Ford loss a manufacturing wake-up call for nation`s leaders | May 23, 2013
 The devastating decision by Ford to cease Australian production in 2016 brought the nation to ...

Time to act for `Time to Care` | May 23, 2013
The coming week brings an historic opportunity to improve all workers’ rights to balance time ...

Unionism speaks all languages in saving jobs | May 23, 2013
The AMWU is aiming for a bigger role in preventing discrimination against workers not fluent in Engl...

AMWU supports rally call to preserve fruit industry | May 17, 2013
AMWU fruit processing members and growers are calling for tougher labelling laws and strong trade ac...

AMWU says shipbuilding industry is too important to lose | May 17, 2013
Media Release -- Friday 17 May, 2013 --The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has called on both...

Opposition should commit to Budget`s nation-building | May 17, 2013
The AMWU has welcomed this week’s Federal Budget as advancing priorities of job growth and opp...

Stubborn coal bosses load up trouble | May 17, 2013
THE refusal of Newcastle coal bosses to ease back on an anti-union agenda has provoked the first ind...

All parties must back Plan for Australian Jobs Legislation | May 15, 2013
Wednesday 15 May 2013Media ReleaseAll parties must back Plan for Australian Jobs Legislation The AMW...

Government boost to shipbuilding | May 10, 2013
Strong campaigning by the AMWU has helped secure a majority of dockyard jobs over the next few years...

AMWU members turn up for May Day | May 10, 2013
Big turnouts at May Day marches across all states marked the 2013 event as a clarion call for unioni...

Sydney Airport agreement takes off | May 10, 2013
Maintenance workers who keep Australia’s busiest airport running smoothly have negotiated a ne...

Abbott’s IR Velvet Hammer | May 10, 2013
“Trust me” was the plea from Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as he announced his industria...

Emergency action needed to save Australian fruit processing industry | May 09, 2013
Jobs in Australian fruit and tomato processing are at risk from a flood of cheap imports and the Fed...

Labeling laws needed to protect jobs in Shepparton: AMWU | May 08, 2013
Media ReleaseWednesday 8 May 2013Labeling laws needed to protect jobs in Shepparton: AMWUThe Austral...

Engineers` careers to fly with Qantas deal | May 03, 2013
AMWU members at Qantas are considering a landmark agreement delivering wage rises upwards of 17 per ...

Forgacs walk-off as members demand consultation | May 03, 2013
MORE than 650 members at shipbuilder Forgacs showed their determination to keep fighting for an impr...

Safety reminder after fruit plant injury | May 03, 2013
AMWU health and safety officials have reminded members that safety is top priority as WorkSafe inves...

White Paper needs bi-partisan support to give certainty to Australia’s shipbuilding industry | May 03, 2013
The Defence White Paper has the potential to give crucial support and certainty to Australia’s...

Queensland Rail maintenance jobs under threat | May 02, 2013
The AMWU has condemned the Newman Government after it announced Queensland Rail maintenance will be ...

White Paper must deliver for shipbuilding industry | May 02, 2013
The Federal Government must use the upcoming Defence White Paper to outline how it will sustain jobs...

AMWU continues to campaign to reinstate Labour Day to its rightful place | Apr 26, 2013
The AMWU will continue to campaign to restore the Queensland Labour Day holiday to its rightful plac...

AMWU seeks assurances on Williamstown dockyard jobs | Apr 24, 2013
The AMWU wants to urgently meet Defence Materiel Minister Mike Kelly over future shipbuilding jobs i...

Go even harder on local content, Bastian tells Feds | Apr 24, 2013
The AMWU is urging the Federal Government to go harder in providing opportunities for local industry...

New Workers` Memorial honours those lost | Apr 24, 2013
The struggle to eliminate workplace deaths and injuries which cause enormous community trauma will b...

Windscreen company faces $100,000 backpay action | Apr 24, 2013
A boss who workers allege kept them on the go usually without a lunch break faces paying out more th...

Does Abbott support making things or is he just making things up? | Apr 19, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has called on Tony Abbott to reveal his policy for...

Put local jobs first on taxpayer projects | Apr 18, 2013
The government bureaucracies who scrutinised tenders for major public projects had to change their t...

Thales ammo members hit long range target | Apr 18, 2013
AMWU members at Thales making munitions for the armed forces have won a new union agreement which lo...

Opportunity knocks for Blacktown | Apr 18, 2013
AMWU members at Nestle in Sydney’s west have been given extra insight into the opportunities t...

Holden workers need steady hand at wheel | Apr 12, 2013
The AMWU has urged the Federal Coalition to pull back from plans to slash $2 billion from vehicle in...

Coalition abandons policy for soundbites | Apr 12, 2013
The Federal Coalition’s failure to articulate any vision on the auto industry beyond cutbacks ...

Labor urged to ban Sensis offshoring jobs | Apr 12, 2013
Workers at Telstra subsidiary Sensis have authorised their AMWU officials to exert maximum pressure ...

Minerals Council should stop scaremongering and back Australian jobs | Apr 11, 2013
The Minerals Council’s unsubstantiated claims that requiring major res...

Holden job losses show government`s vital role | Apr 09, 2013
The announcement that Holden will shed 500 jobs in Adelaide and Melbourne shows the need for greater...

Volgren victory travelling north | Apr 04, 2013
AMWU members at coach maker Volgren have secured a solid enterprise agreement result with an 11 per ...

Spanish company tapped over 457 Visa pay | Apr 04, 2013
THE AMWU has urged the Immigration Department to move quickly on evidence a Spanish company has impo...

Rapid action on securing defence maintenance jobs | Apr 04, 2013
The AMWU will move rapidly on a greenfields agreement for members at defence sites nationally after ...

Fair Work changes help members but more needed | Mar 28, 2013
Better member access to their union, rights to more family-friendly rostering,  safer jobs and ...

El Salvador call for AMWU to help democracy | Mar 28, 2013
A simple gesture of solidarity towards Adelaide’s El Salvador community from the AMWU a few ye...

Union intensifies scrutiny at Holden | Mar 28, 2013
The AMWU intends to have an ergonomist on site within a month at Holden’s factory in Adelaide ...

2013 Poll: Delegates` call to action | Mar 21, 2013
The necessity to put the future of manufacturing industry at the forefront of the federal election c...

World first as asbestos agency set to be created | Mar 21, 2013
The creation of the world’s first Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is set to become real...

AMWU gets full benefits for Geon members | Mar 21, 2013
AMWU members caught in the demise of print giant Geon were enormously relieved last weekend that the...

Help grasp “once in a lifetime” shipbuilding revolution | Mar 15, 2013
Shipyard delegates from across Australia have launched a campaign to secure the nation’s marit...

Union warns states on 457 visa abuses | Mar 15, 2013
The AMWU will support the 457 Visa debate in favour of an overhaul of the system that is seeing hund...

Union puts heat on Mercedes | Mar 15, 2013
A new enterprise bargaining deal won by AMWU members at Mercedes Benz Commercial Vehicles arrived li...

Union all set for women`s big day | Mar 07, 2013
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD) and the AMWU is organising and joining workshops, r...

Fair go for apprentices: send your boss a message | Mar 07, 2013
The AMWU is urging members to call on bosses to give apprentices a decent deal after the Australian ...

Rally anger over Barnett`s jobs failure | Mar 07, 2013
A rally in Perth last week rammed home to the WA State Government community anger over a lack of job...

Penalise Sensis for betraying Australian workers: AMWU | Feb 28, 2013
Hundreds of unionists rallied this week to kick off a national effort to force Telstra to backdown o...

457 Visa crackdown in all workers` interest | Feb 28, 2013
The AMWU’s strong stance against rogue employers exploiting 457 Visa workers to avoid employin...

Unity clears the air at Donaldson`s | Feb 28, 2013
Workers at NSW industrial filter manufacturer Donaldson’s are breathing easier after gaining ...

AMWU welcomes jobs plan | Feb 21, 2013
The AMWU has been campaigning since the Prime Minister's Manufacturing Taskforce wound up in Augus...

Looking out for our neighbours | Feb 21, 2013
Union activists from Papua New Guinea wanting a much fairer deal for local workers on resources and ...

AMWU women join One Billion Rising | Feb 17, 2013
AMWU members got on their feet across Australia last week to send the message of opposition to viole...

Union backs reducing FIFO damage to towns | Feb 15, 2013
THE AMWU has supported many findings of a federal committee into fly-in, fly-out work which calls fo...

New asbestos website steps up funding pressure | Feb 14, 2013
THE AMWU and asbestos community groups are urging members to help pressure the Federal Government to...

AMWU`s early offensive on BAE jobs | Feb 14, 2013
THE AMWU had taken the initiative in looking to secure ongoing work and conditions for members in ar...

Very Fine drive into the future | Feb 14, 2013
The new model VF Holden Commodore unveiled for the first time last week is further proof that Austra...

AMWU takes wheels off Volgren`s super hijack | Feb 07, 2013
Sustained industrial action by AMWU members at bus maker Volgren has forced the company to drop its ...

ResMed workers resist scare tactics | Feb 07, 2013
Workers at sleep technology firm ResMed are staying united in the face of a company scare campaign a...

Cold cash helps green Electrolux jobs | Feb 07, 2013
AMWU members are set to share the benefits of a cool $14 million invested to assist Australia’...

Members Help in Fire and Flood Ordeal | Feb 01, 2013
AMWU members and officials have pitched in to help Australian communities ravaged by floodwaters in ...

Hospira takes Union`s medicine | Feb 01, 2013
Strong leadership by delegates at Australia’s main facility for making cancer drugs has forced...

Extra ‘Kickstart’ for engineering trade apprenticeships | Jan 25, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the announcement by the Gillard Gover...

