Thousands of allied health workers in Victoria will strike for 24 hours from midnight over a pay dispute. The union seeks a 36.18% pay rise over three years, citing disrespectful offers from the government.
SANFL players are considering a strike due to a significant pay decline over 20 years, with hourly wages falling to a third of the national minimum wage. Negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement are stalled, prompting players to explore collective action and potential legal avenues.
Nurses and midwives at Lyell McEwin Hospital in South Australia have begun a 24-hour strike over pay negotiations with the state government. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation is seeking a 21% pay increase over three years, citing a need for nationally competitive conditions to retain staff.
England's 75,000 resident doctors will strike for 96 hours from June 15-19, seeking a pay increase to offset a 26% real-terms loss since 2008-09 and more training places, amidst a long-running dispute with the NHS and new Health Secretary James Murray, who deems their demands 'unrealistic' and 'unsustainable'.
Wealthy players asking for more money may feel wrong but the big four tournaments are not sharing the revenue fairlyAt some point in the quiet buildup to her opening match at the Italian Open, Aryna Sabalenka decided to attack one of the most contentious subjects in her sport with the same force as her forehand. In her press conference, the subject of the top players’ attempts to attain a greater revenue share from the grand slam tournaments prompted the world No 1 to make a drastic prediction: “I think at some point we will boycott it, yeah,” she said. “I feel like that’s going to be the only way to fight for our rights.”It marked an escalation in a pay dispute that, until this point, had played out in a series of polite letters and public statements. Over a year ago, in March 2025, the players sent their first letter to the grand slam tournaments. Their requests focused on the grand slams offering a greater percentage of their revenues to the players, contributions to player welfare initiatives, such as pension funds, and closer consultation through a grand slam player council. To the frustration of the player group, the grand slams have still not issued substantial responses to the first two requests. Continue reading...
ABC staff have struck an enterprise agreement with the broadcaster, bringing an end to a pay dispute that culminated in a 24-hour strike.
Queensland commuters can expect more delays from Tuesday when a Saturday service will start due to industrial action.
