Just transitions need to ensure climate change does not disadvantage workers | Jul 04, 2008
Tackling climate change offers huge job creation opportunities for Australian manufacturing but only...

Unions step up as Labor falters on collective bargaining | Jun 26, 2008
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver is urging the Federal Government to stand firm and deliver the i...

Boss prosecuted for forcing injured workers to work | Jun 26, 2008
The employer of two Chinese 457 visa workers who were forced to work with broken hands on unsafe equ...

600 jobs role offshore | Jun 26, 2008
South Pacific Tyres, one of only two remaining tyre manufacturers in Australia, has just announced i...

New employment standards a step forward from WorkChoices | Jun 19, 2008
The Federal Government has announced ten new National Employment Standards NES as part of its commit...

Workers forced to resign over safety | Jun 19, 2008
Fifty workers at Burrup Holdings in Karratha were forced to resign from their jobs over safety conce...

Forgacs workers take action over unfair offer | Jun 19, 2008
Workers at Forgacs in Brisbane and Newcastle took protected industrial action yesterday as negotiati...

Intercast and Forge threaten lockout | Jun 12, 2008
Workers at Intercast and Forge in NSW were threatened with being locked out as negotiations for a ne...

Australia to make hybrid cars | Jun 12, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed Toyotarsquo;s announcement this week that production of a new hybrid four-cyli...

Jobs to go at Holden | Jun 10, 2008
531 workers are set to lose their jobs at GM Holden at Melbournersquo;s Fishermanrsquo;s Bend due to...

Manufacturing Vital to Australian Economy | Jun 05, 2008
The Rudd Government has used national manufacturing week to outline its initiatives for the manufact...

Equal Pay for Equal Work | Jun 05, 2008
The AMWU is pushing for better pay for workers on 457 visas and improved requirements for employers ...

HECS on TAFE will worsen skills shortages | Jun 03, 2008
The AMWU has vowed to oppose any increases in fees for apprentices, including the imposition of an i...

Unions push for national paid maternity leave scheme | May 29, 2008
A paid maternity leave scheme for all Australian women would be of great benefit to families and bus...

Workers vote for new national campaign on car industry | May 29, 2008
Car manufacturing workers are embarking on a national campaign to save their industry following new ...

Better laws for asbestos victims in Victoria | May 29, 2008
Asbestos victims in Victoria will have improved access to compensation as the state government moves...

New car plan needed for changing world | May 22, 2008
Australiarsquo;s auto and component industry is in need of a new plan for the next decade if the ind...

Hold on! The union is coming | May 22, 2008
Workers at a Western Sydney steel factory whose boss decided to keep the toilets locked at work coul...

We will fight on against privatisation | May 22, 2008
A state wide campaign to stop the privatisation of electricity in NSW is being planned after a meeti...

AMWU welcomes skills focus in budget | May 15, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed the enhanced focus on skills and workforce development in the first Labor budg...

Help for Mitsubishi workers | May 15, 2008
The AMWU has appointed an officer to assist former Tonsley Park Mitsubishi workers find news jobs an...

Construction commission given notice | May 15, 2008
The AMWU joined with other unions in the construction industry last week to discuss a national campa...

Union sticks with sacked worker | May 15, 2008
An AMWU delegate who was sacked for wearing a union sticker to work last week has been put back on t...

Manufacturing workers welcome budget skills focus but say there is more to do | May 14, 2008
Mr. Roe described the budget as a good first effort from Treasurer Wayne Swan, but went on to cautio...

Green light for green car initiative | May 08, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed a proposal by Toyota to build a hybrid car in Melbourne, and urged the Federal...

Innovation needs government intervention | May 08, 2008
The AMWU is urging the Federal Government to take a more proactive role in innovation, after a gapin...

Premier short-circuits ALP over privatisation | May 08, 2008
Despite a humiliating defeat of his electricity privatisation proposal at ALP State conference last ...

Local MPs face public backlash over privatisation | May 01, 2008
AMWU members in the Newcastle area have spent the week leading up to the Labor Party state conferenc...

Boeing workers return to work | May 01, 2008
Workers at Boeing subsidiary Hawker de Havilland returned to work yesterday morning after taking ind...

Lest we forget: Asbestos still killing | May 01, 2008
The AMWU has been joined by other unions in calling on the Federal Government to launch a national a...

Campaigning for growth and strength | Apr 28, 2008
The AMWU is reallocating its resources to grow the Union and strengthen our industrial and political...

Get serious about Health and Safety | Apr 28, 2008
The AMWU is serious about health and safety and is committed to securing the highest standards in th...

