Abbott must stop playing games with 200 000 auto jobs | Feb 02, 2012
Today’s announcement of casual job losses at Holden means that Tony Abbott and his shadow cabi...

Perth metal workers put the heat on new agreement | Feb 02, 2012
Metal workers from Perth company Heat Exchangers Australia (HEA) have begun industrial action after ...

Bendigo Thales workers “bitterly upset” at redundancies | Feb 02, 2012
AMWU members at Thales Bendigo are upset and disappointed at today’s announcement that up to 6...

Manufacturing jobs lost as Mortein heads off-shore | Feb 01, 2012
The AMWU is deeply disappointed by manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser’s decision to cease producti...

Auto workers petition parliament to match commitments to Australian Industry | Jan 30, 2012
The AMWU has today launched a petition calling on all members of Federal Parliament to continue supp...

Guarded optimism on BMA talks but hurdles remain | Jan 25, 2012
Accommodation and housing arrangements, right of representation and site schedules remain sticking p...

Compulsory redundancies are unacceptable says AMWU | Jan 24, 2012
A decision by Toyota Australia to make 350 redundancies from its Altona plant “compulsory&rdqu...

New poll reveals significant level of support for manufacturing in Australia | Jan 23, 2012
New research has revealed the high level of public support for manufacturing in Australia, including...

AMWU News in Brief 23/1 - 27/1 | Jan 23, 2012
Monday the 23rd of January 2011 On Monday afternoon Toyota confirmed it would cut 350 jobs from its ...

AMWU tells DIAC to get 457-visa process right | Dec 22, 2011
The AMWU has called on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to overhaul the consulta...

Wishing you and your family a safe and happy holiday season after a successful year | Dec 22, 2011
After a long but successful year, I would like to pass on the best wishes of the AMWU National Counc...

Baillieu warned: Lose local content and lose private sector jobs too | Dec 19, 2011
After taking the axe to the public sector, the Baillieu Government is now set to put Australian priv...

High Court ruling slams James Hardie bid to limit compo | Dec 16, 2011
An attempt by James Hardie to undermine 20,000 future asbestos compensation cases has been rejected ...

AMWU METALS/TSA Auto sector members meet | Dec 16, 2011
AMWU METAL and TSA Division members from across the Auto Industry came together at a well attended m...

AMWU applies for good faith bargaining orders against Cochlear | Dec 15, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union today lodged an application in Fair Work Australia (FWA) ...

Unionised NT apprentices organise first collective agreement | Dec 14, 2011
Apprentices working at Rio Tinto’s remote Alcan refinery in Gove, Northern Territory have won ...

New Defence vehicle contract a win for jobs, troops and regional Australia | Dec 12, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says today’s announcement that the next gene...

Australians deserve choice and clear labeling at the supermarket | Dec 09, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has called for clear Country-of-Origin Labeling laws (CoO...

Cochlear mocks good faith bargaining system: AMWU | Dec 08, 2011
The AMWU will challenge ear implant manufacturer Cochlear in Fair Work Australia over its failure to...

AMWU upgrades manufacturing policy at ALP conference | Dec 08, 2011
The ALP’s 46th National Conference met in Sydney last weekend, with 21 representatives from th...

Members protest in McEwen, Lindsay and Eden Monaro next | Dec 08, 2011
AMWU members working in the Department of Defence have intensified their ongoing campaign for a fair...

AMWU welcomes pay increases for apprentices, raises concerns on half-baked skills | Dec 06, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the federal government’s announcement today that it will support a pay i...

AMWU members making the silent transition to clean technology | Dec 06, 2011
Throughout his 18 and a half years at manufacturing company Austeng, AMWU delegate Perry Devery has ...

QLD applauds makeup of steering committee for industry reform | Dec 01, 2011
The AMWU has applauded inclusion of union and industry stakeholders in a steering committee that wil...

Canada’s asbestos export must end, says AMWU | Dec 01, 2011
The AMWU has demanded Canada end the export of asbestos to developing countries, during a rare meeti...

Victorian metals welcome big win in latest bargaining round | Nov 29, 2011
Thousands of AMWU Victorian members will be better off after securing pay rises and income protectio...

Speech to the AiG PIR National Conference, Canberra | Nov 28, 2011
Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I want to begin by reflecting on where we were two o...

Step up to new tech opportunities, Union to tell manufacturers | Nov 28, 2011
In a speech to the Australian Industry Group national conference in Canberra today, the AMWU Nationa...

Hands off asbestos tribunal say unions, sufferers | Nov 25, 2011
Asbestos disease sufferers would be worse off under the NSW Government’s plan to roll the spec...

Careers to take flight under new aircrew agreement | Nov 24, 2011
A major pay rise and a structured career path are some of the wins secured by aircrew personnel from...

Submarine contracts provide the chance to train a generation and build a world class industry | Nov 24, 2011
 The AMWU welcomed reports on Thursday this week that the Australian Government is moving to fa...

Technicians keep pay and conditions on the radar | Nov 17, 2011
It represents the eyes and ears of northern Australia. An over-the-horizon radar network that monito...

Pacific trade deal must be open to scrutiny | Nov 17, 2011
By Dave OliverThis week the latest free trade agreement – the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreem...

RAA Mechanics use a mix of new and old tools to build solidarity | Nov 16, 2011
Motor mechanics and technicians working at the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) of South Australia...

Arbitration is the new black: Oliver | Nov 11, 2011
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, has told a conference of industrial relations experts that the...

Book industry to start a new chapter with major reforms | Nov 10, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the Book Industry Strategy Group's recommendations for a reform of the Austral...

Take action to end Canada`s export of Asbestos | Nov 10, 2011
The AMWU has been working with international trade unions to try to end the use of asbestos around t...

Carbon price a win for industry and environment | Nov 09, 2011
This week Australia signals to the rest of the world that we, the largest per capita emitters of Co2...

Darwin AMWU members looking forward to Inpex Gas project | Nov 09, 2011
Remote workers and apprentices will be the beneficiaries of an agreement reached between the Norther...

Melbourne maintenance workers vote for new alliance | Nov 08, 2011
AMWU members at the Qantas maintenance hanger in Melbourne have joined colleagues in Brisbane and Sy...

Barnett and his Ministers mislead public over local Gorgon work | Nov 08, 2011
The Barnett Government was caught out misleading the WA community on Tuesday about the levels of ski...

Unions combine to secure Qantas engineering jobs | Nov 04, 2011
The AMWU is part of a powerful new alliance between the three major maintenance and engineering unio...

Hastings Deering workers stand up for fair share | Nov 04, 2011
Negotiations are continuing this week between mining equipment manufacturer Hastings Deering and 160...

SPEECH: Enterprise Bargaining in Australia 1991-2011 | Nov 04, 2011
Dave Oliver's address to the Symposium on the 20th Anniversary of Enterprise Bargaining in Australia...

Further information for Qantas members regarding the grounding of fleets by Qantas management | Oct 29, 2011
31 October 2011 – 2:15amAfter two straight days of hearings, the industrial action of all part...

Rich chocolate, poor wages: members call for a better deal | Oct 27, 2011
AMWU members who helped Adelaide chocolate manufacturer Haigh’s achieve a record turnover of $...

More women, better outcomes says visiting Indonesian unionist | Oct 27, 2011
The leader of an Indonesian trade union that increased the number of women in leadership roles has e...

Outdated drug testing plan will fail Caterpillar workers | Oct 27, 2011
A controversial plan by global mining manufacturer Caterpillar (Cat) to force workers to use a urine...

Women unionists honour past and look to the future | Oct 21, 2011
AMWU women in Victoria and Queensland have voted unanimously to create a national women’s conf...

Plastic makers stick together to demand a better workplace | Oct 20, 2011
Low paid migrants working at a plastic manufacturer in Melbourne’s south, have created a bette...

International print unionist positive about future | Oct 13, 2011
A leading international print unionist says the future of printing, packaging and graphical industri...

Union welcomes aboard important helicopter aircrew | Oct 13, 2011
AMWU members in the helicopter sector of Australia’s aviation industry are building their coll...

Clean technology future must be made in Australia | Oct 12, 2011
Australia’s companies must hit the ground running now that a carbon price will be set. Dave O...

AMWU Health Safety Rep takes a haircut to fund cancer research | Oct 12, 2011
Peter “Snowy” Rackley, a trades assistant working on the desalination plant in Wonthaggi...

AMWU angry at latest cuts to regional Fairfax workers | Oct 12, 2011
The AMWU has slammed the latest in a series of redundancies made at Fairfax Media’s pre-press ...

Business stuck in the past with campaign against clean energy jobs plans | Oct 10, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says the business coalition ‘Manufacturing A...

Jobs Forum delivers win for Australian manufacturing | Oct 07, 2011
The Prime Minister’s decision to require local content statements from companies in receipt of...

Food production and maintenance unite to fight weak offer | Oct 07, 2011
AMWU members working in production and maintenance at frozen food manufacturer, McCain, have voted u...

AMWU brings agenda to Jobs Forum | Oct 06, 2011
The AMWU will be highlighting the need for better management to address declining productivity, and ...

Future jobs forum must focus on manufacturing | Oct 03, 2011
Australian manufacturing unions will use this week’s Future Jobs Forum to continue the push fo...

Sensis: a new generation of AMWU print members | Sep 29, 2011
On the fifth-story of a modern Melbourne office building sits a passionate and committed union colle...

