publications

Below are versions of AMWU publications that you can print to distribute at your workplace.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 29/10/2009PDF
National roundtable eyes future for manufacturing; Women's conference highlights career progression as key issue; Asylum-seeker issue out of proportion

AMWU Weekly E-News - 08/10/2009PDF
ACL Workers BBQ at Ivan's place; End of printed Trading Post

AMWU Weekly E-News - 01/10/2009PDF
Manufacturing Alliance jobs campaign in SA and WA; ACL workers face 105 redundancies, call for investigation; No WorkChoices in WA

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/09/2009PDF
AMWU women get organised; Flexibility clauses undermine collective agreements; Lens manufacturing workers win right to bargain; Visy workers fighting for a better deal; Laws needed to prevent another James Hardie

AMWU Weekly E-News - 17/09/2009PDF
Bad Boss BBQ - 60 workers who lost entitlements give their manager a roasting; Campbell's workers in the soup; ACL - up to 120 job losses expected, with no money to pay entitlements

AMWU Weekly E-News - 10/09/2009PDF
ACL workers angry over entitlements payout to bosses; Workers don't accept 'economic crisis' wage excuses on face value; Print reject copyright free-for-all proposal to decimate book industry

AMWU Weekly E-News - 03/09/2009PDF
Workers rally to maintain OHS standards; Hybrid Camry pilot produced; WA mine safety needs more than fines; IMF President in Australia

AMWU Weekly E-News - 27/08/2009PDF
Cochlear workers win ballot to begin collective bargaining; Concerns over proposal to change book publishing laws; Entitlements and jobs need protection after ACL Bearings goes into receivership

AMWU Weekly E-News - 06/08/2009PDF
Auto-workers bashed and raided over strike; Steve Walsh to take up international role for print workers; Rail workers demanding QLD government ensure local companies get a shot at new contracts

AMWU Weekly E-News - 30/07/2009PDF
Win for manufacturing workers at ALP National Conference; Pump makers fight to stay local; Mining machine workers hopeful of better management

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/07/2009PDF
Manufacturing Alliance launched by AMWU and AWU

AMWU Weekly E-News - 28/05/2009PDF
AMWU urges government to rethink rise in pension age; Qld branch wins big at Labour Day awards; Regional networks to fight to ban asbestos

AMWU Weekly E-News - 21/05/2009PDF
Superior Pak workers go after superior conditions; Union success on OHS laws, but more to fight for; Company wants to cut hours, wont show why

AMWU Weekly E-News - Paid Parental Leave SpecialPDF
More than 20 years of union campaigning this week resulted in the Government's announcement of 18 weeks paid parental leave.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 14/05/2009PDF
Union-Land Council agreement to protect rights in the Kimberley; Qantas bring A330 maintenance home; Newcastle gets big project after union effort; Asbestos victims hope Kevin Rudd will step in over compensation

AMWU Weekly E-News - 07/05/2009PDF
Tieman workers stand up against layoffs; McCain's workers protest about 'jobs for mates'; AMWU welcomes program to help youth avoid long-term unemployment

AMWU Weekly E-News - 23/04/2009PDF
Climate ready for job creation; AMWU supporting community programs; RAC workers in WA face job losses

AMWU Weekly E-News - 16/04/2009PDF
Ecowise workers win union collective agreement; Pacific Adventurer should be repaired in Brisbane; AMWU fights for 'redundant' union activists; AMWU defends sacked workers threatened by deportation

AMWU Weekly E-News - 09/04/2009PDF
Boost to car industry needs fast-tracking;Print industry fights against copyright changes; Maxi-trans workers marched after mass sacking

AMWU Weekly E-News - 02/04/2009PDF
Redundancies at Braken despite CEO wage rise; Market rates to apply to 457 visas; Printing industry attacked by productivity commission

AMWU Weekly E-News - 26/03/2009PDF
Fair Work Bill passes parliament; Fosters workers maintain pay and conditions despite sackings threat; Dangerous situation leads to donation for children's hospital

AMWU Weekly E-News - 19/03/2009PDF
AMWU demands better manufacturing policy in QLD; Cut to visas will reduce exploitation; Concerns over OHS review

AMWU Weekly E-News - 12/03/2009PDF
DSI entitlements case must never happen to anyone else; Caterpillar refusing to come clean to workers; Vale Steve Milne; Bushfire donations keep coming from AMWU members

AMWU Weekly E-News - 05/03/2009PDF
Bosch still profitable but sheds 170 jobs; Free rein for business not the answer; Apprentice recruitment drive in NSW finds success

AMWU Weekly E-News - 26/02/2009PDF
WA apprentices fire up for campaign; New IR laws must restore full rights, AMWU tells Senate; Drivetrain workers protest over entitlements