Get tough on local content - Bastian | Jan 25, 2013
The AMWU has welcomed Industry Minister Greg Combet’s commitment to assisting manufacturing as...

Hundreds of thousands down, hundreds of thousands more to go | Jan 25, 2013
A push to attract local workers for resources projects has exposed the failings of the Liberal Gov...

Fight to protect jobs for Karratha residents | Jan 21, 2013
DOZENS of workers and their families who had relied on the Karratha Gas Plant for their incomes have...

Union condemns Hockey’s `waste of money’ comments on auto industry | Jan 16, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has condemned comments by the Shadow Treasurer Joe...

AMWU News summer edition - point of clarification | Jan 11, 2013
The AMWU notes a comment made by a union delegate in the summer 2103 edition of AMWU News, regarding...

AMWU assists Tassie fire effort | Jan 07, 2013
The AMWU’s Tasmanian branch has moved to assist members affected by the state’s destruct...

Raise Newstart to help people return to work | Jan 03, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has renewed its call for an increase in Newstart a...

Christmas concern as Karratha jobs and homes go | Dec 20, 2012
The jobs and home occupancy of at least 120 members on the Karratha Gas Plant have been thrown into ...

Near-fatal incident hidden from union scutiny | Dec 20, 2012
A machinery collapse which almost killed two AMWU members has caused Victoria’s WorkSafe to en...

Kyabram workers put squeeze on SPC Ardmona | Dec 20, 2012
Members at SPC Ardmona’s jam factory in Kyabram have renewed their industrial action after man...

Harold`s print run pedals past 100 | Dec 20, 2012
Harold Watt didn’t become the longest serving member of the AMWU’s print division by avo...

AMWU wins commitments for Collie | Dec 18, 2012
After weeks of lobbying, the AMWU yesterday won commitments to Collie from Opposition Leader Mar...

Mexican diet boosts AMWU recruitment | Dec 13, 2012
Members at tortilla and taco shell-maker Gruma Oceania are on the path to spice-up their wages and c...

Time for apprentices to have a real say | Dec 13, 2012
The AMWU will push to stem the alarmingly high drop-out rate among apprentices when it launches a Fa...

Back our capability, take the opportunity to design and build subs here and grow a key industry | Dec 12, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union today welcomed the announcement by the Government ...

AMWU welcomes jobs plan and calls for making sure the benefits stay in Tasmania | Dec 12, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the Tasmanian Government’s $76m...

Local jobs slashed at Woodside’s Karratha Gas Plant | Dec 12, 2012
Transfield employees at Woodside’s Karratha Gas Plant fear that Woodside is using a change...

So good so far on Gillard manufacturing moves | Dec 07, 2012
The AMWU has welcomed Gillard Government reforms to combat dumping by foreign suppliers and boost th...

Rosella continues to fly | Dec 07, 2012
The AMWU will work to see iconic Australian tomato sauce maker Rosella continue as an ongoing concer...

Asbestos fight honours the departed | Dec 07, 2012
Pain, unity and some anger marked emotional ceremonies for this year’s Asbestos Remembrance Da...

Gillard Government’s interim manufacturing policy announcement a welcome entrée | Dec 06, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the Federal Government’s interi...

Asbestos in Geely MK engine gaskets sparks recall | Dec 05, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union today renewed its calls for the enforcement on Aus...

Anti-dumping measures a win for quality Australian-made | Dec 04, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the Federal Government’s announ...

Locals demand end to wind tower dumping | Nov 29, 2012
AMWU members whose jobs are threatened are mobilising community anger at power companies sending&nbs...

Noo`s story no boss can put down | Nov 29, 2012
THE inspiring tenacity of Noo Rodewald in asserting her workplace rights in the male-dominated press...

Hydro Wind farm needs to use locally made wind towers | Nov 29, 2012
Media Release.The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) today called for Hydro Tasman...

Coalition cuts end century of training expertise | Nov 29, 2012
THE AMWU will stand up for apprentices thrown out of Victoria’s RMIT after the university-TAFE...

Where does the Coalition stand on manufacturing? Demands union. | Nov 29, 2012
 The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has demanded the Federal Coalition not aband...

GEERS Legislation provides workers certainty in uncertain times | Nov 26, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the passing of the historic GEERS leg...

Gladstone protest on slow ferry home | Nov 23, 2012
Hundreds of union members have taken to the streets of Gladstone in Queensland  to protest over...

AMWU pressures councils, states on car shame | Nov 22, 2012
THE AMWU has cranked up the pressure on all levels of government to buy Australian in their car purc...

Union places White Ribbon around women`s rights | Nov 22, 2012
“I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. This is my oat...

Qantas workers take action on de-skilling | Nov 15, 2012
AMWU members are set to launch a campaign against Qantas as management fails to come clean on its lo...

SA branch working towards better protection for foreign workers | Nov 15, 2012
A new project launched by the AMWU’s South Australian branch will assist vulnerable migrant wo...

No auto worker left behind | Nov 15, 2012
As AMWU members intensify their push for a national manufacturing plan to help industries and jobs g...

Nuclear submarine advocates need to stop and consider the real national interest | Nov 14, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has called on nuclear submarine advocates to take ...

Workers return to Autodom but future still uncertain | Nov 09, 2012
The AMWU has urged Ford and Holden to make a long term commitment to local parts suppliers after get...

New Tassie conference reaches out to women | Nov 09, 2012
Our Tasmanian Branch has developed a new plan to empower women members working in the manufacturing ...

Qantas must come clean over hidden offshore agenda | Nov 09, 2012
QANTAS should come clean over its real plans for the future maintenance of aircraft in Australia in ...

AMWU shows smarts with Too Hi Tek | Nov 08, 2012
Smart investment in technology proved a winner last Saturday when rank outsider Too Hi Tek triumphed...

AMWU disappointed by Baillieu Government`s lack of leadership | Nov 02, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has expressed their disappointment with the Baillieu Gove...

AMWU priority getting DAIR members back to work | Nov 01, 2012
AWMU members stood down at three auto parts factories owned by DAIR Industries have been assured the...

$1 million sunrise as union delivers backpay justice | Nov 01, 2012
A plastics packaging company which underpaid workers for years has been forced to hand over more tha...

WA delegates to keep up pressure as Barnett lets work go offshore | Nov 01, 2012
AWMU delegates have vowed to keep up the pressure on the Barnett Government after legislation to gua...

AMWU continues fight for Filipino workers’ rights | Nov 01, 2012
Protests against the state visit of President Aquino last week have highlighted the plight of worker...

Union members help the homeless | Oct 26, 2012
AMWU members have dug deep to help people struggling to keep a roof over their head with a special e...

AMWU man back with pride at McCain | Oct 25, 2012
AMWU delegate Paul Lavery has been given a hero’s welcome back to his job at McCain’s af...

Visy canned by worker solidarity | Oct 25, 2012
Workers at Visy’s canning plant in southern Melbourne have won a stunning EBA victory by&...

Jobs campaign goes coast to coast | Oct 25, 2012
AMWU National Secretary Paul Bastian has spread the union campaign to secure the future of manufactu...

AMWU slams Fairfax CEO’s $420,000 bonus for killing 1900 jobs | Oct 24, 2012
The AMWU have demanded Fairfax chief Greg Hywood come clean on the real motivations behind massive j...

Fight to ensure timber industry doesn’t crash down | Oct 17, 2012
AMWU members from South Australia’s south-east have joined a union-led campaign to save the re...

Food jobs the key to strong communities, says AMWU | Oct 17, 2012
AMWU members continued their campaign for the creation of a national manufacturing plan this week wi...

New chances for bosses to learn leadership | Oct 17, 2012
The Gillard Government is on the right track to improving Australia’s productivity and competi...

HMAS Canberra could and should have been built here | Oct 17, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union today confirmed the new hull of our largest naval ...

Age Print Workers Approve Redundancy Deal | Oct 11, 2012
A show of strength by members outside Fairfax’s Melbourne headquarters has led the company bac...

Training providers failing our apprentices | Oct 11, 2012
Are you an apprentice or do you know of an apprentice who has been treated badly by a dodgy training...

A Hand of Kindness for Lachie Lord | Oct 11, 2012
Workers at Altona’s Qenos factory have come together in tenderness as they show solidarity wit...

Food lab alive with union activity | Oct 04, 2012
Technicians at one of Victoria’s largest food laboratory sites has ramped up union organisatio...

Bosses out of line on doctor attendance | Oct 04, 2012
Union action has brought forward a statement from the Fair Work Ombudsman in which it explained ther...

Holden electric cars can bear fruit of co-investment | Oct 03, 2012
The AMWU has welcomed reports that Holden is looking to assemble Australia’s biggest batch of ...

Ignoring Aussie steel risks 500 local manufacturing jobs | Oct 02, 2012
Plans to import 120 turbine towers for two major wind farm projects in NSW will endanger up to 500 s...

Members urging a no vote at Sensis | Sep 27, 2012
AMWU members at Sensis, the advertising and directory agency of Telstra, are strongly recommending a...

Melbourne print workers win back owed allowance | Sep 27, 2012
Casual printing workers from the Herald and Weekly Times (HWT) in Melbourne have recovered up to $10...

Consumer watchdog must recall its own advice on auto asbestos | Sep 27, 2012
The AMWU has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to recall its own a...

Governments critical to auto future: AMWU | Sep 26, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has stated today that governments have a critical ...

300 Australian apprentices to be hired as part of new AMWU and CB&I initiative | Sep 21, 2012
The AMWU and CB&I Constructors have come together to launch an exciting joint initiative entitle...

It’s time Gina Rinehart “woke up to herself” | Sep 21, 2012
Former AMWU National Secretary, Senator Doug Cameron, has told Gina Rinehart she should stop trying ...

