澳大利亚的提供现金的工人开始就工资和安全问题举行罢工,在重大赛事之前中断服务。 Cash delivery workers in Australia began a strike over pay and safety, disrupting services ahead of major racing events.

2025年10月24日,Armaguard、Prosegur和Point-Point-Point代表的运输工人工会开始为期四天的罢工,涉及工资、安全和工作保障,在澳大利亚维多利亚和塔斯马尼亚春季赛事狂欢节之前中断了现金交付。 Cash delivery workers from Armaguard, Prosegur, and Point-to-Point, represented by the Transport Workers Union, began a four-day strike on October 24, 2025, over pay, safety, and job security, disrupting cash deliveries ahead of Australia’s spring racing carnival in Victoria and Tasmania. 工人们，其中一些携带枪支，他们表示，尽管通货膨胀和风险上升，但他们已经五年没有加薪了。 Workers, some carrying firearms, say they haven’t received a pay rise in five years despite inflation and rising risks. 由Lindsay Fox的Linfox拥有的公司并未公开回应。 The companies, owned by Lindsay Fox’s Linfox, have not responded publicly. 工会计划可能会在墨尔本杯前一天,即11月3日采取进一步的行动。 The union plans potential further action on November 3, the day before the Melbourne Cup. 虽然澳大利亚银行协会和主要零售商说仍有现金可用,但罢工凸显了对现金分配可靠性的持续关切,尽管实物现金仅占2023年交易的13%。 While the Australian Banking Association and major retailers say cash access remains available, the strike highlights ongoing concerns about the reliability of cash distribution despite physical cash making up just 13% of transactions in 2023.