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September 21, 2016
Recently, the Fair Work Commission made a ruling that could impact your overtime and time off in lieu (TOIL) conditions.
September 20, 2016
News consumers and workers are the big losers following the decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to allow Perth to effectively become a one-newspaper town.
September 15, 2016
The AMWU’s campaign to boost local railway procurement is on schedule in Victoria with local assembly of the state’s largest ever order of metro trains, putting 1100 new jobs on track.
September 15, 2016
Workers at Thorn Lighting in Sydney are celebrating after forcing their employer to accept a deal on better wages, which also gives improved job security.
September 15, 2016
The AMWU has gained big changes to how overtime is taken – paid out or time off – which should ensure members now have a real choice.
September 09, 2016
The plight of 55 sacked CUB workers exploded across Melbourne’s sporting and business heartland yesterday as 15,000 protesters marched with them through the city and heard the Victorian Government condemn the brewer.
September 09, 2016
The Baird Government is suffering a huge community backlash for sending the state’s $2.3 billion Intercity train contract overseas, with voters polled in four key Coalition seats now putting the NSW opposition parties ahead.
September 07, 2016
PRESSURE on West Australia’s government to take the mental health dangers to FIFO workers seriously escalated this week when family members of two workers who took their own lives presented a 4800-signature petition demanding action.
September 01, 2016
Sacked AMWU brewery members had a huge victory this week when the labour hire firm providing non-union workers which took their jobs withdrew from the CUB Abbotsford plant due to its inability to work with the management.
September 01, 2016
The AMWU has pushed the boat out on the Future Submarine build by meeting French contractor DCNS while the Turnbull Government lets local content and jobs on the $50 billion mega-project silently drift from its post-election agenda.
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