Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union

 

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Media releases

Media releases

September 28, 2023

CADBURY WORKERS STOP WORK FOR A SWEETER DEAL

28 September 2023 – Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) members at Cadbury's factory in Claremont, Tasmania are continuing a stop-work campaign for better wages and conditions.

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September 07, 2023

AMWU WELCOMES TOUGHER LIMITS ON CARCINOGENIC FUMES IN WORKPLACES

7 September 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the decision by SafeWork Australia to lower the limit for welding fumes exposure in workplaces.

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August 25, 2023

LOCAL MANUFACTURING MUST BE PRIORITISED AS OFFSHORE WIND EXPANDS

25 August 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes the federal government’s announcement on the opening of consultation on the Illawarra offshore wind zone and calls for the prioritisation of local workers and manufacturers on future projects.

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August 17, 2023

AMWU CELEBRATES LABOR'S COMMITMENT TO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION IN GENERATIONS

17 August 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) celebrates Labor’s commitment to one of the most significant commitments to industrial transformation in generations. Today, in amendments to its National Platform, Labor’s 49th National Conference committed the Party to transitioning the nation to renewable energy and unlocking the opportunities of the net zero economy.

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June 08, 2023

SAFE WORK KICKS CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND LEAVES WELDERS EXPOSED

8 June 2023 – Workers exposed to welding fumes have today been let down by a Safe Work Australia (SWA) decision to kick the can down the road on lowering the limit for exposure.

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June 05, 2023

AMWU LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO LOWER WELDING FUMES EXPOSURE LIMIT

5 June 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is launching a new campaign to lower the limit for welding fumes exposure in Australian workplaces as well as a new exposure register to support workers who develop illnesses.

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April 28, 2023

AMWU CALLS FOR FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL MANSLAUGHTER LAWS ON WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY

28 APRIL 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is marking International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) by calling for greater powers for union delegates and Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) as well as federal industrial manslaughter laws and more protections for workers exposed to dangerous fumes and chemicals.

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March 03, 2023

AMWU RESPONDS TO NEWS OF QANTAS ENGINEERING ACADEMY

03 MARCH 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) will be seeking urgent discussions after news that Qantas commits to training engineers through its Qantas Group Engineering Academy.

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February 28, 2023

AMWU WELCOMES GOVERNMENT ACTION ON ENGINEERED STONE

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 - The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) has welcomed the news that state and federal governments will work to ban engineered stone.  

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January 11, 2023

WORKPLACE LAWS NEED OVERHAUL TO EMPOWER UNION MEMBERS

11 JANUARY 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) has called for an overhaul of workplace laws to encourage union membership, give union delegates and organisers greater powers, and increase workplace protections for union members.

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