National Tour for a National Plan: Stop One, Custom Coaches | Sep 21, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union is getting the word out about the need for a natio...

Greens’ Food Labelling Bill needs more rigour to protect food manufacturing workers | Sep 18, 2012
Media Release The AMWU will be seeking clarification from the Greens about how their Bill, whose sta...

AMWU launches campaign for a National Manufacturing Plan | Sep 13, 2012
The AMWU this week launched a campaign for a National Manufacturing Plan which would stem the flow o...

AMWU welcomes action on asbestos | Sep 13, 2012
The AMWU welcomes the Federal Government’s response to the national asbestos review, and its d...

Bulldogs thank AMWU after successful season | Sep 13, 2012
The Bulimba Valley Bulldogs have sent their thanks to the AMWU after the team achieved one of their ...

Maintaining Mine Safety in the Face of Harmonisation | Sep 10, 2012
By Chris Harper As we approach the 2012 Miner’s Memorial Day held on the 19th September, it i...

New leadership team elected | Sep 06, 2012
The AMWU has elected a new leadership team in the wake of former National Secretary Dave Oliver&rsqu...

Bittersweet outcome for Darrell Lea workers | Sep 06, 2012
After almost two months of uncertainty AMWU members at iconic confectioner Darrell Lea have been gre...

Keep Free Trade Fair | Sep 06, 2012
The latest round of negotiations for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) - a free trade agree...

AMWU calls for government support as more job losses announced | Aug 30, 2012
The AMWU has called for greater support for the local manufacturing industry, following today’...

Workers who dare to fight, win redundancy dispute | Aug 29, 2012
Auto component workers from parts supplier DAIR Industries in Melbourne’s south-east, have sto...

Navy station workers signal major win in agreement | Aug 21, 2012
AMWU members who work on the most powerful transmission station in the southern hemisphere, H.E.H. N...

Testing times result in victory for ALS technicians | Aug 21, 2012
Technicians working at one of Australia’s largest industrial testing companies have won a majo...

AMWU QLD slams latest attack on workers’ rights | Aug 21, 2012
The AMWU has slammed the State Government’s announcement that Queensland’s annual Labour...

$30,000 fine for teenager’s workplace death sends no message on safety | Aug 17, 2012
A $30,000 fine for the employer of a 15-year-old boy killed in a horrific workplace accident sends n...

Prime Minister’s Manufacturing Taskforce Report: Our chance to get work back in Australian factories now and get a national plan | Aug 16, 2012
The Prime Minister’s Taskforce presents a significant opportunity to implement a National Manu...

Qantas engineering delegates prepare to maintain wages and conditions | Aug 14, 2012
AMWU delegates working for Qantas Engineering have put the restructures of 2012 behind them and begu...

Machinery workers put union strength into motion | Aug 14, 2012
Metalworkers from a machinery company in regional Victoria have won a major boost to their pay and a...

More local ways for miners to access skills and train Australians | Aug 09, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed comments by Skills Minister, Chris Ev...

Tassie women leading a new charge | Aug 07, 2012
It’s been a longtime in the making but female participation in the Tasmanian Branch of the AMW...

Aircrew ready to elevate outstanding allowance fight | Aug 06, 2012
A key provider of security and emergency air services in Australia’s far north will soon be fo...

Fair Work Review must make manufacturing smarter, not embark on a race to the bottom | Aug 03, 2012
The AMWU says the Fair Work Review and the Government’s response must address the industry&rsq...

Win for Cochlear workers on good faith bargaining orders – Time for Fair Work laws to back them up | Aug 03, 2012
Cochlear workers will be relieved Fair Work Australia has upheld a series of good faith bargaining o...

New law delivers paid leave for dads | Aug 02, 2012
After decades of campaigning and agitation by the union movement, Dads-to-be can look forward to new...

APV closure a test for government commitment to manufacturing | Aug 01, 2012
The closure of Melbourne-based APV Automotive Components by administrators today, is an opportun...

Hundreds of jobs hit in Kurnell closure: NSW needs a plan for local jobs and industry | Jul 26, 2012
Caltex’s decision to close its Kurnell refinery is a blow to skilled trades jobs in NSW, with ...

Darrell Lea workers thank Australian shoppers for support | Jul 24, 2012
Workers at the embattled confectionery company, Darrell Lea, have publicly thanked Australia for sup...

GoPrint closure shatters LNP`s asset sale promise | Jul 23, 2012
The Queensland LNP has broken its pre‐election promise on privatisation by closing government&...

Retired members get active online with new blog site | Jul 19, 2012
A retired compositor, Father of the Chapel and life-long union activist from South Australia is keep...

Shocking job losses represent need for strategic industry plan | Jul 18, 2012
The AMWU has described the announcement by Ford of 440 job losses in their manufacturing operations ...

Darrell Lea future still uncertain | Jul 18, 2012
160 manufacturing jobs are still hanging in the balance at confectionery manufacturer Darrell Lea, h...

$50 membership campaign feeds Valley food co-op | Jul 12, 2012
A campaign to re-establish a tomato processor in Central Victoria, following the closure of the Hein...

WA demand mining bosses give local workers a fair go | Jul 10, 2012
AMWU members across WA turned out in their hundreds last week to demand resource companies commit to...

Vic members call for anti-union building code to be dismantled | Jul 10, 2012
A new construction building code in Victoria will fail to address the state’s failing economy ...

AMWU flags generational opportunity to deal with asbestos | Jul 05, 2012
Unions, including the AMWU, have urged the Federal Government and other politicians to back reforms ...

Victorian metal members give back to the community  | Jul 05, 2012
Metalworkers on the Wonthaggi desalination construction project south-east of Melbourne, have donate...

Can a price on carbon create jobs? | Jul 05, 2012
Tim Ayres, AMWU NSW Secretary, tells manufacturers to focus on opportunities in clean energy and ne...

Good news for Thales Bendigo workers | Jul 03, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union welcomed the Federal Government’s announceme...

WA rallies in support of local jobs | Jul 03, 2012
Over the coming weeks there will be several rallies in support of WA jobs. These are rallies to say ...

Vehicle Division head steps down after a lifetime of campaigning | Jul 03, 2012
After nearly 32 years as an elected full time official, AMWU National Vehicle Division Secretary Ian...

Australian manufacturing ready to embrace clean tech future | Jun 27, 2012
The Federal Government’s record multi-billion dollar investment in Australian jobs and industr...

Coates Hire campaign finishes with major win for workers | Jun 26, 2012
A long running AMWU campaign to improve wages and conditions at equipment supplier company, Coates H...

AMWU demand Fairfax consult with workers | Jun 21, 2012
The AMWU has demanded that Fairfax not implement changes until it consults its workforce, and this h...

Qantas Engineering on unpiloted mystery flight, as Sydney component maintenance shuts down | Jun 21, 2012
Unions today questioned what strategy is in place at Qantas, as the company announced further job lo...

Thales workers to benefit from new collective approach | Jun 19, 2012
A landmark agreement recently secured by AMWU members at engineering company Thales Australia, will ...

No consultation, no discussion: Fairfax’s announcement a disgrace | Jun 19, 2012
The AMWU has described the botched announcement of 1900 job cuts across media company Fairfax as dis...

Fairfax job cuts devastating as company treats workers with contempt | Jun 19, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union will take Fairfax to Fair Work Australia to seek an expla...

Ships, trains and submarines — can we build them here? | Jun 14, 2012
Tim Ayres, the NSW secretary for the AMWU, wishes Clive Palmer and other mining giants would give lo...

AMWU flags doubts over skills development plan for Defence materiel | Jun 13, 2012
A discussion paper aimed at addressing the future of skills development in the Australian defence in...

Offshore project workers dig deep for kids with disabilities | Jun 13, 2012
Union members from offshore projects in the Bass Strait have raised $24,000 for the children’s...

Metalworker Graham makes a new life | Jun 13, 2012
Twelve months ago life was very different for Graham Pilson. The 37-year-old AMWU member from Bathur...

Too many of Australia’s apprentices quitting due to poor wages | Jun 07, 2012
Despite providing the skills for our future, Australia's apprentices would be better paid flipping b...

Who will be the next victims of the mining boom? | Jun 05, 2012
Following the Federal Government's controversial decision to approve an EMA for Gina Rinehart’...

Mining sector workers receive fairer share of profits | May 31, 2012
Workers at a parts warehouse in the booming coal mining community of Muswellbrook, New South Wales h...

Hats on for Jon as AMWU members defend Visy delegate | May 31, 2012
AMWU members at a packaging manufacturer in Melbourne’s north have banded together in solidari...

Employers will be hit with ‘top-up’ insurance claim if workers comp slashed: AMWU | May 25, 2012
Manufacturing employers will be hit with industrial claims for top-up insurance if injured workers&r...

Jobs before mining interests | May 25, 2012
The AMWU has demanded mining companies be contractually obliged to first train and employ Australian...

Manufacturing workplace fatality a tragic reminder of industry dangers | May 24, 2012
The death of a metal worker in Sydney’s west early this morning is a dark day for NSW manufact...

Clive`s Titanic mistake - Australia`s maritime industry is thriving | May 23, 2012
The AMWU has offered to take mining billionaire Clive Palmer on a tour of local shipbuilding facilit...

Australian Manufacturing to take advantage of ‘fair go’ process in $10 billion CEFC: AMWU | May 23, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union has today welcomed the decision by the Federal Governmen...

Government must intervene in Qantas aircraft maintenance decision | May 23, 2012
The AMWU has slammed a decision by Qantas to sack hundreds of engineering workers this week, saying ...

