March 17, 2025
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.
March 12, 2025
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.
March 03, 2025
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.
February 21, 2025
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.
February 19, 2025
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.
January 20, 2025
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and our members across manufacturing welcome the $2 billion package to secure our domestic aluminium industry.
November 28, 2024
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.
November 18, 2024
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.
September 19, 2024
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.
September 10, 2024
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.