Jim McIlroy

Sydney university staff to strike again for improved pay, conditions

National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney are gearing up for a 24-hour strike as part of their push for an improved enterprise agreement. Jim McIlroy reports. 

Truck convoy to Canberra demands safety changes to deadly industry

Hundreds of truck drivers and their vehicles converged on Parliament House in Canberra demanding transport industry safety rules. Jim McIlroy reports.

Powerhouse Museum ‘rejuvenation’ threatens to destroy its historic character

The campaign to save the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo is continuing after the NSW government announced it would close the museum to the public for “rejuvenation”. Jim McIlroy reports. 

Rank-and-file team contests Sydney Uni NTEU elections

Rank-and-file members of the National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Sydney have launched a ticket for the August union elections. Jim McIlroy reports.

The ABC archives contain 90 years of valuable records

Staff and unions campaign to save ABC archives

Staff, unions and archivists are campaigning to save the ABC archives, writes Jim McIlroy.

Western Sydney nurses walk out over understaffing

Emergency department nurses at Blacktown and Westmead Hospitals walked out of work to protest unsustainable work conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.

Barilaro’s trade office saga and NSW Corruption Inc

Former NSW deputy premier and Nationals leader John Barilaro being appointed to a plum state trade office job in New York over the top of another appointee shows NSW Corruption Inc still rules. Jim McIlroy reports.

Unionists call on Labor to accelerate dumping the ABCC

Unionists say the anti-union Australian Building and Construction Commission should be abolished immediately. Jim McIlroy reports. 

Protesters tell Santos to abandon the Narrabri gas project

Protesters rallied outside a Santos office, calling on it to abandon its Narrabri Gas Project in the Pilliga State Forest in north-west NSW. Jim McIlroy reports.

Maritime union slams Svitzer pay cut move against tugboat heroes

Maritime workers, who recently made a daring rescue of 21 seafarers in wild seas off Australia's east coast, are fighting to maintain their pay and conditions against Svitzer Tugs attempts to cut them. Jim McIlroy reports.

Human rights activist charged, then acquitted, for telling the truth about colonial massacre

Human rights activist Stephen Langford has finally been acquitted of “malicious damage” for pasting of the words of Governor Lachlan Macquarie on his statue in Hyde Park. Jim McIlroy reports.

NSW rail union continues its campaign for safe trains

The New South Wales Rail, Tram and Bus Union is continuing to take industrial action over concerns regarding passenger safety and members' jobs, Jim McIlroy writes.