No end in sight for DXC Technology strikes, a new slate of stoppages begin today

Rolling stoppages are ongoing until June 9.

The fourth round of strikes have commenced this week by DXC Technology workers as no resolution has been made between the company and its employees.

Rolling stoppages begun on June 5 from 6:30am AEST to June 9.

The stoppages will be happening from those in the mainframe operations team, these workers are responsible form critical banking, government and essential services.

Action began back at the end of March, after over a year of failed negotiations. Workers have been asking for a 4 percent pay increase that back dated from July 1, 2025.

According to the Australian Services Union (ASU), the action follows years of failed enterprise bargaining, with workers reporting no meaningful wage increases in more than six years.

DXC has also proposed significant cuts to standby and on-call arrangements that could strip thousands of dollars from workers' annual incomes.

The last round of stoppages occurred a few weeks ago, with no deal being made between the two parties. Prior to that the first round of rolling strikes began in early May.

A range of services could reportedly be disrupted from these strikes from banking to government.

Paul Inglis, Director at Professionals Australia said in a statement, “Our members are the tech professionals who keep critical systems running for government agencies, banks, transport networks and essential services.

“When these systems fail, they are the people called upon to restore them.”

Inglis noted that many employees have gone more than six years without a pay increase.

“Now they are being asked to accept an agreement that would leave them worse off in real terms while cutting important conditions,” he said.

“That is unacceptable for a workforce that delivers critical services day in day out.”

CRN Australia will update this story as it unfolds.