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Qantas Engineers Rostering and Fatigue Dispute:

https://australianaviation.com.au/2026/08/qantas-engineers-apply-for-protected-action-ballot/

https://www.miragenews.com/qantas-engineers-unanimously-seek-strike-ballot-1729643/

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1. Causes

Staffing shortages and unfilled vacancies

increase in patients

staffing model not safe on shifts

difficulties in retaining nurses and midwives

2. Symptoms

strike in 2022 and 2024

petitioning through union

fatigue, stress, turnover, grievances increase

union campaign and legal actions

(breaking down trust between workers and management - government..

3. Unions made demands about staffing ratios. Settlement reached with pay from May 2026. FWC was involved. Safe staffing levels task force on going.

4. Theory links Labour Process Theory - control - negotiating through this managerial control was an important process. Pluralism also noted.

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Australia Post Delivery Drivers Workload Dispute

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Australia Post Delivery Drivers Workload Dispute

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1. Causes

Increasing work requirements and parcels loads; staffing shortages; inadequate allowances; increase in ecommerce which has led to physical fatigue; productivity pressures from managements

2. Symptoms

high turnover in roles; stress; complaints; mail backlogs

increased injury claims; prolonged legal bargaining

3. Negotiation and Resolution

Union involved; interest based negotiation; delivering workers

4. Theory Links

pluralism;

5. Reflection - not sure if it is ongoing.

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Qantas Engineers Rostering and Fatigue Dispute

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Qantas Engineers Rostering and Fatigue Dispute

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1. Cause

Wage Stagnation; Engineers not paid appropriately

2. Symptoms

Emotional indication (frustration)

Involved FWC and union with ballot about protected action

More action coming

3. Negotiation and Resolution

Negotiating now with Employers and Transport Union

No outcomes yet

Management wants settlement with pay increases and sustainable business outcomes

4. Theory Links

Foxs Taxonomy - pluralism

5. Reflection

Lack of communication at the beginning. More communication between parties. Pay freeze in 2020 due to covid as gone on too long.

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Causes

Unsafe working conditions

Lack of consultation about technological change

Poor supervision or bullying

Breach of promised training opportunities.

Unclear job roles and expectations

Symptoms

Frequent sick leave

Strike over pay

High turnover

Drop in Productivity

Formal Grievances is increasing

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Providing independent research and advice to Government on economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians.

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https://www.workplaceexpress.com.au/topics.php?stream=11

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ABC news items
https://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/industrial-relations

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https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-work-hours/industrial-disputes-australia/latest-release

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Latest Conflict Resolution
https://mailchi.mp/nteu/we-won-backpay-for-tutors-at-griffith?e=4f4173d585

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Labor_Union

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Amazon Labor Union ( ALU) is an independent labor union specifically for Amazon workers, created on April 20, 2021. On April 1, 2022, the Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, JFK8, backed by the ALU became the first unionized Amazon workers recognized by the National Labor Relations Board.

The Amazon Labor Union was founded on April 20, 2021 by a labor-activist group founded by Chris Smalls called The Congress of Essential Workers (TCOEW). Smalls, along with Derrick Palmer, had organized a walkout at the JFK8 facility to protest Amazon's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had led to the firing of Smalls. Smalls' termination was widely criticized by government officials, and prompted Smalls to form TCOEW and lead a number of strike actions.

Learning from the 2020 Bessemer union drive at an Amazon facility in Alabama, which initially resulted in a now-challenged vote against unionizing, Smalls concluded that he should lead a grassroots movement to organize the ALU after assessing the attacks Amazon made against the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union during the Bessemer drive. Smalls explained his decision, saying to The Guardian "If established unions had been effective, they would have unionized Amazon already. We have to think about 21st century-style unionizing. It's how do we build up the workers' solidarity."

Over 50 Amazon warehouses contacted the ALU in attempts to organize their own workplaces, with some facilities from Canada, India, South Africa and the United Kingdom asking the ALU for assistance.

President: Chris Smalls

Vice president of organizing: Derrick Palmer

Vice president of membership: Connor Spence

Treasurer: Madeline Wesley

Secretary: Karen Ponce

JFK8 warehouse

Over a five-day period between March 25 and 30, 2022, workers voted for unionizing the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island. On April 1, 2022, the ballot count concluded with 2,654 in favor of unionizing and 2,131 voting against, officially resulting with the creation of the Amazon Labor Union as the first independent Amazon union in the United States. The New York Times described the unionization as "one of the biggest victories for organized labor in a generation" and wrote that the ALU's achievement was "the most important labor victory in the United States since the 1930s". President Joe Biden congratulated the union, with Press Secretary Jen Psaki stating he was "glad to see workers ensure their voices are heard" and that Biden "believes firmly that every worker in every state must have a free and fair choice to join a union".

Amazon submitted an objection to the NLRB, asking for a new election. The company claimed that members of the Union "intimidated employees", "recorded voters in the polling place" and "distributed marijuana to employees in exchange for their support", according to an excerpt from the complaint.

LDJ5 warehouse

On March 2, 2022, the NLRB approved a union election at the second of the four New York City warehouses, LDJ5.

On May 2, 2022, the workers voted 618 to 380 against a union, with 1,600 employees eligible for the vote.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Amazon Labor Union ( ALU) is an independent labor union specifically for Amazon workers, created on April 20, 2021. On April 1, 2022, the Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, JFK8, backed by the ALU became the first unionized Amazon workers recognized by the National Labor Relations Board.