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June 23, 2016
The AMWU has welcomed Labor’s comprehensive skills and training strategy to boost apprentice recruitment and encourage employers to take on workers most affected by the shake-up to manufacturing industry.
June 23, 2016
Maintenance workers at CUB’s main brewery in Melbourne are protesting at the company terminating their jobs then expecting them to sign up again with a 65 per cent pay cut.
June 23, 2016
AMWU members have endorsed Labor’s new national rail initiative which aims for the first time to properly co-ordinate train purchases between the states to boost Australian manufacturing.
June 23, 2016
The AMWU has welcomed an election proposal for a $54 million federal program to grow jobs by injecting essential investment into Australia’s food and advanced materials' manufacturing.
June 10, 2016
AMWU members at Bitzer have gone back to work in triumph after a nine-week strike at the refrigeration firm ended with them winning a vastly improved deal while killing off harsh company demands.
June 10, 2016
Workers who prepare and pack salads in freezing temperatures are asking the AMWU to bring fairness into the mix as they are being left with inadequate pay and work hours at their greenfields site in Sydney.
June 10, 2016
Australian food workers have claimed a victory as new food labelling laws take effect in July.
June 10, 2016
Workers at northern Melbourne site Gruma Oceania were mourning this week over the tragic loss of beloved AMWU member Bozica Nikolic.
June 08, 2016
The AMWU greatly welcomes Labor’s election pledge to appoint a National Apprentice Advocate as part of an overdue shake-up to protect the rights of our next generation of skilled workers.
June 03, 2016
Young workers in the auto industry face a bleak future after the Federal Government announced it would extend $4 an hour internships to the auto trades.
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