Future leaders invited to join Vic women’s conference | Sep 29, 2011
Victorian women in manufacturing are getting ready for the second annual AMWU women’s conferen...

WA Premier should quit state development portfolio following serial slip-ups | Sep 29, 2011
WA Premier Colin Barnett should relinquish the important State Development portfolio, following a se...

Wheatstone already sending huge engineering and fabrication contracts offshore | Sep 27, 2011
An announcement this week by Chevron that the $29billion Wheatstone LNG development, in WA, would pr...

Queensland Jobs from Queensland Resources | Sep 23, 2011
Industry groups representing Queensland’s steel supply chain have joined forces with the AMWU...

AMWU members mount defence of wages | Sep 22, 2011
AMWU members in the Department of Defence have forecast further industrial action across the country...

Prestigious skills award follows union training campaign | Sep 22, 2011
An education program that increase qualifications available to food industry workers has won a prest...

Productivity Wars: Union tells employers, ‘Fix management systems, don’t lower wages’ | Sep 20, 2011
Dave Oliver, AMWU National Secretary, will today tell employers at a manufacturing roundtable in Can...

Another 13,000 local manufacturing jobs lost under Barnett`s watch | Sep 16, 2011
Premier Colin Barnett has presided over another sharp decline in Western Australia's manufacturing s...

Landmark legal challenge taken by union against Visy over safety | Sep 15, 2011
The AWMU has launched action in the Federal Court to protect a member who is facing disciplinary act...

Asbestos threat stops work in Newcastle coal loader | Sep 15, 2011
AMWU members working on a coal-loader construction site at Kooragang Island have returned to work af...

Mirabella and Coalition can’t see manufacturing jobs for the trees | Sep 14, 2011
The AMWU is disappointed Sophie Mirabella today missed an opportunity to outline any Coalition polic...

Manufacturing unions welcome jobs forum | Sep 11, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Australian Workers’ Union have welco...

Vale Fred Thompson | Sep 09, 2011
The AMWU this week farewelled Fred Thompson, a union stalwart, socialist, and legend of the Australi...

Taxpayers fund mining profits, while 1 million manufacturing workers miss out | Sep 08, 2011
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the mining industry received more gov...

10 years later, final Ansett redundancy payments made | Sep 08, 2011
Former AMWU members at Ansett Airlines have welcomed a final entitlement payment of $5.3 million to ...

Awful Orford talks up "business turn around" | Sep 07, 2011
A manufacturer in Toowoomba, Queensland that sacked workers to import Chinese refrigerators has gloa...

Manufacturing must benefit from mining boom | Sep 01, 2011
The AMWU this week stepped-up its fight for local manufacturing, calling for more action from the go...

Hostile mining company leaves union officials waiting in the rain | Aug 31, 2011
When it comes to weather, Western Australia can be a state of extremes. Blistering hot summers and w...

Membership grows as shipbuilding returns to Newcastle | Aug 31, 2011
Australia’s once mighty shipbuilding sector is experiencing a resurgence in Newcastle - bringi...

Manufacturing workers rally to demand government R&D funding be tied to local jobs | Aug 26, 2011
Three hundred manufacturing workers rallied outside the Bosch factory in Clayton, Victoria, today, t...

BlueScope maintenance workers still unsure about future | Aug 25, 2011
AMWU maintenance workers at BlueScope Steel’s Western Port in Hastings say they still don&rsqu...

Tragic Day: 1400 job losses at BlueScope | Aug 25, 2011
Up to 1400 workers at BlueScope’s Port Kembla and Western Port operations will lose their jobs...

Will the mining boom send manufacturing bust? | Aug 24, 2011
An international expert has diagnosed Australia’s manufacturing sector with a severe case of t...

East Africa Famine Appeal - Please give generously | Aug 24, 2011
Donations can be made through Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA to assist victims of the famine in the Horn of...

Bluescope job losses strengthen call for action on manufacturing | Aug 22, 2011
The push from Australian manufacturing unions for a broad-based agenda to support domestic manufactu...

Amcor members maintain fight for better redundancy provisions | Aug 19, 2011
Members from packaging company Amcor in Thomastown, Victoria, will enter their third week of industr...

AMWU women prepared to break the perspex ceiling | Aug 18, 2011
Women from AMWU workplaces across NSW and the ACT gathered at the state’s first ever womens co...

Newcastle team full steam ahead as industry booms | Aug 17, 2011
One of the AMWU’s oldest regional offices is proving to be the fastest growing as Newcastle an...

Towards equal opportunity for blue-collar women workers | Aug 12, 2011
The fight for equal opportunity for women in the workplace must move beyond the narrow focus on com...

Back to the Future | Aug 11, 2011
By Andrew Dettmer, State Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The Gayndah museum is h...

Major win for new packaging members | Aug 10, 2011
Low paid packaging manufacturers from Melbourne’s south-east have secured a major pay rise of ...

SPC closure another devastating blow for Goulburn valley | Aug 09, 2011
A decision by SPC to cut 150 jobs across its three Goulburn Valley operations today will be a devast...

SPC regional job losses show need for food labelling laws and watchdog on supermarkets | Aug 09, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has called for better food labelling laws and an i...

Largest survey of Australian workers to contribute to future campaigns | Aug 04, 2011
More than 41,000 Australian workers from all industries will help shape future workplace campaigns t...

Officials move into action on climate plan | Aug 04, 2011
AMWU officials from around the country have gathered in Melbourne this week to discuss the future of...

Top climate scientist urges unionists to support action | Aug 04, 2011
One of Australia’s leading climate scientists has told a national gathering of AMWU officials ...

Another victory for AMWU local content campaign in WA | Aug 04, 2011
A 10 000 tonne manufacturing contract on Chevron’s Gorgon Project has been awarded to Henderso...

Chicken giant makes WorkChoices style sacking | Jul 27, 2011
An Adelaide fitter and turner sacked for refusing to agree to arbitrary changes to his working hours...

Lab workers put pay and conditions to the test | Jul 27, 2011
Workers at one of Australia’s largest and richest laboratory testing companies are fighting ...

Do you have questions about climate change or the price on carbon pollution? | Jul 26, 2011
Do you want to know what makes scientists so sure climate change is caused by humans?Do you want to ...

Power station members call for long-term valley plan | Jul 22, 2011
AMWU members from Victoria’s La Trobe Valley have met with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to tal...

Nuclear agency staff launch protest over delayed pay agreement | Jul 21, 2011
An industrial showdown is looming between workers at Australia’s highly respected nuclear safe...

WA Jobs Campaign Welcomes Civmec Manufacturing Contract | Jul 15, 2011
Industry and unions in Western Australia have today welcomed the announcement of a 10,000 ton manufa...

Check your pay slip today | Jul 14, 2011
Workers should check they are not missing out on wage increases which should have automatically come...

Tea workers brew their first collective agreement | Jul 14, 2011
Tea manufacturers in Adelaide’s south, some casual for up to 20 years, have begun a campaign t...

Carbon package delivers for Australian manufacturing | Jul 10, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the Federal Government’s historic $15 billion investment in jobs, announ...

Shameful company robs print workers of entitlements | Jul 08, 2011
This weeks closure of Australia’s largest envelope manufacturer has sparked calls from the AMW...

Defence members return fire to management | Jul 08, 2011
A joint union campaign to stop wage cuts within the Department of Defence has had a win, with a nati...

Submarine supervisors make move on collective agreement | Jun 30, 2011
Supervisors working at one of Australia’s largest defence manufacturers are continuing with pl...

History of AMWU receives international recognition | Jun 30, 2011
One of the precursor unions to the AMWU, the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, has had its first min...

A message to the Canadian Consulate on Canada Day July 1st 2011 | Jun 29, 2011
For many Canadians this years Canada day will be one of embarrassment and disbelief as they grapple ...

Anti-dumping campaign achieves change | Jun 23, 2011
An AMWU campaign to stop illegal dumping has made inroads with the announcement this week that the F...

Support asbestos awareness in S-E Asia | Jun 22, 2011
The AMWU is calling on members to give generously to asbestos awareness education campaigns in South...

New agreements to boost conditions across Hunter | Jun 22, 2011
The AMWU has secured a series of union collective agreements that boost pay and conditions at Thomas...

Chance to win $1,000 in Working Australia Census 2011 | Jun 16, 2011
Tens of thousands of workers have taken part in the Working Australia Census, which is underway ri...

Sunstate Coatings guilty of targeting AMWU members | Jun 16, 2011
A Queensland fabrication company has been slammed by the Federal Court for breaching the Freedom ...

Delegates take climate change and jobs message to PM | Jun 16, 2011
AMWU delegates Jeff Frew and Jeff Eelkema visited the Prime Minister in Canberra this week, to hand ...

Canada Causes Cancer | Jun 10, 2011
A new website, established by Canadians is sending a message to the Canadian government calling f...

AMWU strengthens solidarity with Filipino union KMU | Jun 08, 2011
AMWU officials who recently took part in Filipino May Day protests say the union should continue its...

Appeal: Keep Union Voices on air! | Jun 07, 2011
For 35 years 3CR Community Radio has brought you indigenous, women’s, ethnic, environmental, u...

Riding a wave of clean technology jobs | Jun 07, 2011
Wave power has been explored as an energy source since the late 19th century but one Australian inno...