Industrial action follows workers’ rejection of latest BMA offer | May 22, 2012
Industrial action is expected to escalate at seven BMA mines across central Queensland as frustrated...

SA vehicle mechanics rev up collective action | May 22, 2012
Workers at K-Mart Tyre and Auto Service (KTAS) in South Australia will carry on with plans to establ...

Government must intervene in Qantas aircraft maintenance decision | May 21, 2012
Unions have slammed the announcement today by Qantas to sack hundreds of engineering workers saying ...

Bowen Basin fitters walk off the job | May 19, 2012
140 members of the AMWU have walked off the job this morning at the BHP owned Goonyella Mine in the ...

Will the budget solve our two speed economy? | May 18, 2012
The AMWU's Acting National Secretary, Paul Bastian, welcomes the tax on mining profits and the Gove...

Assistance fast tracked for CMI members | May 16, 2012
Victorian workers made redundant through the closure of auto company CMI, will soon receive an exped...

FOC Phil leaves his mark | May 16, 2012
It was 1972 when a cheeky 18-year-old arrived for his first shift at The Mercury newspaper in Hobart...

Qantas delegates warn politicians national interest and security at risk | May 16, 2012
Maintenance delegates from the Our Future at Qantas campaign visited Canberra last week to emphasise...

QLD members and families keep the AMWU flag flying | May 08, 2012
Hundreds of AMWU members and their families have celebrated the labour movement at annual Labour Day...

AMWU WA wins massive back pay for offshore technicians | May 08, 2012
Workers on a major offshore resource project in WA have received tens of thousands of dollars extra ...

Tassie food workers to win under Coles frozen vegie plan | May 08, 2012
An announcement by Coles Supermarkets that it will source its entire line of frozen vegetables from ...

High Court asbestos decision welcomed but have lessons been learnt? | May 04, 2012
The AMWU has welcomed the decision by the High Court of Australia in finding James Hardie Directors ...

AMWU help sacked Toyota workers get back on the road | May 03, 2012
More than 200 Toyota workers recently made redundant have begun looking for new jobs with the suppor...

CMI workers return to work as Baillieu govt goes AWOL | May 02, 2012
Auto component workers at Victorian company CMI Industrial, returned to work on Monday after a break...

Equality dispute may disrupt Hunter coal exports | Apr 26, 2012
Workers maintaining Hunter Valley coal trains have begun striking as part of on-going industrial act...

Toyota sackings go to federal court as hundreds protest outside plant | Apr 24, 2012
The AMWU has filed action in the Federal Court to seek the reinstatement of 12 workers sacked for th...

Don`t sink the Submarine industry | Apr 20, 2012
Australia's national interest will be best served by building the next class of our submarines here,...

Asbestos — can the world beat the toxic time bomb? | Apr 18, 2012
The AMWU Acting National Secretary, Paul Bastian, explains how Australian trade unions are leading ...

Chevron delivering less local work under Barnett, not more | Apr 17, 2012
Western Australia’s steel fabrication is winning even less work from Chevron’s Wheatston...

AMWU slams appalling treatment of sacked Toyota workers | Apr 17, 2012
The AMWU has slammed Toyota’s handling of 350 job cuts this week. On Monday, after months in l...

Packaging members refuse to fold on entitlement attack | Apr 17, 2012
Carton finishers in Melbourne’s south could soon begin protected industrial action in an effor...

May Day rallies still going strong | Apr 17, 2012
It’s an institution that remains sacrosanct for many AMWU members across Australia.  So m...

Tea makers prepare to vote on collective future | Apr 12, 2012
An 18-month long campaign by low paid Adelaide tea manufacturers for their first union collective ag...

Bad management to blame for company collapse | Apr 12, 2012
The former director of a Victorian automotive component manufacturer should look in the mirror inste...

Fair Work Australia slaps down management who tried to leave worker in the cold | Apr 12, 2012
A Victorian food production worker who was stood down for 18 days, proved management had no grounds ...

MAY DAY EVENTS 2012 | Apr 11, 2012
New South Wales SydneyMarch: Sunday, May 6th. Assemble Hyde Park North. March commences promptly at ...

Information for AMWU members at Holden on your new union collective agreement | Apr 05, 2012
The proposed new agreement is available for you to look at on the internal Holden intranet 'Socrates...

Cochlear workers take action to test Fair Work bargaining laws | Apr 05, 2012
Bargaining for a new collective agreement can often take months, but after 5 years of trying to nego...

Victorian members rally against Baillieu workcover slash | Apr 05, 2012
A Baillieu Liberal government plan to strip nearly half a billion dollars in support for injured wor...

Coates Hire workers balloting for industrial action | Mar 30, 2012
AMWU members at Coates Hire throughout Australia are balloting for industrial action after the compa...

AMWU wins award for putting Manufacturing back on the map | Mar 29, 2012
The AMWU has jointly won the best communications strategy award for the Manufacturing: Australia&rsq...

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA 2012 Raffle – Help continue the fight for social justice around the world | Mar 29, 2012
Get your tickets today for your chance to win an $8,000 travel voucher or a great Gazelle commuter b...

Vale Helen Davis | Mar 29, 2012
This week saw the passing of Helen Davis, the AMWU’s first female organiser and a very active ...

DSI workers temporarily stood down | Mar 28, 2012
Workers at automatic transmission manufacturer DSI will be stood down for seven days while productio...

270,000 reasons to get Victorian Manufacturing right | Mar 22, 2012
The AMWU has launched a campaign to protect the 270,000 jobs in Victorian manufacturing. The plan, w...

AMWU - helping to organise the Philippines | Mar 22, 2012
The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), an independent labor centre promoting trade unionism in the Philippines...

Where is Marius Kloppers? | Mar 22, 2012
The CEO of the fifth biggest corporation on the planet appears to have gone missing. The last time h...

Can we still be a nation that makes things? | Mar 22, 2012
Tim Ayres, the AMWU's NSW State Secretary gives his opinions on 3Q.   brightcov...

Cochlear workers test Fair Work laws after five-year wait for collective deal | Mar 19, 2012
Fair Work Australia will today begin hearing a case brought by the AMWU over the failure of ear impl...

Our Future at Qantas: A plan to keep Aussie jobs where they belong | Mar 19, 2012
The Qantas Engineers Alliance – comprising some of the nation’s biggest trade unions &nd...

1000 delegates urged to continue campaigning | Mar 15, 2012
Almost 1000 AMWU delegates have attended forums in each state to discuss the challenges facing our u...

Sydney packaging workers prepare to box up first agreement | Mar 15, 2012
Packaging workers from Sydney’s west have banded together as AMWU members to protect their con...

Manufacturing key to ‘lucky’ economy | Mar 15, 2012
The AMWU’s annual national delegate forums have heard an impassioned address from senior econo...

Update from AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver | Mar 09, 2012
Dave Oliver writes to AMWU members explaining his decision to run for ACTU Secretary. “There h...

Sydney Airport workers look to maintain pay and conditions | Mar 08, 2012
AMWU maintenance workers at Australia’s busiest airport could take industrial action next week...

Albury lose 80 auto manufacturing jobs | Mar 01, 2012
Automatic transmission manufacturer DSI has announced it will shed 80 jobs from its assembly plant i...

Jobs and communities will go unless food processing issues confronted | Mar 01, 2012
Food workers from across the country have descended on Canberra this week to urge federal parliament...

Companies must declare use of dangerous chemicals | Feb 23, 2012
In nine years as an AMWU delegate Les Takacs has had to ban dangerous chemicals from his shop floor ...

O’Farrell steps up offensive against NSW workers | Feb 23, 2012
The O’Farrell Government has stepped up its offensive against the working people of NSW by att...

Packaging takeover could cost hundreds of jobs, warns AMWU | Feb 22, 2012
A move by the world’s largest packaging company to takeover a rival business could come at the...

Unions call on Qantas to support local jobs and keep maintenance onshore | Feb 16, 2012
The Qantas Engineers’ Alliance – representing all aircraft engineers at Qantas – i...

Strong union collective leads to major win at former AWA site | Feb 15, 2012
Axle makers from Melbourne’s south have celebrated a breakthrough win in a longstanding fight ...

AMWU takes aim at supermarket duo | Feb 15, 2012
The AMWU last week gave a scathing assessment of Australia’s powerful supermarket duopoly duri...

New agreement helps repay GFC sacrifice | Feb 14, 2012
Workers who took a 40% wage cut at Holden during the GFC are set to vote on an improved collective a...

"Everything on the line" in Newcastle | Feb 13, 2012
Newcastle fitters working for a rich global mining equipment manufacturer will this week intensify i...

Auto workers drive message to Canberra | Feb 09, 2012
AMWU members from across Australia’s three car companies have this week visited Canberra to ur...

Abbott must stop playing games with 200 000 auto jobs | Feb 02, 2012
Today’s announcement of casual job losses at Holden means that Tony Abbott and his shadow cabi...

Perth metal workers put the heat on new agreement | Feb 02, 2012
Metal workers from Perth company Heat Exchangers Australia (HEA) have begun industrial action after ...

Manufacturing jobs lost as Mortein heads off-shore | Feb 01, 2012
The AMWU is deeply disappointed by manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser’s decision to cease producti...

Auto workers petition parliament to match commitments to Australian Industry | Jan 30, 2012
The AMWU has today launched a petition calling on all members of Federal Parliament to continue supp...

Guarded optimism on BMA talks but hurdles remain | Jan 25, 2012
Accommodation and housing arrangements, right of representation and site schedules remain sticking p...

Compulsory redundancies are unacceptable says AMWU | Jan 24, 2012
A decision by Toyota Australia to make 350 redundancies from its Altona plant “compulsory&rdqu...

