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February 05, 2016
The gates have been shut on the Foragcs Shipyard in the Hunter throwing its last 150 skilled employees out of work as the pain inflicted by the Coalition Government’s failure to bring forward shipbuilding projects deepens across the nation.
February 05, 2016
He’s one person, in one workplace, in one city but Jeremy Coubrough is happy to be among thousands of AMWU members whose union came through when he needed it.
February 05, 2016
The AMWU is eager to give further input to the Federal Opposition’s new plan to crack down on dodgy employers who exploit workers by dramatically lifting fines and jail terms if it gets into Government.
February 05, 2016
The AMWU is urging members passionate about keeping penalty rates to help the ACTU's case against the Turnbull Government’s effort to strip them back at weekends. CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
January 29, 2016
Persistence has paid off for a small group of AMWU members in Adelaide who successfully overcame an employer bid to fund a pay rise by winding back their break time.
January 29, 2016
Defence Department technicians have walked off the job for the first time as they campaign for a new collective agreement.
January 29, 2016
The new year has brought fresh faces to the AMWU’s Victorian office as we welcome two multi-lingual young activists aiming to help our union speak all workers' languages.
January 22, 2016
The AMWU has vowed to do everything we can to maximize the chances that our members made redundant at Queensland Nickel near Townsville will be paid their entitlements in full.
January 18, 2016
AMWU members at high-tech manufacturer ResMed were smiling this week when the Fair Work Commission confirmed their right to union representation in brokering a collective agreement - which they are determined to gain.
January 15, 2016
Workers at Alcoa’s Wagerup aluminium refinery south of Perth believe the company put their lives at risk by sending them to work at the site when the area was still ablaze during WA’s fire crisis last week.
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