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July 01, 2015
The latest report of the Senate Inquiry into naval shipbuilding paints a grim picture of the perilous future faced by the industry under the Abbott Government.
July 01, 2015
Forgacs Shipbuilders Rally 12:30pm today Williamtown RAAF Base South gate entrance Medowie Road, Williamtown Forgacs shipbuilding workers will send a message directly to he Prime Minister today as part of his visit to the NSW Hunter region.
June 24, 2015
Just two weeks after BAE Maritime announced plans to pull out of Williamstown shipyard in Melbourne, Forgacs in Newcastle has announced 150 redundancies, with plans for more.
June 22, 2015
AMWU National President Andrew Dettmer today called on the Abbott Government to lift its game in the crucial area of apprenticeships following comments over the weekend by NSW Skills Minister, John Barilaro, indicating that higher wages and more support were needed for apprentices.
June 17, 2015
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has joined the calls of concern around the signing of the China Free Trade Agreement today.
June 16, 2015
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is calling on the Abbott Government to recognise the crisis in Australian shipbuilding as BAE Maritime looks certain to pull out of Williamstown.
May 27, 2015
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has condemned Minister Chris Pyne who this morning on ABC radio in Adelaide claimed that potentially building the first few submarines offshore would have no impact on jobs in South Australia.
May 22, 2015
Claims about a massive cost blowout on the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project for the Navy are wildly inaccurate and ignore recent productivity gains at Adelaide’s ASC shipyard, according to the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU).
May 22, 2015
PRESS CONFERENCE: AMWU State Secretary John Short will speak to the media and take questions 12.30pm, Friday 22 May Cadbury Front Gates, Cadbury Factory, Claremont
May 21, 2015
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has called today ‘a sad day for workers, for Adelaide and for Australia’ as Holden enacts its first ever forced redundancies in Australia.
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