New poll reveals significant level of support for manufacturing in Australia | Jan 23, 2012
New research has revealed the high level of public support for manufacturing in Australia, including...

AMWU News in Brief 23/1 - 27/1 | Jan 23, 2012
Monday the 23rd of January 2011 On Monday afternoon Toyota confirmed it would cut 350 jobs from its ...

AMWU tells DIAC to get 457-visa process right | Dec 22, 2011
The AMWU has called on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to overhaul the consulta...

Wishing you and your family a safe and happy holiday season after a successful year | Dec 22, 2011
After a long but successful year, I would like to pass on the best wishes of the AMWU National Counc...

Baillieu warned: Lose local content and lose private sector jobs too | Dec 19, 2011
After taking the axe to the public sector, the Baillieu Government is now set to put Australian priv...

High Court ruling slams James Hardie bid to limit compo | Dec 16, 2011
An attempt by James Hardie to undermine 20,000 future asbestos compensation cases has been rejected ...

AMWU METALS/TSA Auto sector members meet | Dec 16, 2011
AMWU METAL and TSA Division members from across the Auto Industry came together at a well attended m...

AMWU applies for good faith bargaining orders against Cochlear | Dec 15, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union today lodged an application in Fair Work Australia (FWA) ...

Unionised NT apprentices organise first collective agreement | Dec 14, 2011
Apprentices working at Rio Tinto’s remote Alcan refinery in Gove, Northern Territory have won ...

New Defence vehicle contract a win for jobs, troops and regional Australia | Dec 12, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says today’s announcement that the next gene...

Australians deserve choice and clear labeling at the supermarket | Dec 09, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has called for clear Country-of-Origin Labeling laws (CoO...

Cochlear mocks good faith bargaining system: AMWU | Dec 08, 2011
The AMWU will challenge ear implant manufacturer Cochlear in Fair Work Australia over its failure to...

AMWU upgrades manufacturing policy at ALP conference | Dec 08, 2011
The ALP’s 46th National Conference met in Sydney last weekend, with 21 representatives from th...

Members protest in McEwen, Lindsay and Eden Monaro next | Dec 08, 2011
AMWU members working in the Department of Defence have intensified their ongoing campaign for a fair...

AMWU welcomes pay increases for apprentices, raises concerns on half-baked skills | Dec 06, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the federal government’s announcement today that it will support a pay i...

AMWU members making the silent transition to clean technology | Dec 06, 2011
Throughout his 18 and a half years at manufacturing company Austeng, AMWU delegate Perry Devery has ...

QLD applauds makeup of steering committee for industry reform | Dec 01, 2011
The AMWU has applauded inclusion of union and industry stakeholders in a steering committee that wil...

Canada’s asbestos export must end, says AMWU | Dec 01, 2011
The AMWU has demanded Canada end the export of asbestos to developing countries, during a rare meeti...

Victorian metals welcome big win in latest bargaining round | Nov 29, 2011
Thousands of AMWU Victorian members will be better off after securing pay rises and income protectio...

Speech to the AiG PIR National Conference, Canberra | Nov 28, 2011
Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I want to begin by reflecting on where we were two o...

Step up to new tech opportunities, Union to tell manufacturers | Nov 28, 2011
In a speech to the Australian Industry Group national conference in Canberra today, the AMWU Nationa...

Hands off asbestos tribunal say unions, sufferers | Nov 25, 2011
Asbestos disease sufferers would be worse off under the NSW Government’s plan to roll the spec...

Careers to take flight under new aircrew agreement | Nov 24, 2011
A major pay rise and a structured career path are some of the wins secured by aircrew personnel from...

Submarine contracts provide the chance to train a generation and build a world class industry | Nov 24, 2011
 The AMWU welcomed reports on Thursday this week that the Australian Government is moving to fa...

Technicians keep pay and conditions on the radar | Nov 17, 2011
It represents the eyes and ears of northern Australia. An over-the-horizon radar network that monito...

Pacific trade deal must be open to scrutiny | Nov 17, 2011
By Dave OliverThis week the latest free trade agreement – the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreem...

RAA Mechanics use a mix of new and old tools to build solidarity | Nov 16, 2011
Motor mechanics and technicians working at the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) of South Australia...

Arbitration is the new black: Oliver | Nov 11, 2011
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, has told a conference of industrial relations experts that the...

Book industry to start a new chapter with major reforms | Nov 10, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the Book Industry Strategy Group's recommendations for a reform of the Austral...

Take action to end Canada`s export of Asbestos | Nov 10, 2011
The AMWU has been working with international trade unions to try to end the use of asbestos around t...

Carbon price a win for industry and environment | Nov 09, 2011
This week Australia signals to the rest of the world that we, the largest per capita emitters of Co2...

Darwin AMWU members looking forward to Inpex Gas project | Nov 09, 2011
Remote workers and apprentices will be the beneficiaries of an agreement reached between the Norther...

Melbourne maintenance workers vote for new alliance | Nov 08, 2011
AMWU members at the Qantas maintenance hanger in Melbourne have joined colleagues in Brisbane and Sy...

Barnett and his Ministers mislead public over local Gorgon work | Nov 08, 2011
The Barnett Government was caught out misleading the WA community on Tuesday about the levels of ski...

Unions combine to secure Qantas engineering jobs | Nov 04, 2011
The AMWU is part of a powerful new alliance between the three major maintenance and engineering unio...

Hastings Deering workers stand up for fair share | Nov 04, 2011
Negotiations are continuing this week between mining equipment manufacturer Hastings Deering and 160...

SPEECH: Enterprise Bargaining in Australia 1991-2011 | Nov 04, 2011
Dave Oliver's address to the Symposium on the 20th Anniversary of Enterprise Bargaining in Australia...

Further information for Qantas members regarding the grounding of fleets by Qantas management | Oct 29, 2011
31 October 2011 – 2:15amAfter two straight days of hearings, the industrial action of all part...

Rich chocolate, poor wages: members call for a better deal | Oct 27, 2011
AMWU members who helped Adelaide chocolate manufacturer Haigh’s achieve a record turnover of $...

More women, better outcomes says visiting Indonesian unionist | Oct 27, 2011
The leader of an Indonesian trade union that increased the number of women in leadership roles has e...

Outdated drug testing plan will fail Caterpillar workers | Oct 27, 2011
A controversial plan by global mining manufacturer Caterpillar (Cat) to force workers to use a urine...

Women unionists honour past and look to the future | Oct 21, 2011
AMWU women in Victoria and Queensland have voted unanimously to create a national women’s conf...

Plastic makers stick together to demand a better workplace | Oct 20, 2011
Low paid migrants working at a plastic manufacturer in Melbourne’s south, have created a bette...

International print unionist positive about future | Oct 13, 2011
A leading international print unionist says the future of printing, packaging and graphical industri...

Union welcomes aboard important helicopter aircrew | Oct 13, 2011
AMWU members in the helicopter sector of Australia’s aviation industry are building their coll...

Clean technology future must be made in Australia | Oct 12, 2011
Australia’s companies must hit the ground running now that a carbon price will be set. Dave O...

AMWU Health Safety Rep takes a haircut to fund cancer research | Oct 12, 2011
Peter “Snowy” Rackley, a trades assistant working on the desalination plant in Wonthaggi...

AMWU angry at latest cuts to regional Fairfax workers | Oct 12, 2011
The AMWU has slammed the latest in a series of redundancies made at Fairfax Media’s pre-press ...

Business stuck in the past with campaign against clean energy jobs plans | Oct 10, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says the business coalition ‘Manufacturing A...

Jobs Forum delivers win for Australian manufacturing | Oct 07, 2011
The Prime Minister’s decision to require local content statements from companies in receipt of...

Food production and maintenance unite to fight weak offer | Oct 07, 2011
AMWU members working in production and maintenance at frozen food manufacturer, McCain, have voted u...

AMWU brings agenda to Jobs Forum | Oct 06, 2011
The AMWU will be highlighting the need for better management to address declining productivity, and ...

Future jobs forum must focus on manufacturing | Oct 03, 2011
Australian manufacturing unions will use this week’s Future Jobs Forum to continue the push fo...

Sensis: a new generation of AMWU print members | Sep 29, 2011
On the fifth-story of a modern Melbourne office building sits a passionate and committed union colle...

Future leaders invited to join Vic women’s conference | Sep 29, 2011
Victorian women in manufacturing are getting ready for the second annual AMWU women’s conferen...

WA Premier should quit state development portfolio following serial slip-ups | Sep 29, 2011
WA Premier Colin Barnett should relinquish the important State Development portfolio, following a se...

Wheatstone already sending huge engineering and fabrication contracts offshore | Sep 27, 2011
An announcement this week by Chevron that the $29billion Wheatstone LNG development, in WA, would pr...

Queensland Jobs from Queensland Resources | Sep 23, 2011
Industry groups representing Queensland’s steel supply chain have joined forces with the AMWU...

AMWU members mount defence of wages | Sep 22, 2011
AMWU members in the Department of Defence have forecast further industrial action across the country...

Prestigious skills award follows union training campaign | Sep 22, 2011
An education program that increase qualifications available to food industry workers has won a prest...

Productivity Wars: Union tells employers, ‘Fix management systems, don’t lower wages’ | Sep 20, 2011
Dave Oliver, AMWU National Secretary, will today tell employers at a manufacturing roundtable in Can...

Another 13,000 local manufacturing jobs lost under Barnett`s watch | Sep 16, 2011
Premier Colin Barnett has presided over another sharp decline in Western Australia's manufacturing s...

Landmark legal challenge taken by union against Visy over safety | Sep 15, 2011
The AWMU has launched action in the Federal Court to protect a member who is facing disciplinary act...

