February 25, 2018
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) believes Malcolm Turnbull should take a lead from his American counterpart Donald Trump and walk away from the latest version of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
February 15, 2018
After 180 days of protected industrial action and over 2 years of bargaining, maintenance workers at Griffin Coal will return to work at 7 am today.
December 16, 2016
The AMWU has congratulated Canadian unions and activists on winning their decades of persistence to ban the importation and use of asbestos.
September 12, 2016
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) this morning welcomed the Andrews Labor Government’s announcement of Victoria’s single largest order of trains to be built right here in Victoria, securing hundreds of jobs for local workers around the state.
June 29, 2016
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is calling on Defence Minister Marise Payne to establish an independent public inquiry into revelations by the Newcastle Herald that the Defence Department knew construction at the RAAF base at Williamtown NSW would cause off-site groundwater contamination and that the health of workers and the public would be put at risk.
June 24, 2016
SACKED MAINTENANCE WORKERS RALLY OUTSIDE CUB BREWERY DEMANDING THEIR JOBS BACK.
June 16, 2016
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the policy announced by Shadow Industry Minister Kim Carr on helping to protect the marine environment by investing in a new research vessel for the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIM).
June 15, 2016
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the policy announced by Shadow Industry Minister Kim Carr on national rail procurement as a step in the right direction and called on the Coalition to match Labor’s commitment to Australian manufacturing.
June 07, 2016
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has called on the Prime Minister to match Bill Shorten’s pledge to boost apprenticeships on Government infrastructure projects .
May 24, 2016
In its final moments before going into caretaker mode, the Turnbull Government has rushed through changes that seek to undermine the quality and cost of vocational education and training.