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Media releases

April 23, 2024

Saputo Dairy Workers Strike For Mainland Wage Rates, Tasmania No Longer The Poor Cousin

23 April 2024 Tasmanian workers are calling for fairness as dozens of Saputo Dairy operators will walk off the job at the processor’s Burnie site in North-West Tasmania on Tuesday 23 April.

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April 22, 2024

Future Made in Australia is pathway to prosperity

22 April 2024 The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) rejects the ‘head in the sand’ approach advocated by the Minerals Council over the Federal Government’s proposed Future Made in Australia Act.

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April 19, 2024

Impromptu Third Strike By Electrolux Workers Fed Up Over Poor Wages And Conditions

19 April 2024 A hundred workers fed up with their ongoing pay dispute at Electrolux’s Dudley Park factory in Adelaide have walked off the job for the third time on Friday 19 April.

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April 17, 2024

LOCAL MANUFACTURING JOBS AND TRAINING MUST BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF GOVERNMENT’S PLANS TO TRANSFORM DEFENCE CAPABILITY

17 April 2024 The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes today’s announcement by the Federal Government relating to the National Defence Strategy including reprioritisation of the Integrated Investment Program.

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April 17, 2024

AMWU WARNING ON MARKET FAILURE IN TRANSITION TOWARDS A CLEANER ECONOMY

17 April 2024 The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes incentives announced by the Federal Government today towards critical mineral projects in Queensland and South Australia as a step in the right direction but warns the dangers of leaving the renewable energy transition to the market.

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April 15, 2024

Electrolux workers on ‘unliveable’ wages strike for second time

15 April 2024 – Hundreds of workers at Electrolux’s Dudley Park factory in Adelaide are set to walk off the job for the second time from 6:30am Monday 15 April as they continue to bargain for better wages and conditions.

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April 11, 2024

Make the future in Australia and make it count for everyone

11 April 2024 – Australian manufacturing workers welcome the announcement of the Future Made in Australia Act by Prime Minister Albanese today. Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) National Secretary Steve Murphy said that the announcement was an important economic and geopolitical step.

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March 28, 2024

AMWU WELCOMES BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN SOLAR ENERGY MANUFACTURING IN AUSTRALIA

28 March 2024 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) has welcomed a major billion-dollar investment in Australia’s solar energy manufacturing supply chain. The $1 billion Solar Sunshot investment in Australia’s solar energy manufacturing sector will run parallel with the NSW Government’s $275 million Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative.  

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March 06, 2024

VICTORIAN OFFSHORE WIND ZONE MISSES VITAL OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE LOCAL MANUFACTURING JOBS

6 March 2024 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) has expressed disappointment that the new offshore wind zone proposed for the Southern Ocean off the coast of Victoria may miss a vital opportunity to create local manufacturing jobs.

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February 20, 2024

OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS WELCOME, BUT STRONG PROVISIONS REQUIRED TO DELIVER LOCAL JOBS

20 February 2024 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that it would commence consultation on the proposed Bunbury offshore wind zone in Western Australia but has expressed concern that the project will not deliver thousands of renewable energy jobs envisaged by the project.

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