Asbestos threat stops work in Newcastle coal loader | Sep 15, 2011
AMWU members working on a coal-loader construction site at Kooragang Island have returned to work af...

Mirabella and Coalition can’t see manufacturing jobs for the trees | Sep 14, 2011
The AMWU is disappointed Sophie Mirabella today missed an opportunity to outline any Coalition polic...

Manufacturing unions welcome jobs forum | Sep 11, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Australian Workers’ Union have welco...

Vale Fred Thompson | Sep 09, 2011
The AMWU this week farewelled Fred Thompson, a union stalwart, socialist, and legend of the Australi...

Taxpayers fund mining profits, while 1 million manufacturing workers miss out | Sep 08, 2011
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the mining industry received more gov...

10 years later, final Ansett redundancy payments made | Sep 08, 2011
Former AMWU members at Ansett Airlines have welcomed a final entitlement payment of $5.3 million to ...

Awful Orford talks up "business turn around" | Sep 07, 2011
A manufacturer in Toowoomba, Queensland that sacked workers to import Chinese refrigerators has gloa...

Manufacturing must benefit from mining boom | Sep 01, 2011
The AMWU this week stepped-up its fight for local manufacturing, calling for more action from the go...

Hostile mining company leaves union officials waiting in the rain | Aug 31, 2011
When it comes to weather, Western Australia can be a state of extremes. Blistering hot summers and w...

Membership grows as shipbuilding returns to Newcastle | Aug 31, 2011
Australia’s once mighty shipbuilding sector is experiencing a resurgence in Newcastle - bringi...

Manufacturing workers rally to demand government R&D funding be tied to local jobs | Aug 26, 2011
Three hundred manufacturing workers rallied outside the Bosch factory in Clayton, Victoria, today, t...

BlueScope maintenance workers still unsure about future | Aug 25, 2011
AMWU maintenance workers at BlueScope Steel’s Western Port in Hastings say they still don&rsqu...

Tragic Day: 1400 job losses at BlueScope | Aug 25, 2011
Up to 1400 workers at BlueScope’s Port Kembla and Western Port operations will lose their jobs...

Will the mining boom send manufacturing bust? | Aug 24, 2011
An international expert has diagnosed Australia’s manufacturing sector with a severe case of t...

East Africa Famine Appeal - Please give generously | Aug 24, 2011
Donations can be made through Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA to assist victims of the famine in the Horn of...

Bluescope job losses strengthen call for action on manufacturing | Aug 22, 2011
The push from Australian manufacturing unions for a broad-based agenda to support domestic manufactu...

Amcor members maintain fight for better redundancy provisions | Aug 19, 2011
Members from packaging company Amcor in Thomastown, Victoria, will enter their third week of industr...

AMWU women prepared to break the perspex ceiling | Aug 18, 2011
Women from AMWU workplaces across NSW and the ACT gathered at the state’s first ever womens co...

Newcastle team full steam ahead as industry booms | Aug 17, 2011
One of the AMWU’s oldest regional offices is proving to be the fastest growing as Newcastle an...

Towards equal opportunity for blue-collar women workers | Aug 12, 2011
The fight for equal opportunity for women in the workplace must move beyond the narrow focus on com...

Back to the Future | Aug 11, 2011
By Andrew Dettmer, State Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The Gayndah museum is h...

Major win for new packaging members | Aug 10, 2011
Low paid packaging manufacturers from Melbourne’s south-east have secured a major pay rise of ...

SPC closure another devastating blow for Goulburn valley | Aug 09, 2011
A decision by SPC to cut 150 jobs across its three Goulburn Valley operations today will be a devast...

SPC regional job losses show need for food labelling laws and watchdog on supermarkets | Aug 09, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has called for better food labelling laws and an i...

Largest survey of Australian workers to contribute to future campaigns | Aug 04, 2011
More than 41,000 Australian workers from all industries will help shape future workplace campaigns t...

Officials move into action on climate plan | Aug 04, 2011
AMWU officials from around the country have gathered in Melbourne this week to discuss the future of...

Top climate scientist urges unionists to support action | Aug 04, 2011
One of Australia’s leading climate scientists has told a national gathering of AMWU officials ...

Another victory for AMWU local content campaign in WA | Aug 04, 2011
A 10 000 tonne manufacturing contract on Chevron’s Gorgon Project has been awarded to Henderso...

Chicken giant makes WorkChoices style sacking | Jul 27, 2011
An Adelaide fitter and turner sacked for refusing to agree to arbitrary changes to his working hours...

Lab workers put pay and conditions to the test | Jul 27, 2011
Workers at one of Australia’s largest and richest laboratory testing companies are fighting ...

Do you have questions about climate change or the price on carbon pollution? | Jul 26, 2011
Do you want to know what makes scientists so sure climate change is caused by humans?Do you want to ...

Power station members call for long-term valley plan | Jul 22, 2011
AMWU members from Victoria’s La Trobe Valley have met with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to tal...

Nuclear agency staff launch protest over delayed pay agreement | Jul 21, 2011
An industrial showdown is looming between workers at Australia’s highly respected nuclear safe...

WA Jobs Campaign Welcomes Civmec Manufacturing Contract | Jul 15, 2011
Industry and unions in Western Australia have today welcomed the announcement of a 10,000 ton manufa...

Check your pay slip today | Jul 14, 2011
Workers should check they are not missing out on wage increases which should have automatically come...

Tea workers brew their first collective agreement | Jul 14, 2011
Tea manufacturers in Adelaide’s south, some casual for up to 20 years, have begun a campaign t...

Carbon package delivers for Australian manufacturing | Jul 10, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the Federal Government’s historic $15 billion investment in jobs, announ...

Shameful company robs print workers of entitlements | Jul 08, 2011
This weeks closure of Australia’s largest envelope manufacturer has sparked calls from the AMW...

Defence members return fire to management | Jul 08, 2011
A joint union campaign to stop wage cuts within the Department of Defence has had a win, with a nati...

Submarine supervisors make move on collective agreement | Jun 30, 2011
Supervisors working at one of Australia’s largest defence manufacturers are continuing with pl...

History of AMWU receives international recognition | Jun 30, 2011
One of the precursor unions to the AMWU, the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, has had its first min...

A message to the Canadian Consulate on Canada Day July 1st 2011 | Jun 29, 2011
For many Canadians this years Canada day will be one of embarrassment and disbelief as they grapple ...

Anti-dumping campaign achieves change | Jun 23, 2011
An AMWU campaign to stop illegal dumping has made inroads with the announcement this week that the F...

Support asbestos awareness in S-E Asia | Jun 22, 2011
The AMWU is calling on members to give generously to asbestos awareness education campaigns in South...

New agreements to boost conditions across Hunter | Jun 22, 2011
The AMWU has secured a series of union collective agreements that boost pay and conditions at Thomas...

Chance to win $1,000 in Working Australia Census 2011 | Jun 16, 2011
Tens of thousands of workers have taken part in the Working Australia Census, which is underway ri...

Sunstate Coatings guilty of targeting AMWU members | Jun 16, 2011
A Queensland fabrication company has been slammed by the Federal Court for breaching the Freedom ...

Delegates take climate change and jobs message to PM | Jun 16, 2011
AMWU delegates Jeff Frew and Jeff Eelkema visited the Prime Minister in Canberra this week, to hand ...

Canada Causes Cancer | Jun 10, 2011
A new website, established by Canadians is sending a message to the Canadian government calling f...

AMWU strengthens solidarity with Filipino union KMU | Jun 08, 2011
AMWU officials who recently took part in Filipino May Day protests say the union should continue its...

Appeal: Keep Union Voices on air! | Jun 07, 2011
For 35 years 3CR Community Radio has brought you indigenous, women’s, ethnic, environmental, u...

Riding a wave of clean technology jobs | Jun 07, 2011
Wave power has been explored as an energy source since the late 19th century but one Australian inno...

Members say ‘yes’ to creating jobs in clean technology | Jun 07, 2011
Hundreds of AMWU members attended action on climate change rallies held around the country on the we...

AMWU slams Abbott over plans to destroy job opportunities in clean tech manufacturing | Jun 03, 2011
The AMWU has taken out ads in every major tabloid newspaper today, slamming Tony Abbott’s re...

Have you had your say in Australia’s largest workers’ survey yet? | Jun 03, 2011
Have you had your say in Australia’s largest workers’ survey yet? AMWU members are lead...

Heinz leaves loyal regional workforce in the dark | Jun 02, 2011
The future of Heinz workers from rural Victoria and Wagga Wagga remains uncertain after a meeting on...

AMWU welcomes safety recommendations at ANSTO nuclear facility | May 30, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed a review into safety at ANSTO Health tabled in Federal Parliament today that r...

$6.5 billion plan would create a sustainable future for manufacturing | May 27, 2011
Australia’s largest manufacturing union today unveiled a costed plan to protect existing jobs ...

Manufacturing in SA gets back on track | May 27, 2011
Manufacturing in South Australia has been given a boost by a recent round of government investment i...

Speech to AMMA: Productivity Bargaining | May 26, 2011
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, speech to the National Conference of the Australian Mines &...

AGC contract a drop in the ocean | May 23, 2011
WA businesses and unions have labelled a small contract awarded to Perth fabrication business AGC a ...

Manufacturing: Australia’s Future campaign gets attention of politicians | May 20, 2011
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Federal Member for La Trobe Laura Smyth visited AMW...

WA Government Opposes WA Jobs from WA Resources | May 19, 2011
The WA Government has opposed a union and industry campaign for more manufacturing and engineering j...

Food members on a Mission to build a better future | May 19, 2011
Workers who manufacture Mexican food in Victoria have won a rostered day-off each month and are now ...