Members say ‘yes’ to creating jobs in clean technology | Jun 07, 2011
Hundreds of AMWU members attended action on climate change rallies held around the country on the we...

AMWU slams Abbott over plans to destroy job opportunities in clean tech manufacturing | Jun 03, 2011
The AMWU has taken out ads in every major tabloid newspaper today, slamming Tony Abbott’s re...

Have you had your say in Australia’s largest workers’ survey yet? | Jun 03, 2011
Have you had your say in Australia’s largest workers’ survey yet? AMWU members are lead...

Heinz leaves loyal regional workforce in the dark | Jun 02, 2011
The future of Heinz workers from rural Victoria and Wagga Wagga remains uncertain after a meeting on...

AMWU welcomes safety recommendations at ANSTO nuclear facility | May 30, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed a review into safety at ANSTO Health tabled in Federal Parliament today that r...

$6.5 billion plan would create a sustainable future for manufacturing | May 27, 2011
Australia’s largest manufacturing union today unveiled a costed plan to protect existing jobs ...

Manufacturing in SA gets back on track | May 27, 2011
Manufacturing in South Australia has been given a boost by a recent round of government investment i...

Speech to AMMA: Productivity Bargaining | May 26, 2011
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, speech to the National Conference of the Australian Mines &...

AGC contract a drop in the ocean | May 23, 2011
WA businesses and unions have labelled a small contract awarded to Perth fabrication business AGC a ...

Manufacturing: Australia’s Future campaign gets attention of politicians | May 20, 2011
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Federal Member for La Trobe Laura Smyth visited AMW...

WA Government Opposes WA Jobs from WA Resources | May 19, 2011
The WA Government has opposed a union and industry campaign for more manufacturing and engineering j...

Food members on a Mission to build a better future | May 19, 2011
Workers who manufacture Mexican food in Victoria have won a rostered day-off each month and are now ...

More Bushmasters for Bendigo | May 12, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed an announcement by Defence Minister Stephen Smith that 101 Bendigo Bushmasters...

Workers not told company was in administration | May 11, 2011
A Toowoomba refrigeration company that sacked 180 workers without notice on Sunday had been in admin...

Private ferries bad news for Sydney commuters, workers | May 11, 2011
The NSW Government’s announcement it will outsource the operation and maintenance of Sydney Fe...

Federal budget: New mentoring program for 40 000 apprentices will help lift completion rates | May 10, 2011
Tens of thousands of apprentices will benefit from a new mentoring program announced in this week&rs...

Print numbers reveal Telstra to stop delivering White Pages to households | May 09, 2011
Telstra is secretly planning to stop universal delivery of metropolitan White Pages telephone direct...

Cuban educator tells members about his people`s struggles | May 06, 2011
A visiting Cuban educator has called on AMWU members to support the Cuban people in their 51-year ba...

Queensland coal delegates look to mine new members | May 03, 2011
Delegates from the coal industry in Queensland have initiated a three-month campaign to grow union m...

Australia`s biggest ever survey of workers launched | May 02, 2011
Have your say in Australia's biggest ever survey of workers and be in the draw for $1,000.* The Work...

KCA maintenance workers take fight to FairWork Australia | Apr 28, 2011
Maintenance workers in the AMWU are fighting to maintain their employment at a downsized tissue manu...

Up to $10000 from Manufacturing Skills Australia up for grabs | Apr 28, 2011
Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) is currently seeking applications for annual awards in the foll...

Memorial day for workers who never came home | Apr 28, 2011
AMWU members across Australia joined bereaved relatives and work safety campaigners in marking Inter...

Construction skill shortages to damage manufacturing sector | Apr 21, 2011
AMWU Queensland has predicted a disastrous skills shortage in the next five years unless the constru...

Victorian metal members give generously to Easter appeal | Apr 21, 2011
AMWU members at the Wonthaggi desalination plant in Victoria have raised $20,000 for the Royal Child...

Union says Bendigo’s Bushmaster is worth fighting for | Apr 19, 2011
Manufacturing in Victoria could suffer another massive blow if the Government fails to award a new D...

Union concerned about job losses without a price on carbon | Apr 15, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union shares the concerns of the Australian Workers Unio...

Stalled negotiations drive bus workers to take action | Apr 15, 2011
Maintenance workers from ACTION buses in Canberra will continue with industrial action this weekend ...

Horror day for auto workers | Apr 15, 2011
Unions will seek government assistance for workers affected by the double blow to the auto industry ...

Adelaide members rally to support sacked 457 visa worker | Apr 15, 2011
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Tech workers stand up to company and keep conditions | Apr 07, 2011
AMWU members at technology company NEC in Mulgrave, Victoria have successfully maintained their work...

Help fight global poverty with your Union | Apr 07, 2011
APHEDA Fundraising Raffle 2011Union Aid Abroad APHEDA, the overseas humanitarian aid agency of the A...

WA Jobs from WA Resources | Apr 02, 2011
Thousands of AMWU members marched on Parliament to demand more fabrication work from major resources...

May Day | Apr 02, 2011
May Day: 1st May, The Esplanade Fremantle. May Day is organised by Unions WA, it begins with a March...

Skills Register | Apr 02, 2011
The AMWU has launched a campaign website to help workers in WA take on an employer blacklist, which ...

AMWU Defends Offshore Wages and Conditions | Apr 02, 2011
The AMWU was forced recently to defend the wages and conditions of members involved in the Offshore ...

380 Bosch workers face redundancy despite wage freeze | Mar 31, 2011
Unions will today meet with Bosch management at Clayton, after the company announced it would make 3...

Delegates talk about jobs, skills and opportunities for members | Mar 31, 2011
Over 1000 AMWU delegates have met in each state over the past two weeks to discuss the agenda of the...

Dave Oliver`s address to National Delegates Forums 2011 | Mar 31, 2011
An edited version of the address by AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, to the national delegates ...

Newspaper workers maintain important protections | Mar 28, 2011
Rural Press workers in regional NSW and Victoria have withstood moves to remove their long-standing ...

Skills Register could deal blow to WA blacklist | Mar 24, 2011
The AMWU’s website www.skillsregister.com.au could help workers in WA take on an employer blac...

Hunter can lead transition to low-carbon industrial future | Mar 24, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has welcomed the Keneally Government’s commitment t...

Manufacturing: Our Future campaign targets Government to keep jobs promises | Mar 20, 2011
The AMWU this week launched a national television and online campaign to put manufacturing back on L...

Antarctic workshop develops world-first technology | Mar 17, 2011
AMWU members in Tasmania are developing world-first equipment to guarantee power supply to Australia...

Premier’s local content claims unbelievable | Mar 17, 2011
Claims that WA’s big resources companies didn’t know their contracts were being sent off...

Union welcomes employer contribution to training scheme | Mar 17, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the government’s decision to co...

Skilled Work Alliance welcomes Labor’s legislation promise | Mar 16, 2011
WA Industry groups and unions campaigning for more skilled work to be performed locally have welcome...

Skills register launched to ensure local workers get jobs first | Mar 14, 2011


The AMWU has launched skillsregister.com.au to give skilled workers and young people s...

AMWU slams Downer EDI for abandoning Maryborough | Mar 10, 2011
The AMWU has slammed Downer EDI for its decision not to tender for the Queensland Rail New Generatio...

WA to rally for local jobs after overseas contracts revealed | Mar 10, 2011
New figures show the Western Australian public have been misled about the number of local contracts ...

Auto workers in tune with Paid Parental Leave | Mar 09, 2011
Workers at Futuris Automotive Interiors in South Australia can now benefit from a breakthrough mater...

100th International Women's Day celebrates women at work | Mar 09, 2011
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Success of Holden Cruze shows potential for low-carbon jobs | Mar 02, 2011
The AMWU is continuing to campaign for ‘green car’ investment programs, after Prime Mini...

Korean unionist warns of "casualisation cancer" | Feb 28, 2011
A visiting Korean unionist has warned AMWU members international moves towards casual labour in the ...

Carbon price must be matched with jobs plan | Feb 24, 2011
The AMWU says the Federal Government must match its move to set a price on carbon pollution with inv...

Union finds the key to a better deal for apprentices | Feb 23, 2011
Apprentice completion rates have hit a record low 48 per cent, a government report revealed this wee...

Supporting Mexican unions in day of action | Feb 23, 2011
AMWU members took part in a global protest against violence and intimidation towards Mexican unions,...

AMWU welcomes QLD Minister for Manufacturing | Feb 21, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the announcement that Member for Whitsunday Jan Jarratt will be taking on manu...

Regional printers shred Fairfax agreement | Feb 17, 2011
AMWU members in the newspaper industry are resisting an attempt by Fairfax Media to reduce pay and c...

Damaged Defence Maintenance Needs Repair | Feb 16, 2011
The AMWU has cautiously welcomed the inquiry into maintenance in the Australian Navy, announced by D...

Light makers brighten up workplace conditions | Feb 14, 2011
Workers employed casually for up to 15 years at a lighting manufacturer in Melbourne have been made ...

Campaign launched to save skilled jobs in WA | Feb 11, 2011
The AMWU together with the Australian Steel Institute have launched a campaign to save WA's skilled ...

Workers beat text message roster | Feb 10, 2011
Underpaid tech workers who were being informed of their roster via text message will be entitled to ...

