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Tuesday, May 17

Unions ready to flex industrial muscle but strikes will be 'last resort'

Unions have declared “time’s up” for job insecurity, flagging a unified effort to pressure employers through boycotts and social media campaigns.

Teachers will fight NAPLAN at home, in schools and the courts

The Queensland Teachers’ Union is ramping up its campaign against NAPLAN testing after being warned a boycott would be illegal.

Port Botany shipping container terminal in Sydney. (Photo: AAP Image/Dean Lewins)

Wharfies offer peace plan after being accused of extortion

The wharfies union is offering a peace deal to end its industrial action at Sydney’s Port Botany after the Federal Government accused it of extortion.