Qld postal workers threaten walkout
Australia Post workers in Queensland say they are prepared to go on strike right up to Christmas.
View ArticleBus drivers urged to put brakes on boycott
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council says it is hoping the union representing bus drivers will cancel a boycott of local stops it has labelled dangerous.
View ArticleRudd to join Brisbane's Labour Day march
Thousands of workers will gather today throughout Queensland to celebrate Labour Day, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd expected to join the Brisbane march through the city's CBD. Union leaders say today...
View ArticleThousands march in Brisbane for Labour Day
Thousands of workers have taken part in today's Labour Day march through Brisbane's CBD.
View ArticlePrivate school teachers to strike over pay
The Queensland Independent Education Union (QIEU) says some teachers at four private schools will strike on Thursday over pay and conditions.
View ArticlePrivate school teachers strike over pay
Thousands of students in south-east Qld will attend school today while their teachers strike for better wages.
View ArticleTime running out for stolen wage claims: QCU
The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) says time is running out for Indigenous people to claim stolen wages.
View ArticleHospital VMOs ready to quit over pay row
The Australian Medical Association says the Nambour Hospital would be crippled if visiting medical officers (VMOs) quit over pay and working conditions.
View ArticleVMOs to face off with Qld Health
Doctors threatening to quit the public health system have been called to a conference with Queensland Health in the Industrial Relations Commission this morning.
View ArticleQld workers get extra public holidays over Christmas
Qld Parliament is considering legislation to create extra public holidays on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
View ArticleTransport firm attacks bus drivers' strike
The parent company of Sunbus says a planned strike by Sunshine Coast drivers is unnecessary and will only delay pay negotiations.
View ArticleBus strike to cause 'significant inconvenience'
An estimated 12,000 people will be affected by today's strike by Sunbus drivers on the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleSunbus drivers to strike again
Sunbus drivers across the Queensland's Sunshine Coast will strike again tomorrow for 48 hours, disrupting public transport services for an estimated 12,000 commuters.
View ArticleBus drivers allowed to continue industrial action
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has won the right to continue industrial action in Queensland over pay and working conditions for bus drivers.
View ArticleBus drivers criticised over new year's strike threat
The Sunbus service says its drivers are adopting "industrial thuggery" by threatening a 48-hour strike on new year's eve.
View ArticleOngoing bus drivers' dispute could interrupt services
A bus company wants Fair Work Australia to intervene in a north Queensland bus drivers' dispute.
View ArticleBus drivers strike again as pay row hits 'impasse'
Sunbus drivers on Queensland's Sunshine Coast have walked off the job today for the fifth time in just over six weeks.
View ArticleUnion threatens more Sunbus strikes
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says further strikes by Sunbus drivers are on the cards if a pay dispute is not resolved this week.
View ArticleConciliation meetings put bus driver strikes on hold
It is hoped a series of conciliation meetings between the Transit Australia Group (TAG) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) will see the end of bus driver strikes on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleHope Sunbus dispute closer to resolution
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says it hopes a dispute between Sunbus drivers and management on Queensland's Sunshine Coast will be resolved by mid-March.
View ArticleHope for breakthrough in bus driver pay row
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) will meet Sunbus management again today to try to resolve an ongoing pay dispute with bus drivers.
View ArticleTraders to get Fair Work Ombudsman visit
Clothing retailers and manufacturers on the Sunshine Coast will be the focus of an education campaign for employers on new national workplace laws.
View ArticleSunbus drivers back on strike over pay
Commuters on Queensland's Sunshine Coast face disruptions again today, with Sunbus drivers walking off the job for the fifth time since December.
View ArticleBus drivers threaten more strikes
The union representing bus drivers on Queensland's Sunshine Coast says it will take more industrial action unless a meeting can resolve the issue.
View ArticleSunbus drivers to get new pay offer
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says it hopes a meeting with Sunbus management today will avert further bus strikes in Queensland.
View ArticlePay row to put brakes on bus services
Sunbus and TransLink bus services on the Sunshine Coast will grind to a halt again this Friday and next Monday as a result of an ongoing pay dispute.
View ArticleFears Sunbus strike to drag on
A pay dispute between Sunbus and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has escalated.
View ArticleCommuters disrupted as Sunbus pay dispute continues
Sunbus services are not operating again on Queensland Sunshine Coast today due to a continuing pay dispute.
View ArticleSunbus services grind to a halt again
A long-running pay dispute is continuing to disrupt bus services on Queensland's Sunshine Coast this week, with no buses running today or tomorrow.
View ArticleStriking Sunbus drivers won't back down
A pay dispute that has stopped bus services on Queensland's Sunshine Coast could extend further into next week.
View ArticleCommuters disrupted as Sunbus dispute continues
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) will hold another meeting with bus drivers on Queensland's Sunshine Coast today to discuss a long-running pay dispute.
View ArticlePower woes hamper rail services
A power fault at Eudlo is continuing to disrupt train services on the Sunshine Coast today.
View ArticleHope for Sunbus dispute breakthrough
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says a meeting today could pave the way for a return to normal Sunbus services on Queensland's Sunshine Coast from Thursday.
View ArticleBus driver strikes spread to Gold Coast
A long-running pay dispute between the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Sunbus on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has spread to the Gold Coast and Redland Shire.
View ArticlePay stoush puts brakes on bus services
Bus drivers have walked off the job on the Gold and Sunshine coasts and in the Redlands
View ArticleHastings Deering workers to strike over pay
Workers at a mining equipment company say they are not getting a fair share of the mining boom.
View ArticleQantas woes could 'cripple' Qld tourism industry
Queensland Tourism Minister Jan Jarratt says the Qantas dispute has forced the State Government and tourism operators into damage control mode.
View ArticleThousands march on Labour Day across Qld
Thousands have turned out for Labour Day marches in Queensland, the first since 1998 under a non-Labor state government.
View ArticleTeachers hopeful of pay breakthrough
Teachers say they still hope to negotiate a new pay deal with the Queensland Government and avoid going to arbitration.
View ArticleUnion rejects extended Saturday trading hours in Qld
The union representing retail workers will fight a proposal to increase Saturday trading hours in south-east Queensland.
View ArticleConcerns for tourism and jobs as Qantas announces cuts
Queensland unions and tourism groups are bracing for the impact of Qantas cost cutting and job losses. The national carrier has announced it will shed the equivalent of 5,000 full-time jobs across...
View ArticleSunshine Coast bus drivers call off strike
The Transport Workers Union says Sunshine Coast bus drivers' planned industrial action this weekend has been averted.
View ArticleClive Palmer court case: Pay dispute hearing adjourned due to mining...
Mining magnate and federal MP Clive Palmer is unable to give evidence in the Supreme Court in Brisbane, where he is being sued by the former manager of his Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleConstruction workers walk off job at Sunshine Coast University Public...
About 1,500 construction workers walk off the job at the new Sunshine Coast University Public Hospital amid safety concerns at the site.
View ArticleRetailers in south-east Queensland given green light to open for longer
South-east Queensland's major retailers and supermarkets will be able to open for longer following a decision by the state's industrial watchdog.
View ArticleDairy farmers fear pay dispute could cost them $3 million as milk processor...
A group of Queensland and New South Wales dairy farmers fear they could lose up to $3 million if a major milk processor drops the price it pays to farmers.
View ArticleMigrant workers are the worst paid and 'unlikely to complain about stolen wages'
Migrant workers in agriculture are among the worst paid in the country and most are suffering in silence, according to new research.
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