprise! Despite saying I was taking this week off I couldn’t resist putting a report together this week. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

"The scheme generates almost $1bn annually for the Australian economy, while just $184m is sent back to the 10 countries providing workers for Australian farms, abattoirs, hotels and aged care facilities."

Here’s this week’s Disputes Report! What do we think about the union movement’s newest inflatable picket line prop? I have been informed his name is Gary the Grub! disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

AEU Vic Branch Council are meeting today and will consider an offer from the state government. No indication of what is in the offer. Teachers at breaking point - not just about wages. Workload a huge issue. And also wages/conditions for education support staff. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

“This budget was not a terrible one . . . But the ambition was not overarching – it was focused and it meant that the biggest winners were the most profitable companies in Australia and the biggest losers were those struggling with disabilities." – Greg Jericho Read more ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/

Strikes, stoppages, lockouts and more in this week’s Disputes Report. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

Nominations are now open for elected positions at the Branch, Division and National levels of the National Tertiary Education Union. If you’re a member, this is your opportunity to get more involved and directly shape the future of our union. Find out more 👉 nteu.info/nteuelections2026

Great to see UC staff coming together to fix a broken system of constant restructuring and unfair workloads. NTEU members across the country are working together for better workplaces - find out more about our priorities and sign up to get involved: betterworkplaces.nteu.au @nteuact.bsky.social

This week: Queensland Rail cutting hundreds of services; council workers in Melbourne rallying during their 24 hour strike; paramedics at Ambulance Tasmania escalating their industrial action and sparkies at BHP moving to indefinite work bans. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

#ICYMI 'Antidote is a new report from Victorian Trades Hall Council outlining the vital role for workers and their unions in taking on the far-right.' www.weareunion.org.au/antidote

Thanks to all the readers who sent in background information and details to help me complete this week’s report. A real collective effort! #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

Is it moving deck chairs on the titanic or ACTU lining up their preferred leadership? Or something else altogether? #ausunions

Hoping to do a little extra writing on the weekend of some things that didn’t fit into Disputes Report this week - Liberty Bell Bay smelter; Carnival cruise ships and MEAA’s campaign for live music in performances. Maybe a few union elections? What else is brewing? #ausunions

In this week’s report - the long awaited decision in the NSWNMA’s Special Case; councils workers in 8 Melbourne councils to strike for 24 hours and a not so smooth start to industrial action at BHP. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

"The assumption underpinning employment services – that unemployed people need to be monitored, impoverished and coerced – is in direct contradiction to an interest rate policy framework that requires a certain level of unemployment to control inflation" theconversation.com/the-rbas-pol...

VC Bill Shorten has said the decision to go on strike is "premature". #aususnions

Anyone know the answer to this??

Industrial action at BHP in the Pilbara has commenced, but not without push back from the bosses. #ausunions thewest.com.au/business/min...

We said this law was unconstitutional, and it was unconstitutional. Not because we're clever, you could spot the invalidity from Jupiter. Politicians make these ridiculous laws knowing they'll be struck down, as a measure of their own cowardice and lack of seriousness.

Total stolen wages across Australia's university sector could be as high as $300 million, the NTEU estimates. www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/14/s...

This week’s Disputes Report begins & ends in the Pilbara. Sparkies at BHP are set to kick off industrial action tomorrow, & workers at Freo Cranes in the north-west have signed off on a new EBA. Plus heaps more disputes around the country. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week. For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.

CFMEU Inquiry kicks off public hearings again today. And who is top of the witness list? Nigel Hadgkiss. To refresh your memory, Hadgkiss was the head of the ABCC who was forced to resign for breaching the FWA. #ausunions

This week’s Disputes Report has landed. I’ll be on holidays next week - see you in a fortnight! #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

Yesterday Victorian public school teachers went on strike for the first time in 13 years, today union members at the ABC will go on strike for the first time in 20 years. All the details and much more in this week’s report. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

🧵 Putting together a thread of statements put out by Australian unions regarding the 2026 War in Iran. I was collecting these for myself, and thought others might find it useful. Let me know if your union puts out a statement and I'll add it. #ausunions

This isn’t business as usual. Potentially significant cuts are coming to the Australian Public Service and I want to know what this means for service delivery and for jobs. Labor promised to protect the APS, they need to honour that promise. www.afr.com/policy/econo...

Teachers, nurses & public sector workers, fighting back against automation and some green shoots of unionism in the Pilbara. It’s all in this week’s report. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

A short report this week. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

Never forget that Eric Abetz is a grub. That and plenty of industrial action (and a lockout) in this week’s Disputes Report. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

On Wednesdays we publish our weekly round up of industrial disputes and union news 🩷 #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

This week’s Disputes Report is here! #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

Mostly reports on public sector workers this week as well as some union election news. I also share some articles I’ve read this week about general strikes. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

This week’s Disputes Report is here including a brand new segment: PABO Watch! #ausunions

First Disputes Report for 2026 is here! After a month off - there’s a lot to report on!

I’m still technically on holidays but couldn’t help myself from thinking about the year ahead. Here’s my 2026 Watch List. #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/disputes-r...

It’s the last Disputes Report of 2025! Lots of disputes, a special general meeting, a name change and even a look at some ABS stats! #ausunions

The year may be winding down but industrial action does not seem to be winding down at all! disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial... #ausunions

Good morning comrades! Here’s this week’s Disputes Report (with some bonus reporting on one Queensland Labor Conference resolution). #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

I wrote a note over on substack about the forthcoming VAHPA special general meeting which will discuss the proposed merger between VAHPA & HACSU and how we can support VAHPA rank and file organising. #ausunions

Queensland’s teachers strike again, more industrial pushback for the Rockliff government in Tasmania and not one but TWO disputes with multinational Holcim. All that and more in today’s Disputes Report. #ausunions

Another busy week for workers. Find out what’s happening industrially around the country in this week’s Disputes Report! #ausunions disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial...

Scabby the Rat and a Christmas tree have been deployed on picket lines this week. Those disputes and plenty more in this week’s report.

This week’s Disputes Report includes an exciting development in Australian union merch - the union beret! That and much more in this week’s report. #ausunions

Here’s this week’s Disputes Report!

I’m back with a fortnight’s worth of disputes! #ausunions

Lots of disputes this week and also the Port Kembla Declaration - workers organising in their community to say a big hell no to AUKUS’ proposed new submarine base. This isn’t NIMBY-ism, it’s leading the charge on NIAP-ism: Not In Anyone’s Port. #ausunions

Another busy week of workers fighting for a fair go! #ausunions

On Saturday we held our first ever People's History walking tour, covering the extraordinary radical history of the inner-Sydney suburb of Glebe. We were expecting perhaps ten attendees, and instead well over 60 people turned up! Stay tuned for more completely free walking tours coming soon!

Highlights from putting together this week’s report: the creative placards at the Victorian kindy teachers’ strike; workers getting in touch to update me on disputes & SA firies saving baby ducks. #ausunions