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Media releases

March 17, 2025

OVER 500 DEFENCE WORKERS STAGE MASSIVE WALK-OUT OVER WAGES AS BAE AUSTRALIA MANAGEMENT ADDRESSES WORKFORCE

Hundreds of critical defence shipbuilders at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide are walking off the job as BAE Systems Australia’s leadership team addresses its maritime workforce on Monday 10am local time, in response to a sustained dispute over workers’ wages.

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March 12, 2025

AMWU URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SHIFT INDUSTRY POLICY AFTER US STEEL, ALUMINIUM TARIFFS

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is urging the federal government to shift gears on local industry policy after news today that Australia will not be granted exemption from US tariffs on aluminium and steel imports.

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March 03, 2025

AMWU WELCOMES MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN TRADES AND TECH

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes the federal government’s announcement today that sees a genuine investment into women’s participation in trades and technology. 

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February 21, 2025

BLUE-COLLAR METAL WORKERS SECURE MASSIVE JOBS WIN

The Australia Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes the Albanese Government’s election commitment to invest $500 million in supporting Australia’s domestic steel engineering and fabrication capabilities.

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February 19, 2025

AMWU WELCOMES WHYALLA STEELWORKS ADMINISTRATION

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) supports the South Australian Government’s intervention in securing the long-term future of the Whyalla Steelworks and its workforce.

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January 20, 2025

ALUMINIUM TO LEAD GREEN METALS TRANSITION, SECURING FUTURE FOR MANUFACTURING WORKERS AND INDUSTRY

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and our members across manufacturing welcome the $2 billion package to secure our domestic aluminium industry.

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November 28, 2024

Future Made in Australia a win for manufacturing, AMWU urges local jobs commitment

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes the Senate’s passage of the Future Made in Australia legislation as a demonstration of the government responding strongly to the calls to make things here again.

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November 18, 2024

HUNDREDS OF CRITICAL AUKUS SUBMARINE WORKERS WIN HISTORIC PAY DEAL ENDING YEAR-LONG INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE

South Australian submarine workers are celebrating the resolution of a 12 month-long wage dispute after securing a win that sees 350 trades and operator support workers at the ASC maintenance and sustainment facility in Adelaide gain on average an 18.5% increase in their wages, bringing them into line with their Western Australian counterparts.

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September 19, 2024

500 MANUFACTURING WORKERS FROM TWO OF AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST DEFENCE COMPANIES TO RALLY FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OVER WAGE DISPUTES

Close to 500 South Australian manufacturing workers at two of the country’s largest defence manufacturing companies will be rallying outside the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Adelaide on Thursday drawing the attention of both state and federal governments over separate protracted wage disputes.

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September 10, 2024

Defence manufacturing workers stage massive walk-out over below minimum wage increases

Over 100 South Australian workers from Australia’s largest defence company, BAE Systems, walked off the job yesterday afternoon for 24 hours for better pay and conditions.

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