Pushed out of a job – but not beaten | Apr 28, 2008
The AMWU has won a legal victory against a Brisbane-based food can manufacturer after it forced a me...

I’m protected. I’m an AMWU member! | Apr 28, 2008
My name is Eduardo Fontanar. I am a 55 year old Fitter and I live in Brisbane. I am married with thr...

Union spirit burns bright after more than four decades | Apr 28, 2008
AMWU QueenslandNorthern Territory Branch President, Kel Creedy has packed away his hammer and tongs ...

Apprentices demand a better future | Apr 24, 2008
Apprentices from all over Queensland have met in Brisbane to demand better rights and improvements t...

Fisher pikes out of Brisbane plant | Apr 24, 2008
The AMWU has entered into negotiations with whitegoods manufacturer Fisher amp; Paykel to get improv...

Forum demands investment in jobs | Apr 24, 2008
More than eighty people attended a community forum on manufacturing jobs in Morphett Vale, South Aus...

No-show on Newcastle Show day | Apr 17, 2008
AMWU members in Newcastle are fighting their employer who says that they wonrsquo;t be paid for a ga...

Injured workers must not be disadvantaged | Apr 17, 2008
Workers in South Australia are at risk of losing entitlements under the SA WorkCover scheme and the ...

Flexibility does not mean bending over backwards | Apr 17, 2008
The AMWU is pushing for safeguards for workers so that they are not disadvantaged by flexibility cla...

New MPs ready to lift the veil | Apr 10, 2008
New Labor MPs Doug Cameron and Greg Combet have supported calls from the AMWU for the Federal Govern...

Health and Safety laws to get a check up | Apr 10, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed the announcement by Employment and Workplace Relations Minister, Julia Gillard...

450 000 new training places announced | Apr 10, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed the Federal Governmentrsquo;s release of a discussion paper regarding the refo...

Offside Woodside abandons onshore jobs | Apr 03, 2008
The AMWU has attacked Woodside Petroleum in West Australia over a decision to send the bulk of their...

AMWU welcomes road-map for auto review | Apr 03, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed the theme of a discussion paper published by former Victorian Premier, Steve B...

Amcor Fibre Packaging National Enterprise Agreement Endorsed | Apr 02, 2008
Members across Australia employed in 12 sites of Amcor Fibre Packaging endorsed by a majority vote t...

Doug Cameron defends union representation in the Labor Party | Mar 31, 2008
Former AMWU National Secretary, Doug Cameron, has defended the right of unions to be represented in ...

85 per cent block chocolate company’s bitter deal | Mar 27, 2008
More than 85 of Cadbury workers have voted against a non-union agreement offered by the company in C...

Easter occupation bid to save entitlements | Mar 27, 2008
Sixty five workers at SEP Print Australia occupied their workplace over Easter in a bid to secure th...

Rough deal for injured workers | Mar 27, 2008
The AMWU has stepped in to protect injured workers in response to employer attempts to offload them ...

Mitsubishi workers receive landmark payout | Mar 14, 2008
AMWU members made redundant by the closure of Mitsubishi in Adelaide will receive an improved payout...

Retired members hit the streets | Mar 13, 2008
The AMWU Retired Members in Victoria joined pensioners from around the state to march on State Parli...

AMWU pushing for fairer dispute system for apprentices | Mar 06, 2008
The AMWU is putting pressure on the Victorian Government to introduce a fairer system for apprentice...

AMWU focuses on women’s involvement in the union | Mar 06, 2008
The AMWU will specifically target the issues that affect women at work and focus on increasing women...

Collective bargaining the key to better wages and conditions | Mar 06, 2008
The need for fair bargaining laws will be at the top of the listnbsp;of unionsrsquo; demands for bet...

Visy uses WorkChoices to sack injured worker | Feb 28, 2008
The AMWU is fighting for Visy worker, George Kyridis after he was sacked because a work-related inju...

Workers not the cause of inflation | Feb 28, 2008
Other union leaders have joined AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, to reject and discredit hypocr...

Electric rally shocks privatisation agenda | Feb 26, 2008
Thousands of power workers and community members have demonstrated at Parliament House warning of th...

New skills make chocolate a richer experience | Feb 21, 2008
Twenty-two AMWU members working at the Ferrero chocolate factory in Lithgow have benefited from a un...

Onesteel workers unsure about their future | Feb 21, 2008
Ninety workers are set to lose their jobs following One Steelrsquo;s announcement to close its Somer...

Delegates come together: pressure must be kept on ALP | Feb 21, 2008
At Trades Hall in Melbourne, delegates traveled from regional centers to participate in discussion a...