AMWU reaches out to new members in 2011 | Feb 07, 2011
Non-union and low-paid workplaces will be a key focus of the AMWU’s Growth campaign in 2011. &...

Auto workers hold firm against IR warriors | Feb 04, 2011
Vehicle component workers from Brunswick, Victoria can continue with protected industrial action, af...

NT workers stand up to Rio Tinto over roster | Feb 01, 2011
Maintenance workers at a remote aluminium plant in the Northern Territory are standing up to operato...

Chip workers handed back lost overtime | Jan 31, 2011
AMWU members from a potato chip manufacturer in regional South Australia have won back hundreds of t...

Barnett must intervene to save rail fab jobs | Jan 31, 2011
The AMWU has called on WA Premier Colin Barnett to immediately intervene to save hundreds of local r...

Government should dump obsession with budget surplus, not industry programs | Jan 27, 2011
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver congratulated the Prime Minister for her determination to help ...

Fridge workers put heat on new redundancy guarantee | Jan 25, 2011
The AMWU has asked the Federal Government to make sure the newly created ‘Fair Entitlements G...

Queensland members flooded with assistance | Jan 25, 2011
Members of the AMWU in Queensland have rallied to assist people affected by the state’s recent...

Ski workers reach new heights as union members | Jan 24, 2011
Maintenance workers from Buller Ski Lifts in Victoria will receive skis and snowboards as a part of ...

Barnett in Gorgon cover-up | Jan 17, 2011
Premier Colin Barnett is attempting to cover up the fact that he has allowed Chevron to send the vas...

AMWU donates $20,000 to flood appeal and creates account | Jan 14, 2011
The Queensland Branch of the AMWU has called on union members around Australia to support Queenslan...

Qantas delegate returns home with new perspective | Jan 07, 2011
The annual AMWU scholarship created to honour the life of NT Organiser Steve Milne has been heralded...

AMWU helps retrenched workers find jobs in 2011 | Dec 23, 2010
Over 100 retrenched seat belt manufacturers from Melbourne’s north have a promising future i...

AMWU gets workers upgraded to new class | Dec 20, 2010
Workers at a calibration laboratory in Melbourne’s west are celebrating the benefits of a cl...

Visy workers secure casual pay rates and vote to return to work | Dec 17, 2010
Workers Visy in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA have today voted to return to work after securing...

AMWU condemns overturn on bans and fines against former Hardie directors | Dec 17, 2010
The AMWU has expressed outrage at the decision by the New South Wales Supreme Court to overtu...

Wishing you and your family a safe and happy holiday season | Dec 16, 2010
 
I would like to pass on the best wishes of the AMWU National Council for the holiday ...

Organisers find what works best | Dec 16, 2010
AMWU organisers from Queensland and New South Wales will be able to achieve better outcomes for me...

Juice workers taste sweet victory | Dec 09, 2010
AMWU members at a juice factory in Victoria have experienced the sweet taste of success winning an...

AMWU backs asbestos loan agreement | Dec 09, 2010
The Federal Government has stepped in to secure the fund set up to compensate victims of James Ha...

Support Lab workers fighting for a fair deal | Dec 08, 2010
AMWU members at a laboratory in Melbourne need your support.   In November AMWU News reporte...

“Mamma Mia, here we go again,” say Sandvik workers | Dec 06, 2010
The AMWU has called on Swedish tooling company Sandvik to deliver an equal Christmas to its worker...

Employers fail in attempt to deny workers penalty rates at Christmas | Dec 02, 2010
Fair Work Australia has rejected an employer attempt to deny thousands of manufacturing workers pena...

Coal delegates unite to organise industry | Dec 01, 2010
Delegates from Australia’s coal industry are driving a new approach to campaigning and recru...

AMWU lobbies for clean energy | Dec 01, 2010
The AMWU has urged federal politicians to adopt a price on pollution and boost clean energy invest...

Visy urged to stop undermining job security | Nov 30, 2010
Around 500 Visy workers across Australia went on strike on Monday, angry at the company’s bi...

AE&E must guarantee workers' pay and redundancy entitlements | Nov 25, 2010
Workers at Worsley are facing a grim Christmas with over 100 employees working for AE&E having n...

Condolences for Pike River families and community | Nov 25, 2010
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, has written to the EPMU, the New Zealand union representing th...

AMWU fights AiG plan to cancel Christmas | Nov 24, 2010
The AMWU has defended the right for manufacturing workers to be paid penalty rates on Christmas, Box...

Tribe not guilty; ABCC must go | Nov 24, 2010
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver has welcomed the not guilty verdict in the case taken against ...

White Ribbon campaign to end violence against women | Nov 24, 2010
AMWU members are taking part in the White Ribbon campaign and the International Day for the Elimin...

Barnett too gutless to stand up for Oakajee Jobs | Nov 24, 2010
Colin Barnett’s credibility as a Premier who stands up for WA has been shattered, following re...

Science lab workers stand up for better conditions at work | Nov 23, 2010
AMWU members at Omic Australia’s North Melbourne laboratory are standing their ground in tou...

Survey finds asbestos still a threat to Victorian workplaces | Nov 22, 2010
A major survey of OHS representatives in Victoria has discovered that asbestos continues be a prol...

Foxteq revisits the Hungry Mile | Nov 18, 2010
Vulnerable migrant workers at a western Sydney computer assembly site are being denied basic worki...

Workers herald new era at Holden | Nov 18, 2010
Workers at one of Australia’s oldest automotive plants are celebrating an injection of 160 j...

Changes to ACT Workers Comp could hurt workers | Nov 17, 2010
The ACT Government has released a draft proposal to change the ACT Workers Compensation Act. The ACT...

Apprentices join the union and get more pay | Nov 16, 2010
A record number of apprentices have signed up to the AMWU in Queensland and the Northern Territory...

Workers welcome full protection of redundancy entitlements | Nov 16, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed the federal government decision to extend the GEERS system to protect the f...

Stop the boat! Manufacturing jobs sail away | Nov 16, 2010
The Gillard Government has taken its promise of “offshore processing” too far in allowin...

Workers protest against Caterpillar sacking | Nov 11, 2010
100 workers at Caterpillar Australia’s Victorian operations have vented anger at a recent de...

AiGroup applies to cancel Christmas | Nov 10, 2010
The AiGroup has lodged an application with Fair Work Australia, seeking to remove the obligation t...

Apprentices shafted in GFC | Nov 09, 2010
Australian apprentices and trainees bore the brunt of the recent economic downturn according to a ...

Union members to benefit from Slater & Gordon’s new multilingual services | Nov 05, 2010
Union members from non-English speaking backgrounds will have an easier time accessing quality legal...

Full steam ahead in Maryborough | Nov 04, 2010
Around 550 manufacturing jobs will be retained in Queensland’s Fraser Coast region after a m...

AMWU included in major Asbestos review | Nov 04, 2010
The AMWU will be included in a landmark review into asbestos management in Australia, following a ...

Workers unite over Geelong Project Agreements | Nov 04, 2010
Workers from the Metal-working, construction and electrical trades are uniting together with the a...

Premier abandons manufacturing industry in Western Australia | Oct 29, 2010
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Workers grill proposed agreement | Oct 28, 2010
Workers from technology company NEC have been joined by more than one hundred neighbouring AMWU me...

AMWU attacks AiG lack of concern over entitlements | Oct 28, 2010
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver has called for the AiG to repudiate comments by its outgoing ...

NSW solar program cuts jeopardise clean jobs | Oct 28, 2010
Manufacturing workers are opposing the NSW government's decision to slash its solar bonus scheme, ...

National workplace health and safety laws must maintain the highest standards | Oct 21, 2010
The NSW Government plan to maintain the onus on employers to prove they provide safe workplaces, a...

AMWU welcomes opportunity to participate in climate committee | Oct 19, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed the opportunity to voice the concerns of manufacturing workers, as part of t...

Danny Gardiner – speech at Westgate Bridge Memorial Day 15 Oct 2010 (40th anniversary) | Oct 15, 2010
This is a transcript of a speech given by Danny Gardiner, Westgate Bridge Memorial Committee spokesp...

Westgate Bridge Tragedy Remembered | Oct 15, 2010
This year marks the 40th anniversary since a section of the Westgate Bridge collapsed, killing 35 ...

Paid Parental Leave applications open | Oct 14, 2010
With the federal government’s new Paid Parental Leave Scheme set to begin on January 1st, 20...

Lives at risk without Asbestos register | Oct 11, 2010
The AMWU has backed calls by a leading asbestos researcher, to set up a register of contaminated N...

CHC workers engineer a better deal on wages and conditions | Oct 08, 2010
In another win for AMWU members at CHC Helicopters, aircraft engineers at the company have won a n...

Disappointment as HMAS Success bid given to Singapore | Oct 08, 2010
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has expressed disappointment after the Minister ...

A vision for the Australian union movement | Oct 07, 2010
ACTU President, Ged Kearney, has presented her vision for the next decade of trade union campaigni...

Defence workers meet with officials to maintain Australian jobs | Sep 30, 2010
Union representatives and workers from Sydney and Newcastle met with Defence Department Officials ...

Being the world's quarry is not enough | Sep 30, 2010
Federal Industry Minister, Kim Carr, explains why manufacturing remains crucial to Australia&rsquo...

Workers rally to keep defence maintenance in Australia | Sep 22, 2010
A decision to award a defence maintenance contract to Singapore will cost the Federal Government m...

