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December 10, 2015
The AMWU has helped stop the Turnbull Government handing more power over superannuation to the big banks - a win for our members who want to maximize their savings for retirement.
December 08, 2015
AMWU auto industry members have doorknocked the offices of influential MPs in Canberra to explain why $800 million should be used to help grow new jobs rather than be hoarded by Coalition Government bean-counters.
December 02, 2015
OPINION By Glenn Thompson, AMWU Assistant National secretary This week the three consortiums competing for the future submarines contract made final bids, so it’s worth taking stock on how much AMWU members have achieved for Australian shipbuilding in 2015.
December 02, 2015
AMWU members have put in bigtime to drive home a simple message on billboards that resonated with the entire community: Subs=Jobs. Build them here.
December 02, 2015
Ship building workers have urged Victoria’s Andrews Government to make sure that the land at Williamstown shipyard be retained as a maritime industry site for the future if BAE closes down all production capacity early next year.
December 02, 2015
The stresses of FIFO lifestyles and inflexible rosters are hitting the workforce of the giant Ichthys-Inpex gas project hard, with a mass meeting of 1000 employees demanding changes from contractors and the Northern Territory Government.
November 27, 2015
Shipbuilding workers are ramping up pressure on the Australian Government to get serious about helping end the slavery of overseas shipbreaking labourers who dismantle the hulks of disused vessels for scrap.
November 26, 2015
OPINION By John Short, AMWU Tasmanian State Secretary
November 19, 2015
Alcoa executives overseeing ruthless cost-cutting had a shock last week when their early morning routine was disrupted by nearly 200 unionists outside the glitzy WA head office giving them a loud reminder on wage justice.
November 19, 2015
The AMWU this week chose Gladstone in Queensland to wheel out our first Community Hub, a membership-based initiative to reach out and give practical help to local causes.
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