AMWU Weekly E-News - 19/02/2009PDF
Calls for entitlements protection as Drivetrain workers face losing everything; Fosters workers fighting to keep their jobs; New regulations to protect 457 visa workers

AMWU Weekly E-News - 12/02/2009PDF
AMWU members donate to Bushfire relief; 'Un-Australian' toilet break outrage; Workers at PMP and ACL concerned over jobs

AMWU Weekly E-News - 19/01/2009PDF
AMWU on apprentice recruitment drive; Printers fight for Australian publishing industry; Caterpillar workers concerned about redundancies

AMWU Weekly E-News - 04/12/2008PDF
Workers march against ABCC; AMWU demands new scheme to protect entitlements; Qantas merger must protect against job losses, service cuts; 457 Visa report should be adopted by Government

AMWU Weekly E-News - 27/11/2008PDF
Tieman workers win pay rise; Vovlo axes jobs at Christmas; Workers exposed to uranium

AMWU Weekly E-News - 20/11/2008PDF
457 visa report recommends equal pay; International conference plots green future for steel industry; BP Solar turns the lights out in NSW

AMWU Weekly E-News - 13/11/2008PDF
Federal Government funds auto industry with $6.2 billion plan; Visa workers speak against exploitation; RACT workers prepare for industrial action over pay

AMWU Weekly E-News - 06/11/2008PDF
Climate change response on skills must come quickly; Obama wins US election, thanks unions; Boeing workers succesful after 8 week strike; HPM workers excited about first union agreement

AMWU Weekly E-News - 30/10/2008PDF
Locked out workers' employer back in court; Ballarat community rallies around John Valves workers; Employers pay up early in battle for skills

AMWU Weekly E-News - 23/10/2008PDF
New funding for skills; Workers not the culprit in transport woes; Geoscience workers prepare for action; Print workers take agenda to government

AMWU Weekly E-News - 16/10/2008PDF
AMWU women take action; Retired members win major pension concession; Auto job losses a growing concern

AMWU Weekly E-News - 09/10/2008PDF
Qantas workers endorse national claim; International action against precarious employment

AMWU Weekly E-News - 02/10/2008PDF
Cochlear workers defend delegate; Visa worker death prompts call for urgent action; Sustainable manufacturing should be investment priority

AMWU Weekly E-News - 25/09/2008PDF
AMWU lobbies federal parliament over IR laws; Right of entry laws becoming an unfunny joke; Cochlear workers head to Canberra to seek laws to deliver collective bargaining rights

AMWU Weekly E-News - 18/09/2008PDF
Dairy workers take action over low wage offer; Vulnerable visa workers need stronger protection

AMWU Weekly E-News - 11/09/2008PDF
Qantas workers concerned over maintenance standards; Workers sue over the right to a collective agreement; Unpaid superannuation claim nets new members

AMWU Weekly E-News - 04/09/2008PDF
Premier falls after privatisation battle lost; CASA report on QANTAS safety should be made public; Auto Delegates go to Canberra

AMWU Weekly E-News - 28/08/2008PDF
Boost in funding for Victorian training; Boeing job cuts unnecessary; Cadbury workers kept in the dark

AMWU Weekly E-News - 21/08/2008PDF
Apprentices win 43% pay rise under collective agreement; AMWU fights to stop tariff cuts destroying auto industry; WA workers take up battle for collective agreement

AMWU Weekly E-News - 07/08/2008PDF
CASA review must look at maintenance job cuts; Goulburn Valley workers face factory closure; BHP tries to get around AWA ban

AMWU Weekly E-News - 31/07/2008PDF
Climate change an opportunity to create new jobs and the protect the environment; Right of entry laws must be overhauled.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/07/2008PDF
AMWU members want action on climate change; Qantas announces job cuts; Power dispute escalates in Queensland; Fairfax to close plant in Tasmania

AMWU Weekly E-News - 17/07/2008PDF
AMWU organiser wins award for marginal seats effort; Workers impatient with Rudd Govt over IR laws; Queensland power workers strike

AMWU Weekly E-News - 10/07/2008PDF
Power workers hit back at privatisation; Workers will need support in climate change schemes; Huge fine for visa exploitation firm

AMWU Weekly E-News - 03/07/2008PDF
Tough new penalties for foreign worker abuse; Takeovers in Victorian Dairy Industry; Yacht workers seek unpaid wages

AMWU Weekly E-News - 26/06/2008PDF
Unions step up pressure on IR changes; Employer faces penalties over exploitation of 457 visa workers ; Tyre manufacturer closes doors in Victoria

AMWU Weekly E-News - 19/06/2008PDF
New National Employment Standards announced; Safety concerns lead to mass resignation; Forgacs workers get tough in negotiations