Strong ‘anti-dumping’ laws protect manufacturing jobs | Sep 21, 2010
Recently, the Productivity Commission put out a report which recommended weakening Australia&rsquo...

Megabolt workers stick together to win a fair deal | Sep 16, 2010
AMWU members at Megabolt in Campbellfield, Victoria went back to work this week after taking succe...

What’s a fair wage increase these days? | Sep 16, 2010
Too many employers are offering workers annual wage increases of 3% or less in the current round o...

New jobs at Holden and Futuris a welcome boost | Sep 10, 2010
Holden has announced it will add another 50 people to its workforce in Elizabeth, SA, when the sec...

Australian Hybrid Engine a boost for jobs and environment | Sep 10, 2010
The announcement that Toyota will begin building engines for the Hybrid Camry at its plant in Alto...

Omic workers join union for a better deal | Sep 10, 2010
Workers at Omic Australia, a food and pesticide analysis laboratory in Melbourne, are currently ne...

Update for WA members | Sep 06, 2010
Legal Updates for AMWU Members in Western Australia Pluto The AMWU has filed a motion wit...

AMWU offers support for traditional land owners in WA | Sep 03, 2010
The AMWU is warning the the James Price Point Gas Hub in WA must be built with the agreement and g...

Megabolt workers fight to get off minimum wage | Sep 02, 2010
Workers at Megabolt in Campbellfield have been forced to take protected action after negotiations ...

Collaborative approach needed for apprentice training | Sep 02, 2010
The construction industry needs to take drastic action to boost apprentice and trainee completion ...

Workers maintain resolve over job security at Bluescope | Aug 26, 2010
Workers at Bluescope Steel in Melbourne’s south east have voted to continue strike action for ...

Visa worker issue likely to re-emerge under an Abbott Government | Aug 26, 2010
The problems of temporary migrant labour could flare up again if an Abbott led coalition takes gover...

Election 2010: AMWU members campaign for jobs, security and rights at work | Aug 20, 2010
As Saturday’s vote approaches, AMWU members, delegates and officials are highlighting the st...

Bonus scheme will help relieve apprentice debt crisis | Aug 18, 2010
The Trades Apprentice Income Bonus Scheme announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week will...

Sense of entitlements as poll approaches | Aug 18, 2010
Workers at ACL Gaskets in Brisbane have welcomed Julia Gillard’s commitment to introduce a &...

AMWU members campaigning for entitlements, against WorkChoices | Aug 12, 2010
With less than two weeks to the federal election, AMWU members are campaigning for the protection of...

WorkChoices `dead and buried`? Not in WA | Aug 10, 2010
West Australian workers are in danger from a secret plan by WA Liberal leader Colin Barnett and Fe...

Liberal tax policy announcement bad news for workers, good news for millionaires | Aug 10, 2010
The Liberal’s recently announced tax policy would mean that workers on average income would ...

Tony Abbott`s manufacturing policies will cost 100 000 Australian jobs | Aug 05, 2010
Tony Abbott’s plan to gut programs like Enterprise Connect centres will hurt innovation, emp...

CMI workers gain competitive edge | Aug 05, 2010
Workers at the West Footscray CMI Forge site have benefitted from a governmetn sponsored upskillin...

Gillard: "We will protect workers' entitlements" | Aug 04, 2010
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that a re-elected Labor Government would protect worke...

Workers will be protected from company rip-offs under Labor’s Fair Entitlements Guarantee | Jul 25, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed Labor’s announcement of the ‘Fair Entitlements Guarantee’ as...

Abbott: WorkChoices not dead, just getting ‘tweaked’ | Jul 23, 2010
Tony Abbott has let the cat out of the bag on WorkChoices, only hours after declaring it ‘d...

Abbott: WorkChoices not dead, just getting ‘tweaked’ | Jul 23, 2010
Tony Abbott has let the cat out of the bag on WorkChoices, only hours after declaring it ‘de...

National Foods workers win improved redundancies | Jul 15, 2010
Twenty-seven AMWU members at National Foods in Morwell, whose jobs were outsourced, have voted to ac...

Call to connect climate change with jobs | Jul 15, 2010
The AMWU is encouraging members to get involved in the debate on Climate Change, by signing up to th...

Workers in fight for jobs at National Foods | Jul 08, 2010
Twenty-seven workers are protesting outside the National Foods plant in Morewell, south east of Melb...

CSR sale should fund asbestos compensation | Jul 08, 2010
Asbestos victims groups and unions are cautiously welcoming the announcement by CSR that it will p...

Let`s make Australia asbestos-free | Jul 02, 2010
Despite decades of litigation and lobbying, Australia is still riddled with asbestos and it’...

Return to second shift at Holden | Jul 02, 2010
AMWU members at Holden’s Elizabeth plant in Adelaide are breathing a sigh of relief after th...

Breakthrough on resources tax maintains benefits for workers | Jul 02, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed the government’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax, which will retain the fun...

Holden workers hopeful as second shift set to re-commence | Jun 28, 2010
Holden workers have this morning been told by management that the second shift at the company&rsqu...

Coalition calls for asbestos-free Australia by 2030 | Jun 28, 2010
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Australian Council of Trade Unions a...

AMWU welcomes Julia Gillard as Australia’s first female Prime Minister | Jun 24, 2010
The AMWU has paid tribute to Kevin Rudd and welcomed Julia Gillard as Australia’s first fema...

Action at Forgacs brings company back to the table | Jun 24, 2010
Over three hundred workers across four Forgacs sites in the Lower Hunter Valley region of NSW have...

New agreement boosts apprenticeships at Ford | Jun 23, 2010
Four hundred AMWU members at Ford in Geelong and Broadmeadows have won significant improvements to...

Landmark legal case to pursue boss to pay redundancies | Jun 22, 2010
The AWU and AMWU are taking landmark legal action against a company director personally to claim mor...

Six months in limbo at Griffin Coal | Jun 17, 2010
500 workers from Griffin Coal at Collie in Western Australia remain in limbo six months after the...

CSR demerger not so sweet for Asbestos victims | Jun 17, 2010
The AMWU and Asbestos Victims Support Groups are concerned a vote to split CSR into two separate ...

Paid Parental Leave ready for delivery | Jun 17, 2010
The Senate has today passed legislation implementing government’s universal Paid Parental L...

Mining’s gain fails to benefit manufacturing | Jun 17, 2010
Quarterly job figures released today, which show an alarming plummet in manufacturing jobs despit...

Manufacturing workers in the race for Green Jobs | Jun 10, 2010
Manufacturing workers could be big winners in the race for green jobs, according to a new report by ...

Sugar company won’t offer sweetener | Jun 10, 2010
AMWU members at seven sugar mills in northern Queensland have taken protection industrial action aft...

AMWU supports Equal Pay for Equal Work | Jun 10, 2010
The AMWU today supported community services sector workers in the fight for equal pay for women an...

Incolink Scholarship offers the study trip of a lifetime | Jun 09, 2010
Young workers in the building and construction industries have been given the chance to win the trip...

Mine bosses step up political campaign against tax | Jun 04, 2010
Mining bosses have spent another week playing politics over the government’s Resource Super Pr...

Links forged between unionists in France and Australia | Jun 04, 2010
Representatives from CGT, the French Metal Workers Union, are touring Australia to meet with Thales ...

AMWU welcomes $26 minimum wage increase | Jun 03, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed Fair Work Australia’s decision to lift the federal minimum wage by $26 a...

Did you work at Garden Island between 1970 and 1998? | May 31, 2010
If you worked at Garden Island Dockyard between 1970 and 1998 you may be able to assist in this case...

Tragic death followed by threats and intimidation | May 31, 2010
The AMWU is mourning the tragic loss of a young worker’s life, after he was involved in a sing...

AMWU slams announcement of QR buyout | May 27, 2010
AMWU State Secretary Andrew Dettmer has slammed yesterday’s proposed bid by the Queensland Coa...

Pensioners demand a fair go | May 27, 2010
Retired members of the AMWU joined pensioners at a rally at Victorian Parliament House today, to h...

AMWU seeking overtime compensation | May 26, 2010
The AMWU is preparing a test case to obtain compensation for workers who may lose out on overtime pa...

Build Them Here campaign launched | May 21, 2010
The AMWU is launching a 'Build Them Here' campaign to call on the New South Wales Government to awar...

AMWU stands up for global workers’ rights | May 21, 2010
The AMWU recently took part in the 9th Southern Initiative Global Trade Union Rights (SIGTUR) Congre...

Abbott can’t be trusted on WorkChoices | May 20, 2010
Tony Abbott has blown his credibility and admitted that he can’t be trusted not to bring back ...

Paid parental leave petition | May 20, 2010
You can sign the attached petition to help ensure that after many decades of campaigning, Australia ...

Fraser Coast manufacturing sector gets protection from new legislation | May 20, 2010
AMWU Queensland and Northern Territory Secretary Andrew Dettmer has welcomed anannouncement from Tre...

AMWU announces expansion of Manufacturing Matters campaign | May 20, 2010
AMWU Queensland Secretary Andrew Dettmer will announce the expansion of the successfulManufacturing ...

Update on legal issues for AMWU members at Pluto LNG | May 20, 2010
The AMWU has sent out letters to those people who are named as respondents by Employers from Pluto L...

