Tag: Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
AMWU: Coalition budget slap in the face to manufacturing workers
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) launched a scathing attack on the Turnbull Government on Tuesday, saying its budget “failed to deliver for manufacturing...
Alcoa rejects AMWU’s claims of endangering workers during Waroona bushfire
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has accused Alcoa of endangering the lives of its workers at the Wagerup aluminium refinery south of Perth...
Auto component manufacturers call for ATS reforms
Industry and union representatives have told a senate inquiry that the Automotive Transformation Scheme needs to be reformed to expend illegibility in order to...
AMWU lays blame at Government’s door for Forgacs redundancies
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has voiced its support for shipbuilders at Forgacs in the Hunter who are being made redundant as the...
AMWU: Government to blame for imminent job loss at BAE
Hundreds of jobs are hanging in the balance at BAE System’s Williamston shipyard as the defence contractor decided yesterday not to tender for a...
AMWU bemoans Holden’s forced redundancies in Australia
Holden’s decision to impose forced redundancies on its workers after failing to attract sufficient volunteers for its latest round of 270 layoffs at its...
Government’s claims over shipyards’ productivity concerns not justified, Unions say
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has urged Defence Minister Kevin Andrews to make the crucial decision to build Australia’s future submarines in Adelaide,...
RET impasse hurting Australia’s industry
The political stalemate over the passing of the renewable energy target (RET) is hurting the competitiveness and confidence of Australia’s trade exposed industries, said...
Government delay in rolling stock orders could cripple Victoria’s rail industry
Victoria’s rail manufacturers have warned that job losses are imminent if the Andrews Government doesn’t deliver on its last year’s promise to secure a...
Sweet outcome in bitter Darrell Lea dispute
Six former Darell Lea workers have won the legal battle against their former employer, with the confectionary company agreeing to pay them redundancy entitlement...
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