July 03, 2024
A contingent from dozens of striking Saputo workers from Burnie in North-West Tasmania is making the trip to the diary giant’s Australian headquarters in Melbourne, with hundreds more to join the delegation in a rally today, to launch a nationwide boycott campaign targeted at Saputo and its biggest clients in Woolworths and Coles.
June 28, 2024
Unions representing Tasmanian maintenance workers are rallying today after another round of failed pay negotiations with dairy giant Saputo.
June 20, 2024
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes the progress made regarding the Hunter offshore wind zone and the job creation opportunities it presents in manufacturing industries.
June 19, 2024
19 June 2024 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) condemns the Coalition’s nuclear election commitment as a dangerous distraction in our commitment to decarbonise our economy.
June 06, 2024
6 June 2024 – Tasmanian trade unions are appealing to the head of Canadian cheese manufacturer Saputo Dairy to resolve a wage disparity experienced by the maintenance crew at the processor’s Burnie site in North-West Tasmania.
June 05, 2024
5 June 2024 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) supports the announcement regarding critical upgrades to the Tangara fleet that operates within the Sydney Trains network.
May 28, 2024
28 May 2024 – Saputo Dairy’s Burnie factory in North-West Tasmania is facing significant production problems this morning, after the factory was forced to cancel pressed cheese production all day on Monday.
May 23, 2024
23 May 2024 – Members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) are calling for the head of government-operated submarine builder ASC to be dismissed as hundreds of South Australian submarine workers critical to the survival of Australia’s future AUKUS submarine fleet unanimously issue a vote of no confidence in the CEO’s leadership.
May 20, 2024
20 May 2024 – Unions across Tasmania have united against Canadian cheese manufacturer Saputo Dairy over the wage disparity experienced by the maintenance crew at the processor’s Burnie site in North-West Tasmania.
May 14, 2024
14 May 2024 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) celebrates the historic $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia package announced in the Federal Budget.
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