Asbestos concerns justified by Fair Work Australia | May 18, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed the recent Fair Work Australia decision to allow workers at the Muja...

New legislation will lock in protection for local manufacturing | May 17, 2010
AMWU Queensland and Northern Territory Secretary Andrew Dettmer has welcomed an announcement&nb...

Ford workers have had enough | May 13, 2010
AMWU members at Ford Australia plants in Geelong and Broadmeadows have taken protected industrial ac...

Robin Hood Tax targets G20 summit | May 12, 2010
The Robin Hood Tax is a global campaign aimed at levying corporate bank transactions in order to fun...

AMWU welcomes budget’s investment in skills and infrastructure | May 12, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed initiatives in the 2010-11 budget that invest in the manufacturing industry an...

AMWU Calls for Independent Testing at Muja A | May 10, 2010
The decision by Fair Work Australia to force employees at Muja A Power Station to workin areas that ...

Workers should have 100 per cent of their entitlements protected | May 10, 2010
Most people would remember the collapse of Ansett Airlines in 2001. Since then, Australian workers ...

Budget should invest to stabilise manufacturing for the long-term | May 10, 2010
Innovation, skills and income security will be the key items manufacturing workers are looking for i...

Golden parachutes and lead zeppelins | May 06, 2010
The AMWU is concerned that a new law aimed to curb excessive self-rewarding by corporate executives ...

Apprentices plan action to improve pay and conditions | May 05, 2010
Apprentices want better opportunities, transferable skill recognition, as well as more pay and mento...

AMWU provides asbestos expertise to Vietnam | May 05, 2010
The Vietnam - Australia Asbestos Awareness and Disease Prevention Project has been launched in Vietn...

Employment relocation programs must not lead to ‘revolving door’ of employment | May 05, 2010
Any potential relocation program to address skills shortages in regional Australia must avoid a &lsq...

Air crew win better work/life balance | May 04, 2010
In a groundbreaking agreement for their industry, AMWU members within the Air Crew at CHC helicopter...

Rally calls for end to Canadian asbestos trade | May 04, 2010
AMWU members in Sydney have joined with the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia to protest out...

Superannuation and infrastructure investment welcomed by AMWU | May 03, 2010
  The AMWU has welcomed the changes to Australia’s tax system announced by the Rudd G...

A buyer found for Paragon Printing Ltd | Apr 30, 2010
AMWU Members are hopeful their jobs will be saved after an announcement by Print Media Group that it...

AMWU Members rally outside ASIC | Apr 30, 2010
Hundreds of workers who lost millions of dollars in redundancy, superannuation and other payments wh...

Workers to rally outside ASIC | Apr 29, 2010
Hundreds of workers who lost millions of dollars in redundancy, superannuaction and other payments w...

Mourning the dead and fighting for the living | Apr 28, 2010
AMWU members and other unions across Australia have marked International Workers’ Memorial Day...

Komatsu workers win first collective agreement | Apr 27, 2010
AMWU members at the Komatsu site in Fairfield, NSW have successfully negotiated a 19% pay rise in th...

$5000 scholarship for women in manufacturing | Apr 27, 2010
Women in the manufacturing and automotive industries have been given the chance to win $5000 towards...

Ceramics workers stand together to win pay rise | Apr 23, 2010
AMWU members at a Melbourne ceramics manufacturer have won a 13.25% wage increase, full back pay an...

AMWU wins dispute at Fair Work Commission | Apr 22, 2010
A company who claimed long-term casuals at its Scoresby site were fixed-term contactors and should n...

Members hope for jobs as company liquidated | Apr 22, 2010
After battling to save their jobs for almost two months, AMWU members at Paragon Printing Ltd in Wod...

Resource sector told to use local workers | Apr 21, 2010
The resource sector needs to start investing in long-term jobs, training, and skill development for ...

Government to reign in corporate cowboys | Apr 21, 2010
The Rudd government has endorsed the Productivity Commission's plan to crack down on executive pay, ...

Under 30 dole ban will not solve skills shortages | Apr 21, 2010
The AMWU has branded Tony Abbott’s plan to force young people to work in the mines of WA and Q...

Work more deadly than war | Apr 21, 2010
Remember the dead, fight for the living: International Workers’ Memorial Day on April 28.On We...

March on May Day 2010 | Apr 20, 2010
Sunday 2nd May 2010 is May Day, a day where working people, their unions and other organisations com...

Abbott and Liberals will go back to WorkChoices by removing protection from unfair dismissal | Apr 19, 2010
Tony Abbott has confirmed that the Liberal Party would slash protection from unfair dismissal for wo...

Tests reveal Kwinana Power Plant still riddled with asbestos | Apr 19, 2010
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says that new test results show that asbestos at K...

Workers strike after zero per cent wage offer | Apr 16, 2010
Workers at Morgan Technical Ceramics, in Notting Hill, Victoria, are striking after their employer o...

Workers locked out at Webforge | Apr 16, 2010
Workers at Webforge in Welshpool were disgusted and dismayed today to discover they had been locked ...

Court protects workers’ right to join union | Apr 15, 2010
The Federal Court has fined a Melbourne company for sacking a worker who wanted to join the AMWU.The...

Ford expansion driven by new funding | Apr 14, 2010
Ford Australia has announced a $20 million expansion of their casting plant in Geelong after receivi...

AMWU working to protect food manufacturing jobs | Apr 13, 2010
The AMWU is working to ensure that food manufacturing jobs remain in Australia, while building close...

Second mill closure a blow to Tasmania | Apr 13, 2010
The announcement that Australian paper maker Paperlinx will close its mill at Burnie in the north-we...

Listen to Jim Stanford discussing `Economics for Everyone` | Apr 12, 2010
If you tune out when you hear the finance report and you think that economics is technical and confu...

$10, 000 scholarship to study cutting-edge technology overseas | Apr 09, 2010
Skilled trades workers have been given the chance to improve their skills by studying overseas thank...

AMWU supports Robin Hood tax | Apr 07, 2010
The AMWU is supporting proposals for a ‘Robin Hood’ tax, so-called because it would fund...

Thales members forced to stop work | Mar 30, 2010
Union members at the Thales Benalla and Mulwalla sites in Victoria will stop work for four hours tod...

Union members get deal to resume work at Paragon Printing | Mar 29, 2010
After battling to save their jobs for the past two weeks, AMWU members have brokered a deal to allow...

Union prosecutes company after man suffers amputation | Mar 26, 2010
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has successfully prosecuted an employer on behalf ...

Queensland rail workers on track with MISTAS | Mar 26, 2010
Queensland Rail (QR) workers who recently underwent a job redesign exercise with MISTAS (Manufacturi...

Woodside imports asbestos again | Mar 25, 2010
Woodside has been caught red handed importing asbestos into Australia for the second time in three w...

Jobs boost at Holden’s Adelaide plant | Mar 24, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed signs that Holden may recommence the second shift as early as October at their...

Thales workers prepared to take industrial action | Mar 24, 2010
Union members at the Thales Benalla and Mulwalla sites in Victoria will meet management today in att...

Workers exposed to asbestos at Kwinana Power Plant | Mar 24, 2010
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says workers at the Kwinana Power Plant have been ...

Delegates ready for a year of campaigning | Mar 22, 2010
AMWU delegates are seizing the opportunity of a federal election year to campaign hard on securing w...

Make it here or jobs disappear | Mar 19, 2010
140 AMWU delegates in Queensland have marched across the Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane to as part of th...

More pain and uncertainty for casual Drivetrain workers | Mar 18, 2010
The AMWU is seeking answers as to why 170 casual and fixed-term temporary staff were stood down at A...

Paragon Printing workers face losing over $9million in entitlements | Mar 17, 2010
140 workers at Paragon Printing Ltd and Moore Office Systems in Wodonga are being laid off for 48 h...

Workers owed up to $10m in entitlements to rally outside creditors meeting today | Mar 16, 2010
140 workers from Paragon Printing Ltd, owed up to $10 million of entitlements, will attend a meeting...

A double win for United members | Mar 16, 2010
AMWU members at United Rail Limited in NSW have won an increase in apprentice ratios, better redunda...

Queensland workers rally to reject privatisation | Mar 12, 2010
Thousands of Queensland workers have rallied this week in Brisbane to protest the Bligh government's...

Workers' exposed to asbestos at masive Pluto project | Mar 09, 2010
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says workers at the Pluto LNG Project near Karrath...

400+ jobs lost as Boeing closes NSW site and moves to Victoria | Mar 04, 2010
Boeing's announcement that it will close its Milperra aerospace engineering site, costing up to 400 ...

Why was Australia the only OECD country that did not go into recession? | Mar 04, 2010
As the Global Financial Crisis threatened to engulf Australia, the Federal Government launched a ser...

`Superfriend` mental health service for union members | Mar 02, 2010
The 'SuperFriend' Industry Funds Forum Mental Health Foundation is a nation-wide initiative aimed at...

NSW Transport Plan Must Also Be a Jobs First Plan | Feb 26, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed the announcement of a new Transport Strategy for NSW, saying that investment i...

AMWU support leads to Kickstart campaign success | Feb 20, 2010
517 new apprentices have commenced work in AMWU workshops nationally due to union support of the Fed...

Jock Ferguson remembered as workers' hero, larrikin | Feb 19, 2010
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, paid tribute to Jock Ferguson, as hundreds gathered to remembe...

