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October 22, 2015
Broadcast technicians who keep the television signal coming in to all homes in rural Australia are refusing to back down in their quest for a fair deal on pay and allowances after returning from a month long lock-out.
October 22, 2015
The deal between the Labor Party and the Coalition Government to reduce the risk of jobs being needlessly lost to imported workforces under the China Free Trade Agreement is a positive step but falls far short of failsafe protections, the AMWU believes.
October 19, 2015
The AMWU joined global protests last week against the Trans Pacific Partnership with rallies highlighting how it would let foreign corporations stand over any member nation’s right to enforce its own rule of law.
October 19, 2015
Younger union activists mixed with building industry veterans last Thursday and spoke with emotional relatives of workers lost to learn the lessons from the West Gate Bridge collapse, Australia’s worst industrial disaster.
October 15, 2015
The Federal Government is working hard to give the big banks and finance companies access to your industry super fund. One of the pioneers of workers' superannuation, Tom McDonald, explains what the Coalition is really up to.
October 15, 2015
At least 170 skilled jobs at defence firm Thales have been secured for five years after its Bendigo operation won a $1.3 billion contract to assemble the Army’s new generation of armoured vehicles.
October 15, 2015
AMWU Rail Delegates have been pushing for the local production of rolling stock as a key part of new railway infrastructure projects which now have support from both sides of politics.
October 09, 2015
AMWU officials met with workers from leading Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat yesterday to discuss how the island state can capitalise on the firm’s recent wins in securing major commercial ferry contracts.
October 01, 2015
Patience ran out for maintenance workers at Essential Water, taking protected industrial action last Friday and stopping work for 24 hours after a stalemate of more than two years of negotiations for improved wages and conditions.
September 30, 2015
A group of committed AMWU rail delegates joined officials and WA State Secretary Steve McCartney at WA’s Parliament House to meet with Labor MP's to talk about why it's important public transport investment delivers local jobs as well as more liveable cities.
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