AMWU Weekly E-News - 12/06/2008PDF
Hybrid Toyota Camry to be built in Australia; Jobs to go at Holden; Workers threatened with lockout

AMWU Weekly E-News - 05/06/2008PDF
HECS on TAFE will make skills shortage worse; Equal pay for 457 visa workers; Manufacturing week brings improved commitments from Labor

AMWU Weekly E-News - 29/05/2008PDF
Paid maternity leave long overdue; Car workers vote on campaign to save industry; New laws passed to protect Victorian asbestos victims

AMWU Weekly E-News - 22/05/2008PDF
Workers join AMWU over toilet lock-out; Electricity privatisation battle continues; A new plan for the auto industry called for

AMWU Weekly E-News - 15/05/2008PDF
Budget delivers on skills; Mitsubishi workers get a hand up; Worker sacked for wearing union sticker; Unions demand Building & Construction Commission be terminated

AMWU Weekly E-News - 08/05/2008PDF
Electricity privatisation sparks another fight; Green light for green car initiativel; Innovation requires investment and involvement from government

AMWU Weekly E-News - 01/05/2008PDF
Local MPs wont face up to privatisation protests; Asbestos inquiry demanded; Boeing workers return to work

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/04/2008PDF
Apprentices demand better rights; Fisher & Paykel close Brisbane factory; South Australians want better job investment

AMWU Weekly E-News - 17/04/2008PDF
SA Workcover changes draw union ire; Showdown over show day in Newcastle; AMWU demands safeguards against flexibility

AMWU Weekly E-News - 10/04/2008PDF
Labor MPs call for end to corporate veil; Health and Safety gets review; 450 000 new training places announced

AMWU Weekly E-News - 03/04/2008PDF
Woodside offside over onshore jobs; Auto Inquiry road-map gets AMWU blessing

AMWU Weekly E-News - 27/03/2008PDF
Cadbury workers reject non-union deal in Tasmania; Print workers occupy factory over entitlement protection; AMWU steps in to protect injured workers

AMWU Weekly E-News - 14/03/2008PDF
Mitsubishi workers win landmark payout; Retired members hit the street demanding justice for aged pensioners

AMWU Weekly E-News - 06/03/2008PDF
AMWU fighting for apprentices; Women get stronger in the union; Union shapes up for fight over collective bargaining.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 28/02/2008PDF
NSW Electricity Privatisation faces mass opposition; Visy still using WorkChoices against employees; Workers hit back in wages-inflation debate

AMWU Weekly E-News - 21/02/2008PDF
Improved qualifications at ferrero; Onesteel workers abandoned on a good earner; Delegates meet across the country

AMWU Weekly E-News - 14/02/2008PDF
Mitsubishi closes; AMWU demands national action on health and safety; Asbestos discovered at Adelaide worksite; Parliament says sorry to stolen generations

AMWU Weekly E-News - 20/12/2007PDF
New members joining en masse; Coalition abandons WorkChoices; electricity campaign powers up

AMWU Weekly E-News - 13/12/2007PDF
Public power to fight privatisation; Gillard bans safety cop-out scheme; Boss's snout in the trough - workers offered scraps

AMWU Weekly E-News - 06/12/2007PDF
Vale Bernie Banton; AMWU fights for sick, abandoned visa worker; Big Australian lost for words

AMWU Weekly E-News - 29/11/2007PDF
Howard dismissed by WorkChoices; Key AMWU role in marginal seats; Private equity under scrutiny

AMWU Weekly E-News - 22/11/2007PDF
Tristar workers win dispute; MES workers win their battle; AMWU seeks family friendly conditions for QLD miners

AMWU Weekly E-News - 15/11/2007PDF
Howard failing Tasmanian manufacturing; Apprentices forced to sign AWAs; Fair Pay Commission not working

AMWU Weekly E-News - 08/11/2007PDF
Abbott insults Banton over asbestos campaign; Workers told 'speak English' or face sack; Beer workers on the hop over new agreement

AMWU Weekly E-News - 01/11/2007PDF
Car industry suffering from government neglect; AMWU secretary to lead Tasmanian unions; Howard's training colleges failing young

AMWU Weekly E-News - 25/10/2007PDF
Cochlear workers take case to AGM; AMWU activists win in WA local elections; Paper job losses hurt Tasmanian families

AMWU Weekly E-News - 18/10/2007PDF
Tax bribes won't heal WorkChoices pain; Trouble brewing at Fosters; New campaign to help asbestos victimes breath easier

Doug Cameron defends union representation in the Labor PartyPDF
Former AMWU National Secretary, Doug Cameron, has defended the right of unions to be represented in the Labor Party, at a speech to the NSW Fabian Society.

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