Workchoices always on Abbott`s agenda | Feb 16, 2010
Late last year, the Coalition refused to rule out bringing back WorkChoices. Since then, Tony Abbott...

AMWU mourns passing of former WA leader, Jock Ferguson | Feb 15, 2010
AMWU members across WA and Australia are mourning the passing of former state secretary, the Hon Joc...

Forgecast workers still fighting for entitlements | Feb 10, 2010
The protest outside Mitcham company Forgecast, where 57 workers are owed $4.4 million worth of redu...

Imported steel will cost 2000 jobs at Gorgon project | Feb 09, 2010
The announcement that Chevron intends to import 25 000 tonnes of steel for the Gorgon Project in Wes...

Permanent skilled migration changes welcome - more focus needed on temporary system | Feb 08, 2010
The AMWU welcomes the government’s attention to the problems associated with to the current pe...

AMWU seeks assurance on Cadbury jobs | Feb 03, 2010
The AMWU is working to ensure the jobs of almost 2000 Cadbury workers remain in Australia after the ...

The Age workers to stop work again today | Jan 28, 2010
Clerical workers at The Age are taking further protected industrial action after management at the n...

Manufacturing workers and their families would take a big hit if Joe Hockey became Treasurer | Jan 21, 2010
The Manufacturing Alliance union leaders, Dave Oliver of the AMWU, and Paul Howes, of The Australian...

New deal taking an Age | Jan 13, 2010
Clerical workers at The Age have taken protected industrial action outside the new headquarters in C...

Waving the flag at the Mitchell | Jan 06, 2010
The proud boilermakers and shipbuilders who carried their huge union banner through Sydney's streets...

Government must assist Griffin Coal workers facing grim new year | Jan 04, 2010
Hundreds of workers at Griffin Coal are facing a grim New Year with news of the appointment of admin...

Burnie and Wesley Vale Paper Mills cut 580 jobs | Dec 08, 2009
Yesterday’s announcement that Paperlinx intends to close its Tasmanian paper mills will devast...

Heinz baby foods locks out 70 workers in Echuca indefinitely | Dec 03, 2009
Workers at Heinz Baby Foods in Echuca were shocked and dismayed last night to discover they had been...

57 workers could lose all their entitlements as Forgecast appoints receivers | Nov 27, 2009
Workers at Mitcham company Forgecast are reeling from shock today after receivers were appointed on ...

Trans-tasman scholarship to foster activism | Nov 24, 2009
The AMWU and the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union have launched a scholarship to celebr...

Govt leaves book copyright laws unchanged | Nov 11, 2009
Proposals to remove the copyright laws that protect Australian authors and publishers have been reje...

Productivity Commission out of touch on jobs as Print 30 day rule kept in place | Nov 11, 2009
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union today said that thousands of jobs in the printing and pub...

Thales constructive relationship agreement benefits workers and company | Nov 09, 2009
A new agreement will give workers more say and allow a company to focus on competing by improving pr...

Prestige car dealer won’t pay for dinner | Nov 05, 2009
“We want the company to show the same respect for its workers as it does for its expensive car...

Queensland manufacturing industry a cause for concern | Nov 03, 2009
Secretary of the AMWU Queensland Andrew Dettmer says that statistics showing Queensland’s manu...

No guarantee of cheaper books, the 30 day rule must stay to preserve jobs | Oct 30, 2009
Recent reports suggest that the Cabinet is split over the issue of abolishing the 30 day rule in Aus...

National roundtable eyes future for manufacturing | Oct 29, 2009
A national manufacturing roundtable in Canberra has seen key company, government and union leaders c...

Campaign to progress women in manufacturing | Oct 29, 2009
The AMWU is launching a campaign to assist women with career progression in the manufacturing indust...

Asylum seeker issue out of proportion | Oct 29, 2009
Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd is under mounting pressure over his handling of a group of Sr...

Bridgestone closure reveals continuing impacts of the global financial crisis | Oct 23, 2009
The decision by Bridgestone Tyres to close their last remaining Australian plant in Adelaide is a st...

Ivan leaves workers in a terrible situation | Oct 08, 2009
One hundred former workers from ACL and their families gathered for a barbecue outside former managi...

Tell ‘em they’re dreaming | Oct 08, 2009
Trading Post will cease to publish a printed edition, meaning nearly 280 workers will be made redund...

AMWU calls for further investigations of ACL Directors as 105 redundancies confirmed | Oct 01, 2009
As 105 redundancies are confirmed at ACL, the AMWU is demanding further investigations to determine ...

No WorkChoices in WA | Oct 01, 2009
The AMWU is part of a campaign to protect Western Australian workers from a WorkChoices style policy...

Manufacturing Alliance fights for WA jobs | Sep 29, 2009
The heads of Australia’s biggest blue-collar unions are in Kwinana, Western Australia, today t...

Lens-makers achieve long-held vision | Sep 25, 2009

Laboratory workers who make spectacle lenses for OPSM have won a union deal with a guaranteed...

Cardboard workers show company what they’re made of | Sep 25, 2009
Workers at Visy in Coburg, Victoria have voted to continue industrial action after being locked out ...

Hardies could happen again | Sep 25, 2009
The author of a new book on James Hardie says there is nothing stopping another rogue company from a...

AMWU Women get together to get organised | Sep 24, 2009
AMWU officials from across the country have spent three days working on an agenda to raise women&rsq...

Flexibility push by employers is about undermining collective agreements | Sep 22, 2009
Employers are seeking flexibility clauses in an attempt to undermine pay and conditions in collectiv...

Asbestos Exposure at NorthWest Mine | Sep 18, 2009
The AMWU says workers at the massive Sino Iron Ore project near Karratha have unknowingly ...

Up to 120 jobs to go at ACL components factory | Sep 17, 2009
Workers have again called for former ACL Directors to repay nearly $700,000 worth of severance payme...

How will changes to health and safety laws help or harm you? | Sep 16, 2009
Watch this short video on some of the changes that could affect you and join in the campaign.

$6.5million down, workers BBQ at boss’s house | Sep 15, 2009
Metaltec workers who lost $6.5 million when their company went into administration without money to ...

Deal or No Deal? Workers in the soup | Sep 15, 2009
Workers at Campbell’s Soups in Shepparton have been locked out by the company while taking pro...

‘How can you sleep at night?’ – workers ask ACL boss | Sep 10, 2009
Two former directors paid themselves nearly $700,000 in ‘redundancy payments’ before the...

Economic crisis not a free pass for wage cuts | Sep 10, 2009
Workers have every right to ask to see their company’s books to make sure workers are getting ...

Print industry rejects copyright free for all | Sep 10, 2009
Print workers and employers have urged the federal government to reject a proposal to scrap copyrigh...

Thousands march for better safety laws | Sep 04, 2009
AMWU members joined thousands of other workers in protests around Australia on Tuesday demanding tha...

Toyota commences production of hybrid Camry | Sep 04, 2009
Toyota began pilot production of its hybrid Camry this week - the first to be built in Australia.AMW...

Money and regulations alone won’t save miners lives | Sep 04, 2009
AMWU Western Australia Secretary, Steve McCartney, has cautiously welcomed the WA Government’s...

International Metalworkers Secretary in Australia | Sep 04, 2009
The International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) General Secretary, Jyrki Raina, is encouragin...

New book rules will cost jobs, hurt authors, do nothing for customers | Aug 29, 2009
The AMWU has warned that changes to book laws being promoted by large book retailers are aimed at in...

Jobs, entitlements must come first as auto factory goes into receivership | Aug 26, 2009
The AMWU has called for urgent meetings with administrators, major car companies, and the federal an...

Cochlear Workers win their right to collectively bargain | Aug 20, 2009
Cochlear workers today have finally won the right to be represented by the union of their choice aft...

Steve Walsh takes on international role after 30 years with AMWU | Aug 07, 2009
AMWU Print Division National Secretary Steve Walsh is leaving the union after 30 years as an officia...

Looming deadline for rail manufacturing jobs in QLD | Aug 07, 2009
AMWU State Secretary Andrew Dettmer has warned that a secret deadline in the coming week could decid...

Auto-workers severely bashed after Ssangyong pulls out of talks | Aug 06, 2009
Police helicopters are dropping corrosive chemicals on striking auto-workers at Ssangyong Motors in ...

New program to support Australian workers and strengthen manufacturing | Jul 29, 2009
Businesses tendering for government contracts will need to comply with ‘fair work’ princ...

Pump making workers fighting for jobs to stay local | Jul 29, 2009
Workers at Flowserve in Castlemaine were told this week of a proposal by management to shut down the...

Workers hope company will find buyer after going into administration | Jul 29, 2009
Mining machine company, Waratah Engineering, in Newcastle, New South Wales, has gone into voluntary ...

New Alliance to protect and promote Australia`s manufacturing industry | Jul 24, 2009
The AMWU and AWU have launched a joint campaign to address the jobs crisis in the manufacturing indu...

Worker stood down over letter to newspaper | Jul 24, 2009
An AMWU member who was stood down from his job at the Gladstone Regional Council for writing a lette...

Apprentices night in Geelong a great success, with more to come | Jul 16, 2009
Last Friday, at the Geelong union office, apprentices, organisers and union affiliates gathered for ...

