Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union

 

Food workers deserve better

People working in the food and confectionery industries deserve a better deal.

The AMWU helps win secure, long-term jobs and deliver wages to sustain a family on.

Join the AMWU today or contact us to hear more about it.

Food Industry News & Events:

Sick and tired of insecure and casual work? Read on!

Do you have a casual or insecure job? Do you work for a labour hire company? Read all about how the AMWU is winning the fight to fix the labour hire industry and eradicate insecure work in Victoria... Read on here

 

Bairnsdale food workers Meet & Greet

The AMWU will be in town again on Monday 7th March to talk with members and non-members about your workplace, any workplace issues, health and safety questions, or any questions you might have which our AMWU experts can answer! Get more information and RSVP here!

 

Fair Pay for Bigger Job - Jeremy's Loving It!

Are you doing extra work or additional duties without any extra pay or recognition? Here is how an AMWU member working at organic food manufacturer Loving Earth who was performing additional higher duties was rewarded... Read more here

 

Union helps win Nu Mega agreement

Some workers needed a hand at work - they wanted their safety concerns taken seriously and an agreement that would secure their jobs. They needed some expertise on the topic and knew where to turn... Read all about it here

 

Sweet outcome for unfairly sacked confectionery member

Employers in future will be forced to think twice before they callously try to throw injured workers on the scrapheap after the AMWU won a landmark damages case for a Victorian member. Read how we helped this Food member.

 

Buy local - sign the petition for better food labelling laws!

Sign this petition calling on the government to fix food labelling in Australia. Consumers want to know that they are buying food that is sourced, produced, manufactured and packed locally, here in Australia! Sign the petition here

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Media releases

Apr 17, 2024

LOCAL MANUFACTURING JOBS AND TRAINING MUST BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF GOVERNMENT’S PLANS TO TRANSFORM DEFENCE CAPABILITY

17 April 2024 The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes today’s announcement by the Federal...


Apr 17, 2024

AMWU WARNING ON MARKET FAILURE IN TRANSITION TOWARDS A CLEANER ECONOMY

17 April 2024 The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes incentives announced by the Federal...


Apr 15, 2024

Electrolux workers on ‘unliveable’ wages strike for second time

15 April 2024 – Hundreds of workers at Electrolux’s Dudley Park factory in Adelaide are...