Torres Strait Islanders commemorate the legacy of 1936 pearl industry maritime strike

Fed up with restrictions over what they earned and where they could go, pearl boat workers embarked on nine months of industrial action that would change the face of their communities forever. Ninety years on, their legacy is still felt across the Torres Strait.

The waterfront dispute pitted workers against each other. Recruits from the wharves share their stories

The 1998 waterfront dispute was one of the most significant industrial disputes in Australia, but what happened to those who were recruited to keep the wharves running? 

UWU Warehouse Dispute, QUBE, NTEU Wage Theft

Today we go outside the Federal Court in Melbourne with National Tertiary Education Union members who are getting their day in court over the system wage theft they have experienced; we give an update on the UWU warehouse dispute with Woolworths; and the QUBE gaming of the Fair Work Act.

Port Strike Ends, Workers Win $24 Wage Increase

East Coast Longshore workers with the International Longshoremen’s Association are returning to work, after three raucous days on the picket lines. They received a promise of a $24-an-hour pay raise over six years, bringing top pay from $39 to $63. The strike paralyzed shipping in huge port complexes like Newark, Houston, and Charleston, stopping loads of fruit, vehicles, and heavy equipment. It was the first coastwide strike for the ILA since 1977. The sides will return to bargaining on the other big issue of the strike, automation, extending the old agreement to January 15.

| Maritime Union of Australia