AMWU seeks action on OHS from new Government | Feb 14, 2008
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver has called on the Rudd Labor Government to restore and improve t...

AMWU inquiry call backed by Labor | Feb 14, 2008
Industry and Innovation Minister Kim Carr made the announcement after meeting with AMWU National Sec...

Asbestos risk found in Adelaide | Feb 14, 2008
Large amounts of asbestos have been found on the construction site of grain silos in Adelaide, requi...

Australia's sorry day | Feb 13, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed the apology to the stolen generations made by Prime Minister Rudd today.AMWU N...

Workers devastated as plant closes | Feb 05, 2008
Mitsubishi workers are devastated after todayrsquo;s announcement that the company will close its To...

Collective Agreement for Tenix Toll | Jan 25, 2008
AllowancesThe collective agreement for TenixToll the CA provides that certain cost-related allowance...

Now more than ever, employers must invest in skills and training | Jan 10, 2008
The recent announcement by the Australian Industry Group that manufacturing industry in Australia 'h...

Australian Hearing listening to employees | Jan 08, 2008
AMWU members at Australian Hearing are taking the chance to campaign for improved career opportuniti...

New members want their rights at work | Dec 20, 2007
It seems that the success of the Your Rights at Work campaign wasn't limited to the outcome of the f...

WorkChoices a law not even its mother could love | Dec 20, 2007
Opposition leader Brendan Nelson has announced the Liberal Party will abandon its WorkChoices laws, ...

Electricity campaign powers up | Dec 20, 2007
AMWU members have voted to campaign against the New South Wales Government's plans to privatise the ...

AMWU backs Gillard ban on safety cop-out | Dec 13, 2007
The AMWU has welcomed Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillardrsquo;s moratorium to halt companies reduci...

Boss takes snout out of trough to thumb nose at workers | Dec 13, 2007
Workers at Ai Automotive in Woodville, South Australia were presented with a 0 pay rise in negotiati...

Public power to fight power privatisation | Dec 13, 2007
The AMWU is preparing to launch a public campaign to oppose the privatisaton of the power industry i...

Vale Bernie Banton, a fighter to the end | Dec 06, 2007
Two thousand people attended the funeral of anti-asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton who died last wee...

AMWU fights for sick visa worker after boss leaves him to be deported | Dec 06, 2007
A 457 visa worker in Darwin has contracted a potentially fatal illness as a result of being forced b...

Big Australian lost for words | Dec 06, 2007
AMWU members have held a protest at the Annual General Meeting of BHP in Adelaide over the company's...

Merit awards for two great union members | Nov 27, 2007
Eric Robinson and George Robertson were presented with Gold and Silver Merit awards respectively at ...

The Truth about Nuclear Energy - AMWU Film Screening | Nov 19, 2007
In Canberra in October, the AMWU contribution to Safety Week brought a special documentary screening...

OHS reps and union right of entry introduced in new NT OHS Act | Nov 16, 2007
In November, the Northern Territory Government passed new OHS legislation that brings the NT more in...

`Unfinished business’ a focus at Victorian H&S Reps conference | Nov 16, 2007
Over 150 AMWU health and safety representatives joined 1,200 from other unions in attending the annu...

Delegates raise RTW issues with Minister at NSW H&S conference | Nov 11, 2007
Over 150 AMWU Health and Safety committee members, reps and union delegates attended the NSW Annual ...

Big win in bullying case | Nov 11, 2007
An AMWU campaign supporting four members from the northern territory public service in their claims ...

Mesothelioma treatment at last on PBS | Nov 11, 2007
The union and asbestos groups campaign to get equal access to the cancer drug Alimta for mesotheliom...

South Australian H&S Reps at Holden focus on RSI | Nov 11, 2007
In a first for the AMWU South Australian Branch, AMWU Health and Safety coordinator Alan Sibbons, fa...

WorkChoices gatecrashes Cochlear AGM | Oct 25, 2007
Cochlear shareholders and board members got a dose of workersrsquo; rights this week as workers from...

`Dumbed Down` Apprenticeships Failing Young Workers | Mar 21, 2007
Skilled Trades workers from across Australia have gathered in Adelaide for the Australian Apprentice...

WorkChoice Legislation Rejected by Albury-Wodonga | Dec 20, 2006
The government's decision to hold one of the shortest ever Senate Inquiries into its 'WorkChoices' b...

Greg Combet`s Speech to the National Day of Community Protest | Nov 15, 2005
Greg Combet, ACTU Secretary, addresses union members and the community on the campaign to protect wo...