More Bushmasters for Bendigo | May 12, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed an announcement by Defence Minister Stephen Smith that 101 Bendigo Bushmasters...

Workers not told company was in administration | May 11, 2011
A Toowoomba refrigeration company that sacked 180 workers without notice on Sunday had been in admin...

Private ferries bad news for Sydney commuters, workers | May 11, 2011
The NSW Government’s announcement it will outsource the operation and maintenance of Sydney Fe...

Federal budget: New mentoring program for 40 000 apprentices will help lift completion rates | May 10, 2011
Tens of thousands of apprentices will benefit from a new mentoring program announced in this week&rs...

Print numbers reveal Telstra to stop delivering White Pages to households | May 09, 2011
Telstra is secretly planning to stop universal delivery of metropolitan White Pages telephone direct...

Cuban educator tells members about his people`s struggles | May 06, 2011
A visiting Cuban educator has called on AMWU members to support the Cuban people in their 51-year ba...

Queensland coal delegates look to mine new members | May 03, 2011
Delegates from the coal industry in Queensland have initiated a three-month campaign to grow union m...

Australia`s biggest ever survey of workers launched | May 02, 2011
Have your say in Australia's biggest ever survey of workers and be in the draw for $1,000.* The Work...

KCA maintenance workers take fight to FairWork Australia | Apr 28, 2011
Maintenance workers in the AMWU are fighting to maintain their employment at a downsized tissue manu...

Up to $10000 from Manufacturing Skills Australia up for grabs | Apr 28, 2011
Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) is currently seeking applications for annual awards in the foll...

Memorial day for workers who never came home | Apr 28, 2011
AMWU members across Australia joined bereaved relatives and work safety campaigners in marking Inter...

Construction skill shortages to damage manufacturing sector | Apr 21, 2011
AMWU Queensland has predicted a disastrous skills shortage in the next five years unless the constru...

Victorian metal members give generously to Easter appeal | Apr 21, 2011
AMWU members at the Wonthaggi desalination plant in Victoria have raised $20,000 for the Royal Child...

Union says Bendigo’s Bushmaster is worth fighting for | Apr 19, 2011
Manufacturing in Victoria could suffer another massive blow if the Government fails to award a new D...

Union concerned about job losses without a price on carbon | Apr 15, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union shares the concerns of the Australian Workers Unio...

Stalled negotiations drive bus workers to take action | Apr 15, 2011
Maintenance workers from ACTION buses in Canberra will continue with industrial action this weekend ...

Horror day for auto workers | Apr 15, 2011
Unions will seek government assistance for workers affected by the double blow to the auto industry ...

Adelaide members rally to support sacked 457 visa worker | Apr 15, 2011
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Tech workers stand up to company and keep conditions | Apr 07, 2011
AMWU members at technology company NEC in Mulgrave, Victoria have successfully maintained their work...

Help fight global poverty with your Union | Apr 07, 2011
APHEDA Fundraising Raffle 2011Union Aid Abroad APHEDA, the overseas humanitarian aid agency of the A...

WA Jobs from WA Resources | Apr 02, 2011
Thousands of AMWU members marched on Parliament to demand more fabrication work from major resources...

May Day | Apr 02, 2011
May Day: 1st May, The Esplanade Fremantle. May Day is organised by Unions WA, it begins with a March...

Skills Register | Apr 02, 2011
The AMWU has launched a campaign website to help workers in WA take on an employer blacklist, which ...

AMWU Defends Offshore Wages and Conditions | Apr 02, 2011
The AMWU was forced recently to defend the wages and conditions of members involved in the Offshore ...

380 Bosch workers face redundancy despite wage freeze | Mar 31, 2011
Unions will today meet with Bosch management at Clayton, after the company announced it would make 3...

Delegates talk about jobs, skills and opportunities for members | Mar 31, 2011
Over 1000 AMWU delegates have met in each state over the past two weeks to discuss the agenda of the...

Dave Oliver`s address to National Delegates Forums 2011 | Mar 31, 2011
An edited version of the address by AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, to the national delegates ...

Newspaper workers maintain important protections | Mar 28, 2011
Rural Press workers in regional NSW and Victoria have withstood moves to remove their long-standing ...

Skills Register could deal blow to WA blacklist | Mar 24, 2011
The AMWU’s website www.skillsregister.com.au could help workers in WA take on an employer blac...

Hunter can lead transition to low-carbon industrial future | Mar 24, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has welcomed the Keneally Government’s commitment t...

Manufacturing: Our Future campaign targets Government to keep jobs promises | Mar 20, 2011
The AMWU this week launched a national television and online campaign to put manufacturing back on L...

Antarctic workshop develops world-first technology | Mar 17, 2011
AMWU members in Tasmania are developing world-first equipment to guarantee power supply to Australia...

Premier’s local content claims unbelievable | Mar 17, 2011
Claims that WA’s big resources companies didn’t know their contracts were being sent off...

Union welcomes employer contribution to training scheme | Mar 17, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the government’s decision to co...

Skilled Work Alliance welcomes Labor’s legislation promise | Mar 16, 2011
WA Industry groups and unions campaigning for more skilled work to be performed locally have welcome...

Skills register launched to ensure local workers get jobs first | Mar 14, 2011


The AMWU has launched skillsregister.com.au to give skilled workers and young people s...

AMWU slams Downer EDI for abandoning Maryborough | Mar 10, 2011
The AMWU has slammed Downer EDI for its decision not to tender for the Queensland Rail New Generatio...

WA to rally for local jobs after overseas contracts revealed | Mar 10, 2011
New figures show the Western Australian public have been misled about the number of local contracts ...

Auto workers in tune with Paid Parental Leave | Mar 09, 2011
Workers at Futuris Automotive Interiors in South Australia can now benefit from a breakthrough mater...

100th International Women's Day celebrates women at work | Mar 09, 2011
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Success of Holden Cruze shows potential for low-carbon jobs | Mar 02, 2011
The AMWU is continuing to campaign for ‘green car’ investment programs, after Prime Mini...

Korean unionist warns of "casualisation cancer" | Feb 28, 2011
A visiting Korean unionist has warned AMWU members international moves towards casual labour in the ...

Carbon price must be matched with jobs plan | Feb 24, 2011
The AMWU says the Federal Government must match its move to set a price on carbon pollution with inv...

Union finds the key to a better deal for apprentices | Feb 23, 2011
Apprentice completion rates have hit a record low 48 per cent, a government report revealed this wee...

Supporting Mexican unions in day of action | Feb 23, 2011
AMWU members took part in a global protest against violence and intimidation towards Mexican unions,...

AMWU welcomes QLD Minister for Manufacturing | Feb 21, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the announcement that Member for Whitsunday Jan Jarratt will be taking on manu...

Regional printers shred Fairfax agreement | Feb 17, 2011
AMWU members in the newspaper industry are resisting an attempt by Fairfax Media to reduce pay and c...

Damaged Defence Maintenance Needs Repair | Feb 16, 2011
The AMWU has cautiously welcomed the inquiry into maintenance in the Australian Navy, announced by D...

Light makers brighten up workplace conditions | Feb 14, 2011
Workers employed casually for up to 15 years at a lighting manufacturer in Melbourne have been made ...

Campaign launched to save skilled jobs in WA | Feb 11, 2011
The AMWU together with the Australian Steel Institute have launched a campaign to save WA's skilled ...

Workers beat text message roster | Feb 10, 2011
Underpaid tech workers who were being informed of their roster via text message will be entitled to ...

AMWU reaches out to new members in 2011 | Feb 07, 2011
Non-union and low-paid workplaces will be a key focus of the AMWU’s Growth campaign in 2011. &...

Auto workers hold firm against IR warriors | Feb 04, 2011
Vehicle component workers from Brunswick, Victoria can continue with protected industrial action, af...

NT workers stand up to Rio Tinto over roster | Feb 01, 2011
Maintenance workers at a remote aluminium plant in the Northern Territory are standing up to operato...

Chip workers handed back lost overtime | Jan 31, 2011
AMWU members from a potato chip manufacturer in regional South Australia have won back hundreds of t...

Barnett must intervene to save rail fab jobs | Jan 31, 2011
The AMWU has called on WA Premier Colin Barnett to immediately intervene to save hundreds of local r...

Government should dump obsession with budget surplus, not industry programs | Jan 27, 2011
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver congratulated the Prime Minister for her determination to help ...

Fridge workers put heat on new redundancy guarantee | Jan 25, 2011
The AMWU has asked the Federal Government to make sure the newly created ‘Fair Entitlements G...

Queensland members flooded with assistance | Jan 25, 2011
Members of the AMWU in Queensland have rallied to assist people affected by the state’s recent...

Ski workers reach new heights as union members | Jan 24, 2011
Maintenance workers from Buller Ski Lifts in Victoria will receive skis and snowboards as a part of ...

Barnett in Gorgon cover-up | Jan 17, 2011
Premier Colin Barnett is attempting to cover up the fact that he has allowed Chevron to send the vas...

AMWU donates $20,000 to flood appeal and creates account | Jan 14, 2011
The Queensland Branch of the AMWU has called on union members around Australia to support Queenslan...

Qantas delegate returns home with new perspective | Jan 07, 2011
The annual AMWU scholarship created to honour the life of NT Organiser Steve Milne has been heralded...

AMWU condemns overturn on bans and fines against former Hardie directors | Dec 17, 2010
The AMWU has expressed outrage at the decision by the New South Wales Supreme Court to overtu...

AMWU lobbies for clean energy | Dec 01, 2010
The AMWU has urged federal politicians to adopt a price on pollution and boost clean energy invest...

Survey finds asbestos still a threat to Victorian workplaces | Nov 22, 2010
A major survey of OHS representatives in Victoria has discovered that asbestos continues be a prol...