Productivity Commission continues its attack on Australia’s book publishing industry | Jul 15, 2009
The Productivity Commission’s final report on copyright restrictions for the parallel importat...

Collective agreements at QR may be undermined by privatisation push | Jul 14, 2009
The AMWU has recently completed negotiations in 18 collective agreements across Queensland Rail (QR)...

Company exploits old WorkChoices loop hole: terminated for operational reasons | Jul 10, 2009
Mills Elastomers, now trading as Mills Rubber Innovation in Dandenong, has terminated 7 workers on t...

Fears over new Food Industry Award | Jul 07, 2009
The AMWU will fight to ensure food process workers get a fair deal under the Federal Government&rsqu...

Fighting for Jobs at Downer EDI in Maryborough | Jul 07, 2009
The AMWU is fighting for the jobs of workers at Downer EDI in Maryborough after Queensland Rail (QR)...

Urgent strike assistance needed for Toshiba workers in Indonesia | Jul 06, 2009
More than 700 members of Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) went on strike at Toshiba ...

AMWU seeks Canadian Consul ban on further exports of asbestos to impoverished nations | Jul 01, 2009
Paul Bastian, State Secretary of the AMWU, which was at the forefront of the campaign against James ...

AMWU intensifies calls for Federal Inquiry into BHP Mines after another accident | Jun 30, 2009
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union has intensified the call for a Federal Parliamentary Inq...

Visy pulps work rights in Tumut | Jun 29, 2009
The AMWU is calling on the Federal Government to reject a five-year, non-union agreement Visy is try...

BAE wins shipbuilding Defence contract for Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) | Jun 29, 2009
The AMWU has welcomed the Government’s award of the AWD contract to local shipbuilder BAE Syst...

Industry works together to save ACL Bearings | Jun 29, 2009
Two hundred and eighty workers at Launceston will keep their jobs after the Federal government, the ...

Queensland Branch is campaigning against privatisation and Premier Bligh’s plans to sell off state assets worth billions | Jun 26, 2009
In a speech on June 2, Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh, said she would sell Queensland Motorways Limi...

AMWU campaigning against Paddle Pops made in China | Jun 24, 2009
The AMWU fears the future Australian production of iconic ice cream products could be under threat a...

Reaching out to 457 visa workers | Jun 23, 2009
A position dedicated to helping the union support 457 visa workers has been created in the AMWU. Mic...

Battle over QLD Privatisation continues | Jun 22, 2009
The AMWU is asking Queenslanders to take action, including by writing to QLD Premier Anna Bligh, to ...

Boosting local jobs the best way to avoid recession | Jun 19, 2009
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver said that the global financial crisis and ten years of Howard Go...

AMWU Welcomes NSW Government Plan to Buy Local | Jun 15, 2009
The AMWU has welcomed the announcement that the NSW Government will buy local when it awards new con...

BHP Rio merger puts hundreds of jobs at risk | Jun 11, 2009
The announcement that BHP Billiton is to merge with Rio Tintos Iron Ore operations is bad news for W...

Sweet factory workers locked out, entitlements at risk | Jun 11, 2009
A confectionery factory in Metford has an uncertain future and appears to be in financial trouble, w...

Unemployment hits 5.7 per cent - stimulus, infrastructure and training are best response going forward | Jun 11, 2009
The Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today shows unemployment has increased to 5.7% ...

Worker trapped at BHP Leinster underground mine | Jun 10, 2009
The AMWU has condemned BHP Billiton for not ensuring the safety of their workers after a BHP worker ...

Union vows to fight privatisation of Queensland Rail | Jun 08, 2009
The AMWU has vowed to fight State Government plans to privatise parts of Queensland Rail (QR) in the...

Privatising QR bad news for regions | Jun 05, 2009
Privatising QR bad news for regionsPrivatising Queensland Rail (QR) will have long-term and serious ...

Auto Industry plan saves jobs | Jun 02, 2009
Australian jobs have been secured and Holden has emerged unscathed by GM’s bankruptcy in the U...

AMWU big winners at QLD Labour Day Awards | May 28, 2009
AMWU members have walked away big winners from the QLD May Day Awards.The AMWU-led, Hastings Deering...

Regional cooperation to ban asbestos | May 28, 2009
The International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) has endorsed the establishment of regional ne...

Unions urge Rudd to abandon plans to lift pension age | May 26, 2009
The AMWU has condemned the government’s plans to lift the pension age from 65 to 67.The decisi...

Superior Pak workers go for superior conditions | May 21, 2009
Workers at Superior Pak in Queensland are entering negotiations for a new collective agreement after...

Union success on OHS laws, but more to fight for | May 21, 2009
Agreement between the federal and state governments on a framework for standard national occupationa...

WA Govt opposes national agreement on health and safety | May 21, 2009
The Western Australian Liberal Government of Colin Barnett is opposing new standards of  OHS la...

Company wants to cut working hours, won’t show why | May 21, 2009
AMWU members at Tenneco in South Australia have taken a stand against company plans to cut their pai...

Victory: 18 weeks paid parental leave | May 18, 2009
The AMWU has welcomed the announcement of an 18 week Paid Parental Leave scheme in this year’s...

Union effort to secure jobs for Newcastle pays off | May 12, 2009
Two hundred full time jobs will be created in Newcastle after Forgacs Engineering won a $400 million...

Union-Land Council agreement to protect rights in the Kimberley | May 11, 2009
The Kimberley Land Council (KLC) and WA Unions are fighting for the rights of local Indigenous peopl...

Qantas returns heavy maintenance to Australia to ensure highest quality | May 11, 2009
The AMWU has welcomed the move by Qantas to bring heavy maintenance of the A330 onshore and called f...

Asbestos victims seek Kevin Rudd’s help | May 11, 2009
The AMWU is asking the Rudd Government to step in and guarantee a $350million shortfall in the James...

Tieman workers take a stand against lay offs | May 06, 2009
Workers at Tieman in Melbourne’s north are protesting outside their workplace against the comp...

McCain's workers protest against ‘jobs for mates’ | May 06, 2009
Workers at McCain’s in Ballarat Victoria have brought management to the negotiation table afte...

Compact with Young Australians to prevent long-term unemployment | May 06, 2009
The AMWU has welcomed the Compact with Young Australians secured at the Council of Australian Govern...

Workers Memorial Day: Rising deaths another reason for ABCC to go | Apr 30, 2009
Union members commemorated workers who died at work or through work related injuries on Tuesday 28 A...

Concerns over Hardie’s ability to pay compensation | Apr 30, 2009
The AMWU is seeking an urgent meeting with the NSW Premier Nathan Rees to discuss the security of co...

Man of steel remembered | Apr 30, 2009
Unionists and members of the Illawarra community have remembered the contribution of former AMWU off...

AMWU supports `Students at Risk` | Apr 23, 2009
Moranbah Secondary College has once again received a generous donation from the AMWU for their Stude...

RAC WA workers to lose jobs and conditions | Apr 23, 2009
The AMWU has condemned the Royal Automobile Club of WA’s move to close their vehicle inspectio...

Climate right for job creation | Apr 23, 2009
The AMWU has emphasised the importance of creating manufacturing jobs in hi-technology, climate frie...

‘Better options’ in apprenticeships | Apr 23, 2009
An AMWU co-ordinated program designed to secure training and apprentices for young people ‘at ...

Automotive industry has a bright future | Apr 17, 2009
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, has rejected a self-proclaimed expert's negative diagnosis for...

Ecowise workers strike first collective agreement | Apr 16, 2009
Workers at Ecowise have successfully negotiated their first union collective agreement after the wor...

Leaky boat needs six months in a Brisbane port | Apr 16, 2009
The AMWU has called on the Queensland Government to demand that the Pacific Adventurer be repaired i...

AMWU fights Webforge over ‘redundant’ union activists | Apr 16, 2009
A company in West Australia picked two young union activists for redundancies despite the fact that ...

Union fighting against deportation of sacked workers | Apr 16, 2009
The AMWU is trying to save four Filipino workers from deportation after they were sacked by their em...

Qantas must give job security guarantees from maintenance and engineering | Apr 14, 2009
The AMWU is writing to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce following the announcement today that 1750 jobs will be...

Maxitrans workers marched out after mass sacking | Apr 08, 2009
The AMWU is fighting back after fifty four workers were sacked and marched off site from Maxitrans i...

Removing print copyright restrictions not viable | Apr 07, 2009
A Productivity Commission recommendation to get rid of the print industry’s copyright restrict...

Car industry needs initiatives brought forward over the next 10 months | Apr 03, 2009
Holden’s announcement today to reduce production to a single shift has emphasised the need for...

Bradken workers made redundant, while CEO gets 20 per cent pay rise | Apr 02, 2009
The AMWU is meeting with Bradken management with the view of retaining workers’ jobs at the Br...

Market based salaries key to ending visa rorts

 | Apr 02, 2009
The AMWU has welcomed federal government changes to the 457 visa program, including the in-principle...

Productivity Commission attack on print industry could cost 500 jobs | Mar 30, 2009
Australia’s print industry faces a drastic drop in annual revenue and 500 direct job losses ac...

Fair Work Bill begins new system of rights at work | Mar 26, 2009
After a tumultuous week in parliament, the Fair Work Bill was passed by the Senate last Friday.The n...

Fosters workers maintain pay and conditions | Mar 26, 2009
Workers who refused to accept contracts with a labour hire firm for less pay have returned to work w...