Tag: AMWU
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...
Industrial action continues at CSL Behring’s manufacturing plant
AMWU members at CSL Behring, who make vital blood plasma products and maintain factory equipment, staged a 4-hour work stoppage last Friday in response...
CSL workers demand “fair share” of massive profit
More than 200 CSL workers and AMWU members gathered outside the main Victorian plant on Tuesday to protest against the company’s decision to cut...
Too early to celebrate: Shipbuilders need certainty over shipbuilding policy, says AMWU
Australian shipbuilders are meeting with Coalition Members of Parliament and Cross Benchers in Canberra this week to seek clarification on last week’s $34 billion announcement...
Continuous naval shipbuilding program announcement welcomed by shipbuilders and unions
The Federal Government’s announcement of a commitment to a continuous shipbuilding plan for the Royal Australian Navy’s surface fleet has been welcomed by a...
Plea for action on Alcoa’s “dictatorial” management style
Alcoa’s workforce in Western Australia has urged the State Government to launch a WorkSafe inquiry into the company’s “dictatorial” management style due to concerns...
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...
AMWU: shipbuilding headed “down the same path as the car industry” under Abbott Government
The AMWU has slammed the Abbott Government for its failure to support the country’s shipbuilding industry after Adelaide shipbuilder ASC announced on Saturday that...
AMWU celebrates $2bn victory for rail manufacturing
AMWU members are celebrating the successful outcome of their campaign that resulted in the allocation of $2 billion for the rail industry.
Last week, Treasurer...
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