Lives at risk without Asbestos register | Oct 11, 2010
The AMWU has backed calls by a leading asbestos researcher, to set up a register of contaminated N...

Election 2010: AMWU members campaign for jobs, security and rights at work | Aug 20, 2010
As Saturday’s vote approaches, AMWU members, delegates and officials are highlighting the st...

Bonus scheme will help relieve apprentice debt crisis | Aug 18, 2010
The Trades Apprentice Income Bonus Scheme announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week will...

Sense of entitlements as poll approaches | Aug 18, 2010
Workers at ACL Gaskets in Brisbane have welcomed Julia Gillard’s commitment to introduce a &...

AMWU members campaigning for entitlements, against WorkChoices | Aug 12, 2010
With less than two weeks to the federal election, AMWU members are campaigning for the protection of...

WorkChoices `dead and buried`? Not in WA | Aug 10, 2010
West Australian workers are in danger from a secret plan by WA Liberal leader Colin Barnett and Fe...

Liberal tax policy announcement bad news for workers, good news for millionaires | Aug 10, 2010
The Liberal’s recently announced tax policy would mean that workers on average income would ...

Tony Abbott`s manufacturing policies will cost 100 000 Australian jobs | Aug 05, 2010
Tony Abbott’s plan to gut programs like Enterprise Connect centres will hurt innovation, emp...

Gillard: "We will protect workers' entitlements" | Aug 04, 2010
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that a re-elected Labor Government would protect worke...

Workers will be protected from company rip-offs under Labor’s Fair Entitlements Guarantee | Jul 25, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed Labor’s announcement of the ‘Fair Entitlements Guarantee’ as...

Abbott: WorkChoices not dead, just getting ‘tweaked’ | Jul 23, 2010
Tony Abbott has let the cat out of the bag on WorkChoices, only hours after declaring it ‘d...

AMWU welcomes Julia Gillard as Australia’s first female Prime Minister | Jun 24, 2010
The AMWU has paid tribute to Kevin Rudd and welcomed Julia Gillard as Australia’s first fema...

Fraser Coast manufacturing sector gets protection from new legislation | May 20, 2010
AMWU Queensland and Northern Territory Secretary Andrew Dettmer has welcomed anannouncement from Tre...

AMWU announces expansion of Manufacturing Matters campaign | May 20, 2010
AMWU Queensland Secretary Andrew Dettmer will announce the expansion of the successfulManufacturing ...

Update on legal issues for AMWU members at Pluto LNG | May 20, 2010
The AMWU has sent out letters to those people who are named as respondents by Employers from Pluto L...

Asbestos concerns justified by Fair Work Australia | May 18, 2010
The AMWU has welcomed the recent Fair Work Australia decision to allow workers at the Muja...

Workers should have 100 per cent of their entitlements protected | May 10, 2010
Most people would remember the collapse of Ansett Airlines in 2001. Since then, Australian workers ...

AMWU provides asbestos expertise to Vietnam | May 05, 2010
The Vietnam - Australia Asbestos Awareness and Disease Prevention Project has been launched in Vietn...

Paragon Printing workers face losing over $9million in entitlements | Mar 17, 2010
140 workers at Paragon Printing Ltd and Moore Office Systems in Wodonga are being laid off for 48 h...

Forgecast workers still fighting for entitlements | Feb 10, 2010
The protest outside Mitcham company Forgecast, where 57 workers are owed $4.4 million worth of redu...

Permanent skilled migration changes welcome - more focus needed on temporary system | Feb 08, 2010
The AMWU welcomes the government’s attention to the problems associated with to the current pe...

How will changes to health and safety laws help or harm you? | Sep 16, 2009
Watch this short video on some of the changes that could affect you and join in the campaign.

Union fighting against deportation of sacked workers | Apr 16, 2009
The AMWU is trying to save four Filipino workers from deportation after they were sacked by their em...

Market based salaries key to ending visa rorts

 | Apr 02, 2009
The AMWU has welcomed federal government changes to the 457 visa program, including the in-principle...

Lowest common denominator not the safest way to reform OHS | Mar 19, 2009
The AMWU is concerned that recommendations from a national review of Occupational Health and Safety ...

Financial crisis means high temporary skilled migration rates will increase exploitation of local and visa workers | Mar 17, 2009
Financial crisis means high temporary skilled migration rates will increase exploitation of local an...

Draft regulations for 457 visa workers released | Feb 17, 2009
The AMWU welcomed the draft regulations covering 457 visa workers that were released by the Rudd Gov...

Reinstated worker sacked for ‘un-Australian toilet break’ hit with redundancy | Feb 12, 2009
A 457-visa worker who was sacked then reinstated to his job in Townsville for taking an ‘un-Au...

Win for Cochlear workers as AIRC upholds original decision | Jan 23, 2009
The full bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Committee has upheld the original decision to ...

Overhaul of 457 visa scheme urgently needed | Dec 01, 2008
The AMWU has called for a major overhaul of the 457 temporary working visa scheme, in accordance wit...

Greater protection needed for vulnerable workers on temporary migrant visas | Sep 18, 2008
The AMWU has called for greater legislated protection for vulnerable workers after a victory in the ...

AMWU organiser wins award for best campaign | Jul 17, 2008
South Australian AMWU organiser John Short has won an award for coordinating the Kingston Your Right...

Lakeside cops $100,000 fine for visa worker exploitation | Jul 10, 2008
The Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court in Victoria fined Lakeside Packaging $100,000 for seven br...

Power workers tell Old Macdonald ‘Don’t sell the farm’ | Jul 10, 2008
Power workers walked off the job at the Munmorah and Vales Point power stations on the NSW central c...

Tough penalties for exploiting 457 visa workers | Jul 03, 2008
Harsh penalties for employers found abusing workers on the 457 visa program are being proposed by th...

Equal Pay for Equal Work | Jun 05, 2008
The AMWU is pushing for better pay for workers on 457 visas and improved requirements for employers ...

HECS on TAFE will worsen skills shortages | Jun 03, 2008
The AMWU has vowed to oppose any increases in fees for apprentices, including the imposition of an i...

Manufacturing workers welcome budget skills focus but say there is more to do | May 14, 2008
Mr. Roe described the budget as a good first effort from Treasurer Wayne Swan, but went on to cautio...

Local MPs face public backlash over privatisation | May 01, 2008
AMWU members in the Newcastle area have spent the week leading up to the Labor Party state conferenc...

AMWU pushing for fairer dispute system for apprentices | Mar 06, 2008
The AMWU is putting pressure on the Victorian Government to introduce a fairer system for apprentice...

Electric rally shocks privatisation agenda | Feb 26, 2008
Thousands of power workers and community members have demonstrated at Parliament House warning of th...

Asbestos risk found in Adelaide | Feb 14, 2008
Large amounts of asbestos have been found on the construction site of grain silos in Adelaide, requi...

AMWU seeks action on OHS from new Government | Feb 14, 2008
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver has called on the Rudd Labor Government to restore and improve t...

Australia's sorry day | Feb 13, 2008
The AMWU has welcomed the apology to the stolen generations made by Prime Minister Rudd today.AMWU N...

Now more than ever, employers must invest in skills and training | Jan 10, 2008
The recent announcement by the Australian Industry Group that manufacturing industry in Australia 'h...

Electricity campaign powers up | Dec 20, 2007
AMWU members have voted to campaign against the New South Wales Government's plans to privatise the ...

AMWU backs Gillard ban on safety cop-out | Dec 13, 2007
The AMWU has welcomed Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s moratorium to halt companies reduc...

Public power to fight power privatisation | Dec 13, 2007
The AMWU is preparing to launch a public campaign to oppose the privatisaton of the power industry i...

AMWU fights for sick visa worker after boss leaves him to be deported | Dec 06, 2007
A 457 visa worker in Darwin has contracted a potentially fatal illness as a result of being forced b...

The Truth about Nuclear Energy - AMWU Film Screening | Nov 19, 2007
In Canberra in October, the AMWU contribution to Safety Week brought a special documentary screening...

OHS reps and union right of entry introduced in new NT OHS Act | Nov 16, 2007
In November, the Northern Territory Government passed new OHS legislation that brings the NT more in...

`Unfinished business’ a focus at Victorian H&S Reps conference | Nov 16, 2007
Over 150 AMWU health and safety representatives joined 1,200 from other unions in attending the annu...

Delegates raise RTW issues with Minister at NSW H&S conference | Nov 11, 2007
Over 150 AMWU Health and Safety committee members, reps and union delegates attended the NSW Annual ...

Big win in bullying case | Nov 11, 2007
An AMWU campaign supporting four members from the northern territory public service in their claims ...

Mesothelioma treatment at last on PBS | Nov 11, 2007
The union and asbestos groups campaign to get equal access to the cancer drug Alimta for mesotheliom...

South Australian H&S Reps at Holden focus on RSI | Nov 11, 2007
In a first for the AMWU South Australian Branch, AMWU Health and Safety coordinator Alan Sibbons, fa...

WorkChoices gatecrashes Cochlear AGM | Oct 25, 2007
Cochlear shareholders and board members got a dose of workers’ rights this week as workers fro...

`Dumbed Down` Apprenticeships Failing Young Workers | Mar 21, 2007
Skilled Trades workers from across Australia have gathered in Adelaide for the Australian Apprentice...

WorkChoice Legislation Rejected by Albury-Wodonga | Dec 20, 2006
The government's decision to hold one of the shortest ever Senate Inquiries into its 'WorkChoices' b...

Greg Combet`s Speech to the National Day of Community Protest | Nov 15, 2005
Greg Combet, ACTU Secretary, addresses union members and the community on the campaign to protect wo...